Job Description
This job is for a Waiter with barista experience at Faircape Restaurant and Catering, part of Faircape Life retirement villages. The restaurant serves meals and drinks to residents and patients in healthcare centers across six locations in the Western Cape. You will work at Noordhoek Manor, a prime location near Fish Hoek, so living in the area is preferred.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Serve food and drinks with a friendly and professional attitude
- Prepare and serve high-quality coffee drinks, maintaining clean coffee machines
- Know the menu well to confidently explain or recommend dishes
- Set tables neatly, maintain cleanliness, and change tablecloths as needed
- Take accurate orders and report mistakes to management
- Assist with stock management (daily, weekly, monthly checks)
- Help with special events and private functions outside regular hours when required
**Requirements:**
- Experience as a waiter in a restaurant or café
- Barista experience (mandatory)
- Basic restaurant service rules and wine knowledge (helpful)
- Friendly, good communication, and teamwork skills
- Clean health, criminal, and credit records
- References required
- Online interview after application
**Benefits:**
- Competitive salary (Sunday pay at 1.5x, public holiday pay at 2x)
- Quarterly performance bonuses after probation
- Long service leave and internet package discounts after probation
- 16.25 shifts/month (Mon-Sun, 6:30 AM–6:30 PM)
- Full-time, permanent role with growth opportunities