Restaurant Busser - Winter 2026/27

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Jay (VT); On-site; USD 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick time

401k eligibility

Season passes

Employee recognition

Seasonal parties

Free meals

Job summary

The Busser position at Jay Peak in Jay, VT is a seasonal role with a fixed wage of $12.50 per hour plus gratuities. The job involves cleaning and setting tables, greeting guests, and supporting dining room operations. Benefits include paid sick time, 401k eligibility after a year with 1,000 hours, and free season passes for employee and dependents.

Applicants should be able to work nights and weekends and maintain a friendly, team‑oriented demeanor in a fast-paced resort environment.

Qualifications

• Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• The Busser maintains cleanliness and organization of dining room areas and assists guests and staff.
• Prepares for guests by cleaning and setting tables and assisting servers as needed.
• Follows sanitation and safety procedures; works with team to ensure smooth service.

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Jay Peak - Jay, VT 05859Position Type: SeasonalSalary Range: $12.50 - $12.50 Hourly

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

• Wage: $12.50 per hour, plus gratuities
• 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 parties

SUMMARY

The Busser is attentive to customers and coworkers needs in the dining room to provide the best service possible. This position maintains cleanliness and organization of dining room 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 setting or resetting tables.
• Sets up any seasonal decorations, candles or tablecloths when necessary.
• Greets patrons and, if needed, escorts guests to tables or restrooms and exits.
• Assists guests by providing menus and helps to keep menus clean and presentable.
• Serves water to guests and refills beverage glasses as needed.
• Places and replaces silverware at the end of meals or as needed.
• Delivers beverages from the bartender (if certified by the Vermont Department of Liquor Control).
• Stocks wait staff serving stations with napkins, utensils, trays, condiments and salt/pepper containers.
• Removes guests’ dirty dishes and utensils at the end of meals or as needed.
• Delivers used dishes and utensils to the kitchen for cleaning.
• Assists dishwashers to scrape, stack or load dishes into the dishwasher when necessary.
• Vacuums, sweeps or mops dining room.
• Removes trash/recycling and replaces trash bags.
• Cleans up dining area spills as needed.
• Follows and maintains all sanitation and safety procedures.
• Performs closing duties such as cleaning chairs and tables, stacking chairs and prepping stations for next shift.
• May assist kitchen staff with cleaning kitchen surfaces when necessary.
• 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 EXPERIENCE

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability 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 SKILLS

Ability 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 nights and weekends and fill in as needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The 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 ENVIRONMENT

The 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 CONDITIONS

This 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.