Cashier/Food Service

Sarasota Jungle Gardens is looking for a Cashier with Cafe experience to join our team. The Cashier will use cash registers, electronic scanners, and other related equipment to conduct monetary transactions with customers.  

The ideal candidate is dependable, has transportation, be able to work weekends and holidays. Reliable, organized with excellent customer service skills, top-notch accuracy, and displays exceptional customer service. 

Responsibilities: 

• Customer service – Greet customers as they enter the location and answer any questions or as needed.  Assist and serve the customers, help locating various products and resolving complaints as they arise.
• Food service --Food preparation, Beverage Sales, Food handler, Dish room, Dry stock, Perishable food inventories, Cleaning experience

• Cash handling – Accept money in the form of cash, checks, and credit or debit cards for items purchased.  Ensure accurate transactions by balancing the cash register at the beginning and end of the shift. Accept and process all returns or exchanges according to store policy.

Requirements: 

• High school diploma required (or equivalent)
• ServSafe Certification it is a plus
• Excellent customer service skills 
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate available equipment, such as cash registers, calculators, or scanners
• Necessary mathematical skills, as needed to make the change and give refunds
• Knowledgeable about the company's products and services and customer-related policies

About Sarasota Jungle Gardens
We are a family-owned and operated attraction that has been beloved for generations. We have big dreams and work hard to fulfill them for the good of our local community, national and international visitors, and employees every day. We educate and delight children and those young at heart with the less hurried, non-manufactured, up close and personal interactions with nature. In fact, we are one of the oldest continuously operated attractions in Florida, and we were established in 1939. We are rich in history and look to preserve memories of ‘old Florida’ days gone by while remaining current and exciting for today’s families, locals, and tourists alike.

Sarasota Jungle Gardens mission is to educate and inspire our community through interactive experiences with animals and nature supported by unmatched customer service.

 Sarasota Jungle Gardens offers Supplemental Insurance 
As an additional benefit is the free admission to 3 different Theme parks across Florida