On Call | Part-Time
- Some Catering or Banquet Experience Preferred -
College Students Encouraged to Apply
Are you looking for extra work in catering as a server or bartender in the Portland Metro and surrounding areas?
We are in a huge growth mode to handle all the new contracts as we head into our busy season! The WaitStaff Team is a service and rental company that provides professional back/front of house catering staff and bartenders to help make our client’s dreams come true by providing first class service and a memorable experience for their guests. We do not provide the food, we do everything else that goes along with catering.
TYPES OF SHIFTS
You let us know what shifts you would like to pick up. We have the following shift types:
- Lead
- Server
- Server w/Alcohol
- Private Party Servers
- Bartender B/W
- Bartender Liquor
- Bar Back
- Cook/Kitchen aid
- Houseman
We cater everything from small home, intimate gatherings to weddings, graduations, reunions, corp events, etc. Most of our events are within 45 minutes of downtown Portland. Most fall on the weekends, but we do have weekdays as well.
REQUIREMENTS
- Oregon Food Handlers
- Ability To Lift & Carry A Full Tray
- Prior experience preferred (will train the right people)
- Accountability to work the shifts you sign up for
- Great Attitude
- Willingness To Learn
- Eager desire to work and serve our clients
- Love what you do! (If you don't actually like serving people, don't apply!)
- Ability for a flexible schedule to pick up shifts (Even though it is a work when/how much you want type of job, we do expect you to actually pick up shifts.)
- Bartenders to have prior liquor bar experience
OPTIONAL PREFFERRED EXTRAS:
- OLCC - Oregon Liquor Service Permit
- MAST - Washington Liquor Service Permit
- Washington Food Handlers
- Multiple Languages
$ $ $ PAY $ $ $:
Pay varies based on the types of shifts you pick up. Base pay + auto billed gratuity. Experienced staff will always make more than $23 per hour. Pay rate is dependent on the type of shift you pick up.
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US:
- Work when you want, as much or as little as you want
- Employee app for easy shift sign ups/scheduling
- Awesome company culture of fun and hard work
- Training and career advancement opportunities
- Meals provided for the most part (Not guaranteed every time, but feel free to take home leftovers if the catering Lead approves)
- Employee referral bonuses
- Required guest to staff ratios to prevent over working
- Management empowerment of staff
- On the job training
- Some events include paid drive time
- Treated as the professional you are and deserve
The Waitstaff is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit our website for more information.
www.thewaitstaffteam.com
WHAT OUR STAFF SAY ABOUT WORKING FOR US:
(We promise we didn't pay our staff to say this, we simply love serving our staff as much as our clients.)
- I love working for The WaitStaff Team because you feel respected and appreciated as an employee. I enjoy the variety of work that we do, and being behind the scenes at weddings and events is fun! The company is organized and takes great care of its staff. ~ Ashley M.
- I love working for The WaitStaff Team because management is 100% supportive and the positive and collaborative environment is unlike any other service industry job I’ve ever had. Daniel goes above and beyond for every member of his team. ~ George G.
- Well the #1 thing that's great about the company is the 100% open and honest communication, extremely clear expectations and consistency. Also, the fact that it was started by someone who is in the industry themselves makes it so much more... fair, I guess. ~ Savannah S.
- I like working here because TWST understands that providing the highest level of service to our customers means assembling a strong team and taking great care of them. In short, I love feeling like I can give my best to this company and get it right back. I also like that every shift is a new adventure, and that I can pick up just the shifts that work with my schedule. ~ Sequoia A.
