Cafe Associate

The Children's Museum Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The Children’s Museum Houston is seeking a friendly, reliable Part-Time Cafe Associate in Houston, TX to manage the daily operations of the museum café and help create a welcoming guest experience.

You will stock the Kid’s Café, monitor inventory, operate the register, take and prepare orders, serve items, and assist with opening and closing procedures. This role requires standing long periods and the ability to lift up to 25 pounds, with a focus on clean, safe service in a busy gallery setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prefer some cash register or food preparation experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory of Kid’s Café and replenish items.
• Monitor vending machines in the courtyard, including stocking product and emptying cash.
• Handle register transactions, wait on customers, take and prepare orders, keep seating area clean.
• Help with opening and closing procedures and restocking everything before going home.

Skills

Cashier experience

Food preparation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Cafe Associate

Part Time Houston, TX, US

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Responsible for the daily assigned operations of the café.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain inventory of Kid’s Café. Monitor stock levels and replenish items, ensure rotation of perishables.

Monitor vending machines in the courtyard, including stocking product and emptying cash.

Handle register transactions, wait on customers, take and prepare orders, keep seating area clean (floor and table), deliver food to customers, make coffee and popcorn, serve ice cream and icees, wash dishes and help with morning prep in food area.

Help with all opening and closing procedures (from setting up chairs in the morning to cleaning and restocking everything before going home regardless of shift).

Must have ability to stand for extended periods of time.

Must be able to lift 25 pounds; carry, load carts and lift over head to fill ice in soda machine.

Other duties as assigned.

Please note that duties in addition to the ones you have listed above may be assigned.

The list above contains Essential Functions of the job & may not be altered without changing the basic purpose and objectives of the position:

Supervisory Responsibility

Directly Supervise (hire, performance review, discipline, terminate) if applicable:

Title Number of Employees is this position

none

Indirectly Supervise (train, review work, correct work, provide input for discipline & termination):

Title Number of Employees is this position

none

EDUCATION REQUIRED

High school diploma or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Prefer some cash register or food preparation experience.

SKILLS REQUIRED

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Manual Effort Applied Percent of On-the-Job Time

(Check one) Manual Effort is Applied (Check one)

__ Negligible Lifting up to 1 lb __ Rare Up to 15% of work time

__ Very Light Lifting over 1 lb & up to 5 lbs __ Occasional Over 15% & up to 40%

_X Light Lifting over 5 lbs & up to 25 lbs __ Frequent Over 40% & up to 70%

__ Average Lifting over 25 lbs & up to 60 lbs __ Continuous Over 70% of work time

__ Heavy Lifting over 60 lbs

** Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

WORKING CONDITIONS (check all that apply)

X Works with food processing equipment (fryer, grill, slicer etc)

__ Office conditions for majority of work time _X_Weekend work required

_X_Inside Gallery/Shop conditions for majority of work time __ Some weekend work required

__ Outside conditions for majority of work time __ Some weeks require work

_X_Requires work time both indoors and outdoors over 40 hours

__ Fabrications shop conditions for majority of work time

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Inside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

___Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 50%

Outside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

__ Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 50%