Veritas Café Staff

Position Overview

Veritas Café is a social-enterpise of the GSA located on Waterloo campus. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our team. Ideal candidates will have a passion for providing excellent customer service, an interest in food and beverages, and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment. As a Veritas Café employee, you will be responsible for serving our community in a caring and compassionate way, preparing food and drinks, and maintaining a clean and organized space.

Key Responsibilities

  • Front-line customer service

  • Food and beverage preparation

  • Cash handling and transaction management

  • Cleaning and dishwashing

  • Team collaboration

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a café, restaurant, or customer service role is great, but we'd love to hear about any experience you have in customer service.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

  • Positive attitude and a strong work ethic.

  • Must be willing and able to complete SmartServe and Safe Food Handling Courses (paid for by the GSA)

  • This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly wage. We are proud to pay above Living Wage for Waterloo Region. 

  • Employee discounts on food and beverages.

  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

  • Training provided for all new employees.

  • We work around your schedule in an easy to use app that you can access and change from your phone or computer.

Terms of Employment 

Term: August, 2024 until December 22, 2024 (with the opportunity to re-apply for Winter Term and Spring/Summer term)

Rate of Pay: Starting wage is $22.05/hour

How To Apply

The GSA’s mission is to recognize the unique perspectives of our diverse membership, to identify common threads that can bring us all together, and to amplify our collective voice to advocate on all students' behalf. Veritas Café and The Mini Market are operated by The GSA and essential portions of the GSA's daily operations include the maintaining and evolving of our social enterprise (Veritas Café) and our food security initiative (The Mini Market) both located on Waterloo campus.

In 250 words or less, or another creative summary of your choosing, please describe why you are interested in joining our team (this is in lieu of a cover letter).

Please send your statement of interest as well as a resume to Tara at trobinson@wlugsa.ca with the position you are applying to in the subject line. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, August 6 at 11:59pm EST.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our values and vision for the GSA’s future. The GSA seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and Anti-Discrimination (AR/AO/AD). We welcome applications from qualified individuals who are Indigenous persons, Black persons, and persons of colour (BIPOC), persons with disabilities and/or accessibility needs, all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientations, and people who experience undue harm, economic hardship, and discrimination because of their family status, citizenship and/or immigration status, or size and/or appearance. Applicants are welcome to self-identify and disclosures will be kept confidential.