Café Attendant

CAFÉ ATTENDANT

Manuels River Community Inc, operating as Manuels River, is a community based organization. Our mission is to support sustainability, growing minds, and wellness. We need passionate, high-performing and solution-oriented team members to achieve our mission; we have an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right candidate. Manuels River is a destination like no other, we are the centre of discovery offering so many new experiences. If you’d like to be part of an exciting team, Manuels River is an excellent place to come to experience something new.

Position: Café Attendant

Employment Details: Full-time (35 hours per week), temporary (16 weeks mid April-August), pending funding approval

Rate of Pay: $16.00/hr

Requirements: Cover Letter and Resume, minimum of three references, RNC Certificate of Conduct/Vulnerable Sector Check (required before commencing employment)

Who can apply: This opportunity is available pending funding from Canada Summer Jobs. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or in receipt of legal refugee status. Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 at the time of hiring.

Summary of Position:

The guest experience at our Riverside Café is at the heart of the Café Attendant position. You must be passionate about great customer service. You will welcome guests to the café, providing prompt and courteous service and maintain a clean and pleasant environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Become familiar with café menu items and daily specials
• Welcome café guests and identify their needs
• Maintain a friendly and engaging manner with all guests
• Support food and beverages preparation and deliver in a timely manner
• Keep kitchen and café area clean and in pristine condition, including cleaning and bussing tables and chairs
• Maintain awareness of supply inventory and follow Café procedures for replenishing supplies when running low
• Operate cash register, and payment systems
• Maintain a log with important information to be passed onto management
• Support special events and catering as needed

Qualifications:

• People person, bright personality
• Ability to stand for long periods
• Experience as Barista or with food service is an asset
• Previous cash handing experience is preferred
• MUST be flexible with availability
• Committed to an organized and clean work space
• Enjoys working in a team environment
• Able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs upright

Applications can be made online online through Indeed.com or forward a resume and cover letter detailing experience and eligibility along with three references via email to info@manuelsriver.ca or:

Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre

7 Conception Bay Highway

Conception Bay South, NL

A1W 3A2

Manuels River is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Manuels River is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Manuels River are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in Canada. Manuels River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 16 weeks

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Conception Bay South, NL A1W 3A2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-31
Expected start date: 2024-04-15