Temporary Canteen Attendant

Position Details

• Department: Parks & Recreation
• Employment Type: Temporary
• Contract Type: Temporary
• Engagement Type: Temporary
• Hourly Rate: Minimum Wage
• Work Location: On-Site

Primary Focus

Reporting to the Manager of Parks, Recreation and Facilities. The temporary canteen attendant participates in the canteen operations by serving customers, preparing food, performing clean-up of canteen and equipment, counting inventory, and counting cash receipts.

Job Responsibilities

• Deal with the public in a friendly, efficient & prompt & courteous manner.
• Perform inventory counts.
• Follow all food safety standards and systems. Food Handling Certificate is an asset.
• Maintain accuracy when entering information into the cash register.
• Count cash & balance your till back to the receipts to be deposited.
• Serve canteen customers by preparing and selling refreshments such as hot dogs, hot chocolate, coffee, fries etc.
• Follow standards for merchandising, stocking, rotating, and storing products.
• Complete opening, closing and side-duties efficiently and safely.
• Other duties as assigned, including assisting other service areas when required.
• Perform canteen cleanup activities by sweeping floors, filling condiment dispensers and other dispensers, cleaning food preparation equipment, hot chocolate/coffee machine, counters, sinks and microwave, washing dishes and preparing canteen for next day.
• Ensure canteen is locked and all electrical appliances are turned off when closing the canteen.
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work at a quick pace, and able to concentrate and follow multiple directions at once as work area is often noisy or crowded.
• Work area is generally noisy and crowded.
• Fast paced environment with multiple customers placing orders at once.
• Ability to work weekends, rotating shifts, and holidays.
• Ability to perform all work activities such as heavy lifting and repetitive movements.

Core Job Requirements

Educational Requirements

• Basic mathematical skills and problem-solving skills.

Technical Skill Requirements

• Cash Handling Skills.
• Use of a cash register.
• Use of canteen equipment such as deep fryer, hot dog roller, drink dispenser and microwave.

Related Experience Requirements

• Experience in canteen environment would be an asset.
• Experience with cash handling would be an asset.

Interpersonal Skill Requirements

• Customer–service oriented.
• Collaborative, Team player.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Positive, professional, and enthusiastic demeanor.
• Efficient and courteous manner.

Other

• Must be at least 15 years of age due to work with the fryer.