Bartender/server

**_About Durham College_**:
Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design. With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs - including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full
- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

**DUTIES**:
Durham College is looking for a dynamic hospitality professional with a passion for customer service, teamwork and student success to take on an exciting role in the award-winning W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (CFF).

The Server/ Bartender will be involved in front of house operations of Bistro 67 to include curbside takeout, Catering and Events both on-site and offsite. The Server/ bartender acknowledges the CFF’s field-to-fork and sustainable mission, and helps ensure it maintains its various designations, including Feast ON.

Reporting to the General Manager the Server/ Bartender will be involved in the day-to-day operations of Bistro ’67/ Events/Curbside, specifically service performing duties including, but not limited to, opening and closing the restaurant and patio, Bistro ’67 table service, bartending, supporting expediting etc. Servers will be required to maintain service excellence, be mindful of allergies as well as have extensive menu, mixology, and wine knowledge.

**Key responsibilities of this position include**:

- Maintains overall cleanliness and organization of service areas
- Follows proper sanitation and safety standards within designated work areas
- Responsible for delivering exceptional customer service for Bistro ’67 guests to include managing allergies and taking care of special requests/ celebrations
- Checking daily Events Calendar to know what is happening at the CFF at all times
- Maintains extensive product knowledge including menus, wine lists, cocktail recipes, the CFF vision/ certifications and allergy awareness
- Supports the timely delivery and service standards of curbside takeout operations
- Anticipates guests’ needs continually and fulfill them appropriately
- Complies with AGCO standards for alcohol service in the restaurant as well as CFF events both on-site and offsite
- Assists with Bistro ‘67/ event bar set-ups, service and teardown complying with AGCO regulations
- Ensure reservations are in place, Bistro 67 tables set to standard and complete awareness of all unique/ specific customer requests prior to service
- Supports the open and closure of the restaurant by following opening/ closing checklists
- Motivated to perform other duties as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
The successful incumbent will possess demonstrated customer service skills and have at least 2 years of progressive experience in the hospitality industry. Smart Serve certification is required. The incumbent will possess good communication skills, be able to work under pressure, be a self-starter and demonstrate the ability to exercise good judgment and initiative.

**Required Skills**:
Hourly rate: $16.55

Required Experience

Part-time support opportunity (classification): Regular Part-time