About us:
From innovative menus and striking design to impeccable service and critical attention to detail, at Great Performances, we weave our mission into all we do. This woman-owned business serving New York City for over four decades has evolved from a waitress staffing agency to the leading catering, events, and hospitality companies in the greater New York area. We provide food services in an array of celebrated New York City cultural institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wave Hill, and The Apollo Theater. We are known for full-service catering and events, corporate workplace dining and amenity programs, and large-scale event and festival production. Great Performances is the nation’s first caterer to own and operate an organic farm, Katchkie Farm located in Kinderhook, NY. Progressive from the start, we consistently set the pace for industry best practices.
We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team and to support our vision, mission, and values through everything they do. If you share our passion and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply.
Our Vision: Building Community to Better Our World
Our Mission: Unleash Joy through Genuine Hospitality
Our Core Values:
Craftsmanship: developing new menus, designs, and moments to deliver engaging experiences to our clients and guests.
People: creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for everyone. Our employees are our greatest asset.
Sustainability: upholding and elevating standards for sustainable behaviors that support our planet.
Collaboration: aligning with our clients’, colleagues’, and community’s visions to execute a successful experience.
Doing Good through Food: engaging in action around food access, health and wellness, education, and philanthropy.
Who we are looking for:
Outgoing personalities
Great communication skills
Ability to work with a team and independently
A drive to learn and grow
Working on our events team, you can expect a wide range of duties that include but are not limited to:
Setting up the event space
Serving large groups of guests
Passing hors d'oeuvres
Managing a buffet
Tending bar, and pouring wine
Coat check attending
We want you to succeed in your professional growth with us as well as in your life outside the company. You decide the shifts you work, and we provide training to give you opportunities to earn positions with more responsibility and more pay. We promote from within, and the majority of our full-time managers started in our events team.
Job Requirements:
Own or be able to purchase required uniform pieces
Ability to access scheduling program on either a cell phone or a computer
Part-time, flexible schedule
Ability to stand 7-10 hours
Ability to lift 30 pounds
Not required, but we love to see applicants who have:
TIPs or Food Handlers certificates
Prior food and wine knowledge
A driver’s license and are comfortable driving 15-passenger vans
Schedule: Part-time/seasonal all work is on call, as needed, based on our busy calendar of events and your availability.
Rate: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour (BOE) with the knowledge that raises come swiftly for those who show good work ethic.
Are you passionate about hospitality, delighting others with a smile, and reveling in the vibrant energy of New York City? Are you experienced in both server and bartender roles? Are you a restaurant worker seeking additional shifts? If so, we invite you to apply for the Event Staff/Part-Time Servers & Bartenders position at Great Performances.
Great Performances is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
You must be able to provide documentation showing that you are legally eligible to work in the United States.