Cafe Associate

The Children's Museum Houston • Houston, TX

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the daily assigned operations of the café. This role involves assisting the Café Supervisor, providing excellent customer service, maintaining inventory, monitoring vending machines, handling register transactions, preparing orders, keeping the seating area clean, delivering food, making coffee and popcorn, serving ice cream and icees, washing dishes, and assisting with morning prep in the food area. The associate will also help with all opening and closing procedures.

Requirements

• Must have ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds; carry, load carts and lift over head to fill ice in soda machine.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good math skills

Nice To Haves

• Prefer some cash register or food preparation experience.
• Preferred bilingual

Responsibilities

• Assists Café Supervisor as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Maintain inventory of Kid’s Café. Monitor stock levels and replenish items, ensure rotation of perishables.
• Monitor vending machines in the courtyard, including stocking product and emptying cash.
• Handle register transactions, wait on customers, take and prepare orders, keep seating area clean (floor and table), deliver food to customers, make coffee and popcorn, serve ice cream and icees, wash dishes and help with morning prep in food area.
• Help with all opening and closing procedures (from setting up chairs in the morning to cleaning and restocking everything before going home regardless of shift).
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED