Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Aba is a Mediterranean restaurant originating from Chicago’s historic Fulton Market District. Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, incorporates Chef CJ Jacobson's lighter style of cooking with influences from the Mediterranean, including Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Greece. The bar program, crafted by Liz Pearce, showcases rare Mediterranean-inspired wines and spirits.
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Security Staff are responsible for maintaining the safety of guests and employees, carding guests, escorting disruptive guests from the restaurant and monitoring restaurant crowds.
Essential Functions
- Maintain safety of guests and employees and card guests entering the restaurant
- Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
- Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment
- Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
- Ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
- Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
- Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure the overall guest experience exceeds expectations and anticipate guests’ needs
- Use tact and good judgement when dealing with guest challenges and respond to guest needs with patience and courtesy
- Follow carding/identification guidelines, according to state and restaurant specifications
- Determine accurate wait times and communicate to Managers and Hosts
- Organize lines outside of the restaurant and cordially inform guests of any wait time
- Immediately communicate any issues with questionable guest behavior, lines, wait times, special needs, etc. to Management
- Serve as backup to Management with handling any guest issues, disruptive or unruly guests
- Maintain an accurate head count of guests who enter the facility
- Ensure that all pathways and fire exits are clear at all times
- Proficiency in the use and operation of all necessary tools and equipment, including radio equipment
- Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
- Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Get along well with others and be a team player
- Other duties will be assigned as needed
Skills Required
- Fast-Paced Experience
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly (Based on Experience)
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Part of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
Aba is a restaurant with a rooftop patio located in Chicago's historic Fulton Market District. This is Chef CJ Jacobson’s second restaurant with Lettuce Entertain You, and is an extension of Ēma (mother in Hebrew) in River North. Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, will incorporate Ēma’s style of cooking with a larger influence of steak, raw and chilled seafood. The beverage program is crafted by Wine Director Ryan Arnold and Mixologist Liz Pearce and showcases Mediterranean-inspired rare wines and spirits.
EOE. We participate in E-Verify.
(773) 645-1400
