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Careers at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are rewarding in more ways than one. While working at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, including at Fallingwater, you’ll experience an unusually deep sense of accomplishment, pride and camaraderie with other like-minded professionals.

Café Team Member – Full Time

Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA)

Fallingwater, a property entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and designated as a National Historic Landmark and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is seeking a Café Team Member to provide excellent customer service by waiting on customers, helping in the preparation and presentation of food, and maintaining a clean and stocked facility. 

Job Duties

  • Ensures proper set up and follows open procedures of the Café.
  • Sets up pastry display.
  • Preps, cooks and plates items for Café service to specification; will sometimes assist in other culinary functions as needed.
  • Waits on customers and operates the sales register, accurate cash handling responsibilities included.
  • Assists in maintaining inventory and monitoring shortages.
  • Assists the sous chef or executive chef as needed.
  • Supports the Conservancy’s cost containment and fundraising efforts and needs, as applicable.
  • Performs additional duties and responsibilities as needed

Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Must be able to stand for up to eight hours
  • Must be able to bend, move and lift up to 40lbs
  • Ability to work with dangerous equipment, including knives, slicers and ovens
  • Frequent bending and stooping
  • Work in a hot environment, sometimes with/near open flame
  • To be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with food preparation, cooking service and preparation
  • Excellent customer service and organizational skills
  • Some experience handling cash and performing sales transactions preferred 
  • Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
  • Must be able to work evenings, weekends, holidays and be flexible with schedule and hours.

Location

This position's primary location(s): Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA)

Position Duration

This is a full-time hourly, seasonal position with benefits.

Pay

Pay range: $16.78 – $17.85 per hour

Application Process

Please send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to wpcjobs@paconserve.org and list Café Team Member – Full-Time in the subject line.

Application Deadline

Until filled

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