Cafe Attendant (Temp/Part-Time)

SC Works Trident; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort, SC is seeking a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant to support the on-campus café in the Culinary Institute of the South. The role focuses on preparing food, serving guests, and processing transactions with friendly, efficient service.

You will work onsite, interact with students and staff, and help maintain food safety and cleanliness. This is a temporary, part-time position with a fast-paced, team-oriented environment at our Bluffton Campus.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or food service preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English clearly.
• Capable of standing for extended periods and lifting up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Take food and beverage orders and prepare them promptly to standard.
• Set up café, create menu boards, signage and daily specials.
• Accept payments and follow proper cash handling procedures.
• Process transactions according to college policy.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards as per health code.
• Provide training to students assisting in the café.
• Rotate and stock supplies to ensure freshness and availability.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Multi-tasking

Communication

Job description

Occupation: Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Location: Beaufort, SC - 29902

Job Type: Temporary, Part Time (Less than 30 Hours), Permanent Employment

Posted: 05/04/2026

Positions available: 1 Source: SC Works Online Services

Onsite / Remote: Work onsite all of the time

Job Purpose:

The Café Attendant is responsible for preparing food and providing guests and students with courteous, friendly, sincere, and efficient service that meets or exceeds guest expectations. The position is responsible for fulfilling orders and completing sales transactions within the Clist Café inside the Culinary Institute of the South. We take pride in every aspect of our work and perform it with energy and enthusiasm, and we need strong team players with a commitment to serving our community. We are looking for someone who has a passion for food, who adapts quickly to change and who seeks to solve problems with out of the box thinking at our Bluffton Campus.

Job Duties:

• Ensure high levels of guest satisfaction, while providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service.
• Takes food and beverage orders and prepares to standards and in a promptly manner.
• Setup café, creates menu, appropriate signage and specials for daily service
• Accepts payment and utilizes proper cash handling procedures.
• Execute all financial transactions according to college policy.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, comprehend and communicate clearly to others.
• Professional appearance and attitude for daily interaction with students, coworkers, and to the public. Maintains excellent personal hygiene, uniform complete and in model condition daily
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple customers at the same time
• Ability to stand, stoop, bend reach, squat, climb, reach above head, carry, and lift (up to 40 pounds /-)
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Work with students to ensure proper food handling, presentation, and quality
• Preparing and serving ready-to-eat food and maintaining a clean, sanitized area
• Perform all duties assigned in an effective, timely, and professional manner
• * Provide training to students who assist in the café during by giving respectful and encouraging coaching as needed
• Rotate and maintain product to sell dates to ensure the freshest product possible
• Perform other tasks or projects as assigned by management and staff Side work
• Maintains service and sanitation standards according to health code regulations.
• Establish and maintain par stocks of all supplies, inventory, order and restock supplies as needed.
• Keeps café clean and organized at all times.
• Attend all required training and department meetings

Company Profile:

Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region's primary provider of post-secondary education and workforce training. The public, two-year, multi-campus community college serves approximately 5,000 students annually. The college offers a variety of curricular programs including university transfer options, career and continuing education, online learning, and dual enrollment for area high school students.

Technical: Career-oriented education for today's high-skill jobs.

College: 80+ accredited academic programsand transfer degree options.

Lowcountry: Community-directed and locally focused.

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