Cafe Barista/Cashier

The Omega Institute•Rhinebeck, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Omega Café is an independent facility within the Omega Food & Beverage department. The Omega Café provides a welcoming, shared space where participants, staff, faculty and the public can gather, enjoy light meals, snacks, and beverages. The Café also offers space for workshops and special events to meet and is host to book signings, concerts, and craft fairs. Barista/Cashiers are expected to be well rounded, and able to work well in each of the café “stations,” sometimes all of them in a single shift. The café goes from extremely busy (during coffee breaks and before/after classes and events) to quite slow. Barista/Cashiers are expected to focus on singular tasks and customer service during busy times and multi-task when the Café is less busy.

Requirements

Experience working in the food service industry preferred.
Timely, reliable and service oriented individual.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
Team player.
Alignment with Omega's mission, goals and core values.

Responsibilities

Prepare barista drinks for customers to order in a timely fashion.
Maintain the stock of the barista station.
Maintain organized and well-prepared work stations.
Make coffee/ espresso drinks, juices, smoothies, etc.
Stock retail shelves, beverage case, pastry case, and coffee condiment area.
Stock ice cream, coffee beans and supplies behind the counter.
Maintain cleanliness in the cafe (wiping tables, sweeping, etc.).
Operate Point-of-Sale system.
Run dish washer and put dishes away.
Assist Cooks, as needed, with food prep, assembling sandwiches and salads, plate garnishing, baking, grill and fryer orders.
Work with or around knives, equipment with moving blades, open stovetop flames, hot oven, steam, and oil.
Serve food to tables.
Be informed about all aspects of the food served including providers, ingredients, and available choices.
Perform deep cleaning tasks in all areas of the Cafe.
Be welcoming and prove expedient servcie to all patrons.
Other duties as required by Supervisor.