Seasonal Cafe Attendant

Glenstone•Potomac, MD

2d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

Glenstone Museum, a world-class contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, is seeking a Seasonal Café Attendant. Founded with the mission to seamlessly integrate art, architecture, and nature, Glenstone offers visitors a unique experience across 300 acres of natural landscape. The museum's work culture is dynamic, team-oriented, and mission-driven, fostering a workplace where associates feel valued and have opportunities for development. The Café Attendant will provide direct customer service in two on-site dining locations: The Café (a sit-down restaurant) and The Patio (an upscale coffee house). This role involves front-of-house preparations, customer service, clean-up, table service, counter service, and barista duties. The Café Attendant is expected to exceed expectations, provide meaningful engagement with visitors, and support the culinary team with basic food preparation and cleaning tasks.

Requirements

COVID-19 vaccination and up to date on all boosters.
Strong cultural competence, interpersonal communication, planning, and organizational skills.
Experience in a full-service café, bakery, coffee shop, or restaurant.
Excellent customer service skills.
High level of reliability.
Accuracy and speed in handling emergency situations and providing solutions.
Maintain excellent personal hygiene.
Able to lift to 50 lbs. and work on your feet for an entire shift.
Reliable transportation to and from Potomac, MD.
A valid driver’s license to drive our electric vehicles.

Nice To Haves

Barista experience.
Allergen awareness and SERV Safe certification.
Proficiency in a second language, such as Spanish, French, or Mandarin is a plus.

Responsibilities

Seat visitors, take orders and special requests using a point-of-sale system.
Make coffee drinks and other beverages.
Run food, serve, and clear tables.
Contribute to a welcoming environment for visitors and staff.
Support the culinary team in the kitchen with basic food preparation.
Assist with cleaning, dish and pot washing.
Maintain daily maintenance and production logs.
Be responsive to the Café Supervisor, Food & Beverage Manager, and Chef to optimize customer service, resource management, safety, and sanitation.
Work together with the Café team to service multiple venues.
Wash and maintain dishes, glasses, flatware, as well as work areas, coffee machines, table appointments, linens, and equipment.
Prepare venues for the next service.
Enforce HACCP sanitation as well as allergen awareness guidelines.
Perform other related duties as required.