Cafeteria Busser - Winter 2026/27

Jay Peak Resort; Vermont; On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick time

401k program eligibility

Free or discounted season passes

Employee recognition programs

Seasonal employee parties

Free meals / breakfasts

Job summary

Jay Peak Resort in Jay, VT is hiring a Cafeteria Busser for the Winter 2026/27 season. The role focuses on keeping the café seating and service areas clean while supporting the dining room team and kitchen staff. The position is hourly and seasonal, offering sick time, retirement plan eligibility, and season pass benefits.

The ideal candidate is reliable, communicates well, and can handle fast-paced work with a friendly, courteous approach toward guests and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Education/experience requirements include very basic schooling or limited related experience.
• Ability to read simple words and recognize similarities and differences.
• Basic math: add/subtract money, weights and measures, and basic conversions.
• Reasoning: follow simple instructions and handle standard situations.
• Customer-facing duties require a friendly, courteous demeanor and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of café seating areas and stations.
• Clear and remove used trays and assist kitchen with loading when needed.
• Support dishwashers and keep service areas sanitary per safety guidelines.
• Help with restocking and general sanitation, especially during busy periods.
• Work weekends and adapt to varying hours as needed by the resort.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Verbal communication

Education

Less than high school education or equivalent

Up to one month related experience or training

Job description

Cafeteria Busser - Winter 2026/27# Cafeteria Busser - Winter 2026/27Jay Peak - Jay, VT 05859## OverviewSalary Range$17.00 - $17.00 HourlyPosition TypeSeasonal## DESCRIPTION**WHY WORK AT JAY PEAK?**We’re a team of good-natured folks at the heart and soul of a growing resort community. Our co-workers are our friends, so we happily go the extra mile for each other and our guests. We’re rewarded fairly for our collective efforts and encouraged to pursue individual goals. We’re a family, one that gets to choose its members. We strive for an authentic, community driven Resort that derives its vitality from the on-mountain experience, respect for its history & what has come before it, and its employees whose energy and spirit are its foundation. It’s not for everyone but we’re not looking for everyone-we’re looking for you.**IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL GET*** $17/hr* Paid Sick Time* 401k program eligibility with employer match after a year of employment with 1,000 hours of service* FREE or deeply discounted season passes for you and your dependents* Employee Recognition Programs (including daily, monthly, yearly, and seniority programs)* Seasonal employee parties* Regular free employee breakfasts/lunches, family events, and partiesFor a full listing of employee perks both on and off-property, click here**SUMMARY**The Busser is attentive to customers in the dining room to provide the best service possible. This position maintains cleanliness and organization of café seating areas and its guests/staff by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES** (include the following, other duties may be assigned)* Prepares for guests by cleaning and sanitizing tables.* Removes guests’ dirty trays and trash that may be left behind as needed.* Delivers used trays to the kitchen for cleaning.* Assists dishwashers to scrape, stack or load dishes into the dishwasher when necessary.* Vacuums, sweeps or mops café service area.* Removes trash/recycling and replaces trash bags.* Cleans up dining area spills as needed.* Follows and maintains all sanitation and safety procedures as described by the JPR EverClean program.* When café service area is in compliance, may assist in duties such as filling ice for soda and general cleanliness of servery area for proper sanitation.* Other duties as assigned by supervisor, which could be directly related, or unrelated to original position.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**This job has no supervisory responsibilities.## QUALIFICATIONS# To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. # EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCELess than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. # LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read a limited number of two and three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. # MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. # REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. # OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES* Must be able to move and clean quickly in a fast-paced environment.* Must possess a friendly, outgoing, polite and courteous demeanor with all patrons.* Must work well as part of a team and on individual tasks.* Must possess excellent verbal communication skills.* Must work well and efficiently under pressure.* Must be available to work weekends and fill in as needed. # PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. # WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. # RESORT CONDITIONSThis is a Winter Resort Area. It requires that work venues are varied, and in many cases include steep stairways, multilevel buildings and outdoor work areas, subject to very cold, sometimes wet or very sunny work sites. Some facilities are located at the base or bottom area and some are semi-remote and can only be reached by traveling via chair lift(s), skis or snowboards. Walking surfaces are frequently frozen, sloped and slippery. Proper footwear is a must, indoors and out. Work days and hours, as well as the number of hours required will vary, with an emphasis on weekends and holidays.