Club Details

Bloomington Country Club

605
Towanda Ave
Bloomington, IL 61701

Unique Club/Facility Details

Club is open 6 days per week, 11 months per year.

Age of Club: 127

Number of Members: 515

Average Age of Members: 59

Club Ownership: Member-Owned

Gross Dollar Volume: $6,100,000.00

Annual Dues Volume: $2,700,000.00

Annual Food Sales: $1,200,000.00

Annual Beverage Sales: $675,000.00

This club uses CMAA's General Manager/Chief Operating Officer Concept.

Golf Facilities

18 hole course, par 71

Racquet Facilities

4 outdoor lighted Hard courts

Swimming Facilities

3 Outdoor

Other Athletic Facilities

Dining Facilities

1 Formal Dining Room that seats 80
1 Lounge/Bar that seats 25
1 Outdoor Dining that seats 125
1 Member's Grill that seats 80
2 Banquet Room that seats 300

Job Details

Date Posted

10/14/2025

Job Title

Summer Internship (Manager-In-Training)

Job Description

The chosen individual(s) will be trained and primarily work in fine-dining service, serving the membership of our private country club.
Upon mastering the basics of fine-dining service, the student(s) will be placed in several “manager-in-training” settings: supervising private party events, hosting member dining rooms, bartending, and attending weekly senior management meetings.
The summer internship is designed to provide the Hospitality-major student with an overview of all facets of private country club operations, from Golf Shop, Kitchen Management & Food Service, Accounting, Children’s Events/Programs, Grounds Maintenance & Swimming Pool, to name a few.
Individual and group projects will be awarded to each summer intern that are “real-world” projects designed to enhance their practical experience and to create a legacy for the club’s future utilization: i.e., Excel monthly food & beverage inventory spreadsheets, photo collection, and display of menu items, PowerPoint server training aid – to name a few previous projects.
The summer interns, as a group, will be given adult and children programming projects to plan, promote, budget, carry out and evaluate, such as the Father’s Day Buffet, 4th of July, Junior Recognition Banquet, and Kids Club.
The student will have one-on-one time with each department manager to discuss their areas of responsibilities: Golf Professional, Executive Chef, Director of Tennis, Dining Services Manager, Golf Course Superintendent, Beverage Director, General Manager, Office Manager, etc.
Helps the Management team record monthly food and beverage inventories and learn about the costs and bar costs associated with the Inventories.

Candidate Qualifications

Full-time, junior, or senior-level Hospitality student.
Have one prior summer of work experience in the hospitality field: hotel, restaurant, country club, food service, or resort.
Outgoing personality; enthusiastic, energetic, and eager to learn about all facets of the hospitality business.

Educational Requirements

Date Position Available

May 15, 2025

Other Benefits

Rate of pay is $15.00 per hour and 1 ½ time on hours worked over 40/week (while functioning as a server, add gratuity – $1.50 - $2.50 per hour more)
1 ½ time is paid to employees that work on holidays (Memorial Day & 4th of July)
Meals are provided during your work
Fully-furnished apartment units w/ kitchen, living space, bathrooms, bedrooms, cable TV, internet, and washer/dryer
Provided expense-paid field trips associated with the hospitality business: a day at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago, a tour of private country clubs in Champaign and Peoria, a Ronnoco coffee roasting house tour in St. Louis, Destihl Brewery tour in Bloomington, IL, Breakthur beverage IL, Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.

Please send resumes to:

Carlos Armstrong
Manager
605
Towanda Ave
Bloomington, IL 61701
PHONE: 3098290587
carmstrong@bloomcc.com