Server

Title:Server

Reports to:Supervisor, Food & Beverage

Job Type:Full Time Seasonal (May through October)

Location: Inverness, Nova Scotia, B0E 1N0

About Cabot Cape Breton

Located along the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the picturesque town of Inverness, Cabot Cape Breton is an unrivalled destination offering one of the best resort experiences in Canada. Featuring 46 spectacular holes—including Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs, two 18-hole layouts ranked among the world's top 100 courses, and The Nest, an 11-hole par-3 course—Cabot Cape Breton offers a rare chance to experience golf as it was meant to be played: on firm, sandy turf, with the ocean breeze shaping every shot. With award-winning accommodations at Cabot Links Lodge, upscale Golf Villas, luxury homes, and exquisite dining options, Cabot Cape Breton is intended to excite and inspire at every turn.

If you join our team, you will live our values:

Confidence, Authenticity, Humility, Warmth

Position Overview

As a Food and Beverage Server at Cabot, you should share a passion for service excellence and infuse enthusiasm into everything you do. You are an ambassador for the exceptional service and cuisine that are hallmarks of our Cabot Cape Breton dining experience. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable you to connect with guests, vendors, and associates. You are proud to represent the Cabot brand, and proactively act as an ambassador and role model of exceptional service.

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy:

• Customer Interaction: Engaging with people, providing friendly and attentive service, and making their dining experience enjoyable through frequent customer interaction.
• Attention to Detail: Embrace the precision of taking accurate orders, serving dishes correctly, and ensuring all customer requests are met by paying close attention to details.
• Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with colleagues, communicate well, and support one another to ensure smooth service.
• Fast-Paced Environment: Enjoy the rush of a fast-paced environment, staying calm under pressure, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of Food and Beverages: Cultivate a genuine interest in food and beverages, including learning about menu items, ingredients, preparation methods, and pairings, to make informed recommendations to customers.

Preferred qualifications and skills:

• Previous experience serving an asset
• Must be of legal age to serve alcohol in NS (19)
• Previous hospitality training and education an asset, though not required
• Serve Right certification encouraged
• Must have experience with Point of Sales systems (i.e. Micros)
• Knowledge of wines, scotches, ports and liqueurs an asset
• Must have some knowledge of international cuisines and cooking techniques
• Must be professional, personable and well-presented
• Ability to work flexible hours – weekends and evenings as required
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have exceptional organizational skills and be detail oriented
• A Degree or Diploma in Hotel/Hospitality or Tourism an asset

Requirements of the role you should be aware of:

• Based on the nature of our business and the service we provide to our guests, to work with us, you must consent to a criminal background check as a condition of employment and an additional criminal background check every two years.
• As a seasonal resort business, you can anticipate a schedule that will involve day, evening, night, and weekend work.
• Long hours moving around, walking, sitting, standing, and crouching while performing other duties is to be expected
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and otherwise moving objects up to 75 lbs in weight
• Frequently ascending or descending stairs and ramps
• There may be interactions with patrons who are impaired
• Constant focus and repetitive work are to be expected
• Based on the nature of this position, you would experience long periods of guest interactions

Our Benefits

• Access to learning & training opportunities to build your career.
• $10 green fees
• Complimentary Daily Free Lunch
• Complimentary Family Golf Round
• Friends and Family Rates for Golf and Lodging
• Discounts in our Retail Shops & Restaurants
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized Team Housing, based on availability
• Healthcare benefits for permanent and returning seasonal team members