Bartender
/ORGANIZATION:
Arts Club Theatre Company
DEADLINE:
Aug. 25, 2025
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:
The Arts Club Theatre Company is Canada’s largest year-round not-for-profit theatre company. The Arts Club offers the best in professional theatre and has staged over 650 productions. Arts Club is grateful to have our offices, rehearsal halls, workshops, and theatres on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional shared lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We are British Columbia’s largest non-profit cultural employer, hiring more than 500 artists, staff, and crew to stage up to 20 shows annually. We educate and cultivate students and theatre lovers of all ages, with over 2,500 people engaging in our education and professional development programs annually. We support artists and other arts organizations through professional engagement activities, believing firmly that an investment in the industry benefits all. We are a major economic driver in the areas surrounding our venues—our theatres attract a quarter million theatre patrons to dine and shop in the South Granville, Olympic Village, and Granville Island neighborhoods.
Our mission is to inspire and nurture artists and audiences through cultural experiences that are engaging, thought-provoking, and artistically innovative.
Our vision is a community that, through storytelling, is inspired to reflect on who we are and who we can be.
Our values include determination, curiosity, creativity, comradery, and safety. We are committed to providing a safe work environment, both physically and mentally, and have made ongoing commitments to inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression. We want the stories we work together to tell to have nuanced and varied perspectives.
WEBSITE:
http://artsclub.com
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The successful candidate(s) will be experienced in offering the highest level of in-person customer service to guests, donors, visiting artists, patrons, and any other member of the public they encounter. We are looking for someone with prior experience working in a team environment, preferably within live theatre or the equivalent.
This is a part-time position where the successful candidate must be available to work a minimum of two shifts per week (four hours minimum per shift). Work schedules are subject to fluctuation based on the show and rental schedule. This position falls within UNIFOR, Local 3000 Union. Shifts include Monday through Saturday evenings, matinées on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with the possibility of rentals during the morning, afternoon, or evening.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure positive guest experiences with every guest.
Fulfill beverage orders for Servers in a friendly and efficient manner.
Participate in and foster positive team relations with Servers, fellow Bartenders, other department teams, and management.
Follow all provincial and local guidelines for responsible alcohol service; check identification of guests to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
Prepare and present drinks in a consistent and efficient manner and according to policies and legal requirements.
Maintain a clean bar area, ensuring the bar top is continually wiped and spills are cleaned immediately to avoid slipping hazards.
Follow sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of bar areas.
Restock the bars for product.
Check the draught beers/pop dispensers to ensure they are filled and in working condition; restock as needed.
Take initiative and be creative in resolving guest challenges and concerns.
Perform other related duties, tasks, and responsibilities as required from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Friendly and outgoing.
Ability to make a wide variety of cocktails.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to work efficiently in a busy restaurant environment.
Ability to handle cash and complete cash-out duties.
Ability to communicate effectively with guests and colleagues.
Two (2) years bartending experience in a high-volume environment.
Extensive knowledge of wine and cocktails.
Proven cash-handling abilities.
Ability to ensure all daily and weekly tasks are completed.
Current Serve It Right Certificate.
HOW TO APPLY:
The Arts Club is fiercely dedicated to being an organization that continually respects, champions, and uplifts underrepresented voices in all jobs, and we strongly welcome and encourage those who self-identify as coming from underrepresented communities to submit. If this role sounds exciting and you’d like to learn more, please send your resume, cover letter, and weekly work availability to humanresources@artsclub.com with the subject: Bartender–Arts Club Theatre Company–Your Name. Access and inclusion are deeply important to us. For those who have barriers to access to any part of our process, please reach out and we will work with you to create a process that is accessible to you. You may also submit your application in one of the following formats: Word Document, PDF Document, Audio File, Video File, request a face-to-face Zoom application process, or suggest a format that is more accessible to you. Application deadline: Aug. 25, 2025. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Arts Club Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hiring decisions are based solely on the merits of the candidates and needs of the Society.
REMUNERATION:
$20.65 per hour plus gratuities (according to the Unifor Collective Agreement).
