Cafe Attendant (Temp/Part-Time)

State of South Carolina; Bluffton (SC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cafe Attendant position is located at the Bluffton Campus of the Technical College of the Lowcountry, operated under the State of South Carolina. The role focuses on preparing and serving food, delivering courteous service to guests and students, and maintaining a clean, compliant café area.

You will assist in daily operations, train student helpers, rotate stock for freshness, and ensure health codes are followed in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager’s Certification preferred.
• ServSafe Food Handler Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high levels of guest satisfaction with courteous, friendly service.
• Take food and beverage orders and prepare to standards promptly.
• Set up café, create menu, signage and specials for daily service.
• Accept payments and handle cash per policy.
• Read, write, and communicate clearly with customers and staff.
• Maintain hygiene and a professional appearance at all times.
• Assist students and staff, training others as needed.
• Maintain stock and ensure freshness of products.

Skills

Guest service

Cash handling

Food preparation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ServSafe Certification

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

Job Purpose

Bluffton Campus.

• 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

Job Responsibilities

Job Purpose

The Cafe Attendant position is located in the Clist Cafe at the Culinary Institute of the South at our Bluffton Campus, 1 Venture Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910. The Cafe 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

Minimum And Additional Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

ServSafe Food Protection Manager’s Certification, a plus

ServSafe Food Handler Certificate, a plus

Food Service And Barista Experience Preferred

Detail oriented, passionate about product quality and able to maintain calm demeaner in periods of high volume

Assigned uniform requirements

Additional Comments

The Technical College of the Lowcountry seeks to be the first choice for higher education in South Carolina’s Low Country Region. The college is a public, open door, two-year comprehensive College of higher education. The College is dedicated to serving the diverse educational, workforce development, and personal enrichment needs of the rural counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. In an atmosphere of shared values, the College encourages creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness among its students, faculty, staff, and administrators. South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all qualified applicants for admissions or employment without regard to sex, race/color, religion, national origin, age, disability, service in the uniformed services (as defined by state and federal law), veteran status, political affiliation or belief, marital or family status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation and genetic information.

Benefits For State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.