Barista, Full & Part Time - Land's End Resort (Wage DOE & Benefits - Homer, AK)
About The Position
The Barista provides specialty beverage and coffee services and performs cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, cash handling, and serving duties. The position supports Land’s End Resort, a 117-room hotel in Homer, Alaska, and requires availability to work open-to-close shifts. This role does not supervise staff. Other duties pertinent to the department or unit’s success may also be assigned. The work takes place primarily indoors in a commercially controlled hotel kitchen environment with moderate to loud noise. No travel is required. Employees must be able to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and frequently performing activities such as sitting, standing, walking, handling objects, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, communicating, seeing, tasting, smelling, and carrying or lifting weight.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Municipality of Anchorage Food Handler’s Card or ServSafe Certification, contingent upon completion within 30 days of hire.
- Six months of barista experience.
- Six months of training or experience involving professional food handling or food preparation responsibilities.
- Six months of cashier experience.
- Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English, as required by the contract.
- Availability to work open-to-close shifts.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and meet the listed physical requirements.
Nice To Haves
- At least two years of consecutive employment in a similar operation with comparable responsibilities.
- Two years of customer service experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist customers with general information and inquiries, and help with food and beverage selections and recommendations.
- Prepare specialty coffees, teas, hot chocolate, and blended drinks using espresso machines, coffee urns, and related equipment.
- Safely and efficiently prepare food products in accordance with standard food-handling procedures.
- Enter sales into the point-of-sale system.
- Count cash drawers and prepare deposits.
- Inform the manager or lead of inventory levels in a timely manner.
- Follow corporate and/or unit cash-handling policies and procedures.
- Monitor the quality and quantity of food served and take appropriate steps to resolve issues.
- Clean and wipe work areas, including removing garbage and cleaning dishes, coffee machines, and countertops.
- Assist with periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
- Perform other duties pertinent to the department or unit’s success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
