Front Cafe Attendant

Front Of The House Cafe Attendant

Now Hiring:
Front Of The House Cafe Attendant!

Seattle (South Lake Union) AND Burien (Lavish Roots Headquarters)

Shift Available:
Monday – Friday, 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Enjoy your weekends off!

Pay Range: $24 – $28 per hour (Based on experience, skill, and education)

The Front Of House Café Attendant is a full-time, on-site staff role embedded at a world-class research institution in Seattle, Washington — an organization whose staff and visitors depend on a seamless, welcoming café experience every day. Serving as the primary guest-facing presence for Lavish Roots Catering & Hospitality, this person owns the full arc of daily café service: morning setup and beverage program, breakfast and lunch station management, multi-site logistics, food safety compliance, and end-of-day breakdown across up to three campus locations.

The position reports to the on-site lead and maintains active coordination with the Lavish Roots headquarters team in Burien, WA.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Café Setup & Opening Operations Open the café each morning: power on all equipment, set up sanitation buckets in both the kitchen and café, and prepare the space for service. Manage the coffee and beverage program from open to close — brewing regular and decaf, maintaining consistent stock, and refreshing the station throughout the day. Set out breakfast condiments, porridge bar components, cups, and guest-facing signage aligned to the weekly menu program.

Ensure all stations are clean, fully stocked, and guest-ready before breakfast service begins.

Breakfast & Lunch Station Management Build and maintain all breakfast service stations, including a hot porridge bar, yogurt and cold bar, pastry display, and grab-and-go fridge offerings. Transition café to lunch service: build the salad and grain bar, bring soups to proper serving temperature and transfer to warmers, and set up the panini and sandwich station with appropriate instructional signage. Monitor and replenish all stations continuously throughout the service window;

apply basic cooking methods and food-finishing techniques to maintain quality and presentation standards. Perform light equipment maintenance including cleaning griddles and ovens as needed.

Food Safety & Sanitation Compliance Post Time/Temp Control signs and allergen signs at each food and beverage station prior to and throughout service. Manage dairy and non-dairy Time as Control Cards at the coffee station, discarding and refreshing items per food safety protocol throughout the day. Check and refresh sanitation buckets in both the kitchen and café on a regular schedule throughout the shift.

Document all waste items in the designated waste tracking spreadsheet during lunch breakdown.

Guest Experience & Floor Presence Maintain a consistent, active presence on the café floor throughout breakfast and lunch service — assisting Self-Checkout guests, answering questions, and creating a welcoming environment guests are glad to return to. Greet and engage guests with warmth and professionalism consistent with Lavish Roots hospitality standards. Accurately answer questions about ingredients, allergens, common dietary lifestyles (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free), and nutritional content.

Point of Sale & Inventory Management Conduct daily item inventory in Square at scheduled touchpoints throughout the shift and communicate supply needs to headquarters in real time. Operate Square and any other point-of-sale systems as part of daily service; learn and adopt new technology platforms as introduced by Lavish Roots.

Multi-Site Operations & Logistics Primary work site is the main campus café. Secondary assignments include restocking grab-and-go and dairy/non-dairy items at a satellite…