Duties and Responsibilities
KEY CRITERIA:
• Regular liaison with staffing agencies.
• Discuss and book casual staffing requirements for both kitchen and front of house.
• Management of staff check in.
• Ensure all staff meet legislative, payroll and other requirements.
• Menu card preparation for all required events.
• Post event staff review.
• Operational duties
Staffing
• Communicate with staff to complete rosters as per requests from Food and Beverage Duty
Managers and within a given time frame
• Develop and maintain a good, positive relationship with staff
• Communicate all staff management to the team so they can support it
• Ensure presentation standards are met and enforced
• Check and ensure staff meet all legislative and payroll requirement
• Compile feedback on staff from duty manager
• Develop and maintain relationship with staffing agencies, ensuring staff performance evaluations are forwarded to the agency
• Instigate recruitment drives when necessary, with the assistance of other team members to
increase as the business demands
• Be in attendance at specific events nominated by F&B Administration Manager or Senior Manager
General
• Provide administrative support to the food and beverage department
• Type event menus as prepared by Chef
• Check, format and add beverages to menus
• Provide administrative support for the preparation of department meetings including the
preparation of agendas, distribution of papers, minute taking, and follow up action on matters
arising from meetings to enhance the effectiveness of those meetings.
• Complete all necessary Food Safety Plan documentation and filing.
• Draft correspondence as requested
• Liaise on behalf of food and beverage department where necessary with other departments
• Attend to matters requiring attention in the absence of the food and beverage staff and direct
matters requiring input to the other departments
• Complete allocated projects as requested by F&B Administration Manager or Senior Manager F&B.
• Supervise small events as required
• Other duties as may reasonably be given
Hours
• Flexible to fit in with event requirements including weekends, public holidays and evenings
• Additional work maybe required depending on demand.
Qualification, Experience and Skills
Experience
• Experience as a secretary/administrative assistant
• Sound verbal and written communication skill including excellent grammar and spelling
• Customer service skills
• Exposure to events and event coordination
• Confidentiality
Computer Skills
• Windows 2000
• Email/Outlook
• Excel
• Typing speed of 45 wpm
• EBMS an advantage but not essential
Person Specification
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Patience and ability to handle pressure
• Customer focus
• Organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Supervisory skills
• Sense of humour
Performance Standards / Indicators
• Performance indicators and expectations will initially be based around timeframes of 1, 3 and 6
months, then annually following performance appraisal discussions.
• Measures will be as agreed between the Administration Manager and the incumbent and may be based on,