Bartender

  • Rivers Casino
  • Schenectady, New York
  • Full Time

Position Summary: Mixes and serves beverages for customers according to established guest service standards.

Job Title: Bartender

Department: Food & Beverage

Reports to: Shift Manager Beverage

FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt

License Type: Non-Gaming

Target Pay: $14.22 - $15.80

Essential Job Functions:

  • Serves customers as part of a team by anticipating their needs, initiating conversation, and offering assistance when necessary
  • Maintains a constant awareness of safety and accident prevention, performing all job duties in the safest possible manner, and immediately notifying the supervisor and completing an accident report if a personal accident does occur
  • Remains up to date on drinks and garnishes
  • Knows all garnishes, glassware, and ingredients for drinks
  • Operates the Micros system, ringing up all drinks, accepting payments, and issuing proper change
  • Ensures thorough communication between shifts
  • Helps maintain the organization and cleanliness of beverage outlets and stations including moving furniture to prepare the space for guests
  • Maintains clean and sanitary bar area
  • Inspects guest identification to ensure guest meets legal age limit for alcohol possession/consumption
  • Monitors guest alcohol consumption and acts according to established alcohol awareness program guidelines
  • Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Must be 21 years of age or older
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Two or more years of full-service bartending or related experience preferred
  • Must be available to work flexible shifts, weekends, and holidays
  • Knowledge of beverage order processing systems
  • Ability to obtain and maintain all necessary licensing
  • Extensive knowledge of drink recipes and product knowledge
  • Experience assessing and deescalating guest issues and intoxicated guest

Working Conditions:

  • Regularly required to see, talk, or hear; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms
  • Frequently required to walk; stoop, kneel or crouch
  • Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Able to interact with others while maintaining a positive and courteous demeanor
  • Ability to work in a noisy environment
Job ID: 483698876
Originally Posted on: 7/2/2025

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