Pool Food Server - Full-time / Part-time

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Job Description Summary:

Interested in a stunning property with growth potential? A NEW place to expand your knowledge and utilize your abilities? Join us, become a part of our family at The Grove Resort & Spa, home of “Beesly the Bee”, a NEW Upscale Resort in Orlando Florida. Discover the unexpected, where every experience is given that extra touch.

Inspiring ways to “Bee the Difference” with every guest and employee interaction. We’ve created a place where YOU feel at home with an excellent working environment that encourages our “Bee the Difference” Culture. We provide benefits for Fulltime employees such as; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability, Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance.

Company 401k and Employee Assistance Program is available to ALL employees as well as complimentary lunch, uniforms, and a continuous education opportunity with our Grove Graduate Program.

Our NEW destination. Yours to discover.
The Grove Resort & Spa, where we have perfected the art of meeting your high expectations.

Job Description:

BASIC FUNCTION: To serve food and/or beverages to the guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction.  Also, maintain cleanliness of designated pool work area and surrounding Food and Beverage areas.

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, & WORK EXPERIENCE

v  Education: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or any other combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. High school diploma preferred.

v  Experience: Food Service experience required.

v  Licenses or certificates: Ability to obtain any government required license or certificate. Example:  Washington Health Card Permit, Florida TIPS Certified, CPR Certification and/or First Aid Training preferred.

v  Grooming: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well groomed appearance (specific standards available).

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

- Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.

- Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.

- Basic English language writing skills necessary for completion of requisitions, balance sheets and vouchers.

- Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.

- Ability to read, speak and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders.

- Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.

- Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.

-  Ability to work stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments, etc. and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.

2. Assist management with Food and Beverage events and other special events.

3. Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for food and beverage.

4. Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.

5. Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and insures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all moneys.

6. Locks up and stores all beverages, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.

7. Assist management with weekly scheduling, and new hire training of staff.

8.Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by Benchmark from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position.  Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

9.Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel.

10.Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with Benchmark rules and regulations for the safe and efficient operation of hotel facilities. Employees who violate Hotel rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V