Casual Food And Beverage Supervisor

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Based at Dubbo’s Iconic Taronga Western Plains Zoo!

Casual role; Immediate start date available!

Casual Pay Rate, Cafe Supervisor – Duty Officer, $32.44 per hour Mon-Fri rates, plus additional penalties on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays!

About the Role…

Dubbo Zoo is seeking a casual Food and Beverage Supervisor to support the café operations in our Café Wild, Café Waterhole and Taronga Zoo Western Plains Events.

This unique role (based at the zoo!!) presents the opportunity for a motivated and switched-on hospitality leader, to step up and into the food and beverage supervisor position, and lead the collaborative team!

Café shifts generally range from Mondays to Sundays: 8am till 4pm

Events shifts generally range from Fridays and Saturdays: 5pm till 1am

20 to 38 hours available per week depending on your availability

Ability to pick up extra shifts throughout holiday periods or when your availability allows

Tasks…

We’re looking for someone with a great and willing to lead attitude. Someone who is flexible and can jump into our café’s and functions and lead the team forward.

You will:

Deliver high quality leadership to the café and function teams

Exceptional customer service to our guests in the café and functions

General duties across functions and cafes: Preparing the cafe for service (Till set up, open and close café) Taking orders, eftpos transactions, assistance with guest queries Coffee making duties Supervise food and beverage staff for café and function service when required Assist with inventory control/ invoices/ stock etc. Oversee food service Function set up and pack down

About You…

We are looking for candidates that have/ are willing to:

Experience in supervising a small team with front-of-house food and beverage duties

Experience making coffees desirable

An ability to meet varying roster commitments, including out-of-hours, school holidays and weekends

Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification or the potential to obtain certification

Obtain and maintain a current paid NSW Working with Children Check

Benefits…

Our employees enjoy generous employment conditions including:

Complimentary family and friends passes

Discounts on our award-winning accommodation

Discounted food and beverage purchases across the site

Reduced rates for other activities including animal encounters 

To discover more about the benefits of working at Taronga, please visit our website .

We Value Diversity…

Taronga is an equal opportunity employer, where we recognise the diversity of our workforce and community – be it on the basis of gender, age, culture, religion, language or personal circumstances.

Taronga is also committed to building on the perspectives, experience, knowledge and skills that this diversity brings to our organisation.

About Applying…

Please submit your resume and a cover letter of one page. You are also required to complete the two target questions as part of your application.

Tell us about a time you supervised a small team in a café or function environment. What was your key role and responsibilities to ensure success?

How would your team members describe you as a key team worker/ team leader?

To review a copy of the role description, please visit the careers page of the Taronga website

If you are experiencing technical difficulties in applying, please contact “I work for NSW” support team on 1800 562 679 or

Applications close: 11:59PM Sunday 26 March (Applications will be reviewed during this period)

Location

Regional NSW-Dubbo & West NSW

Work Type

Flexibility available

Number of Positions

2Total Remuneration Package:Casual Pay Rate, Cafe Supervisor – Duty Officer, $32.44 per hour Mon-Fri rates, plus additional penalties on Saturdays, Sundays and Public [email protected]

Closing Date

26-Mar-2023, 8:59:00 AM

Job Category

Events and functions

Organisation

Taronga Conservation Society AustraliaResponsibilities

This unique role (based at the zoo!!) presents the opportunity for a motivated and switched-on hospitality leader, to step up and into the food and beverage supervisor position, and lead the collaborative team!

Key Application Responses

Tell us about a time you supervised a small team in a café or function environment. What was your key role and responsibilities to ensure success?

How would your team members describe you as a key team worker/ team leader?