counter attendant - food service
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
Hotel, motel, resort.
Tasks:
- Bring clean dishes, flatware and other items to serving areas and set tables.
- Carrying and replace linen.
- Clean and sanitize items such as dishwasher mats, carts and waste disposal units.
- Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs.
- Load buspans and trays.
- Operate dishwashers to wash dishes, glassware and flatware.
- Place dishes in storage area.
- Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas.
- Scour pots and pans.
- Keep records of the quantities of food used.
- Package take-out food.
- Portion and wrap foods.
- Prepare, heat and finish simple food items.
- Serve customers at counters or buffet tables.
- Stock refrigerators and salad bars.
- Take customers' orders.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is not available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail.
Personal suitability:
Client focus. Team player. Organized.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
Weekend.
Other benefits:
Parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
- Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) .
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) .
Support for Indigenous people:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).