Café Baristas and Cashiers - August Start Date- Back to School (Hotel and Cafe Job)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Greeting customers in a friendly manner and taking food and drink orders
• Answering customers’ questions about menu choices
• Promoting and recommending menu options to customers
• Preparing and serving hot or cold beverages (such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, teas or smoothies) and Ice Cream Desserts
• Facilitating a seamless, efficient and positive interaction at the point of sale, while ensuring all customer needs are met
• Handling cash, check, and credit card transactions and following proper cash handling procedures
• Suggesting appropriate items to complete the transaction
• Serving prepared foods such as muffins, pastries, and cakes
• Slicing fruits, vegetables or desserts for use in food service
• Wrapping, labeling and dating food items and ensuring compliance with Food Safety Guidelines
• Inspiring inspection of food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices
• Must be knowledgeable about food storage/handling techniques
• Cleaning or sanitizing work areas, utensils, or equipment
• Clean regular and consistent attendance at work
• Able to follow instructions (i.e. menus/recipes) and properly use kitchen equipment such as blenders, coffee makers, soft-serve machine, dishwashers and registers
• Perform other related work duties as assigned, including supporting other roles such as prep cooks, catering and dishwashers
• Effective time management and organizational skills with good memory to manage multiple orders simultaneously and recall faces, names, and preferences of frequent patrons
• Have a true excitement for helping people and positively engage with customers and coworkers
• Welcome, value, and nurture people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, as well as support and promote an environment that accepts differences

Qualifications

• High school diploma or the equivalent required
• Customer service background
• Experience with computers, hardware, and software
• Cash handling experience
• Preference will be given to those candidates with a minimum of two years full-time experience in a related hospitality setting or the equivalent education and related work experience

Benefits

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Application Instructions

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Vice President, Human Resources and Institutional Effectiveness (employees) or the Vice President of Student Services (students).

Contact Information

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