Food & Beverage Assistant Manager for Special Events

State Role Title: Food Services Technician III - 79213

Hiring Range: $52,000 annually

Pay Band: 03

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Agency Website: https://vmfa.museum/

Recruitment Type: Internal - Current VMFA Employees

About Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA’s growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history. Our holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art. VMFA is also home to important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, and modern and contemporary art, as well as renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art. Recently named the 11th-best art museum in the United States by The Washington Post, VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission. VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

About Food Services Department

At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), we facilitate beautiful memories. Our Events Team is relentlessly passionate about their work. Every event detail is a touchpoint, a foundational pinning, evoking the right ambiance, feeling, and desired energy. Our dedicated service professionals bear witness and make possible some of the best days ever for our guests. “…people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Why Join the Special Events Team?

• Flexible Scheduling: The team works to provide reasonable and advanced-scheduling notice to staff within the agreed upon availability. We are open 365 days a year, therefore there are a variety of shifts to work.
• Team-centric: Work with people whose talents shine not only at work but also beyond work hours. Many of our staff are creatives who find an ease in serving others, have an eye for the details, and enjoy the flexibility this position offers.
• Mission-Driven: Revenue from Special Events and other Enterprise operations directly supports museum operations. VMFA is the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission. Our purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art and to encourage the study of the arts.
• Professional Environment: Professionalism is a key tenet in our workplace. We treat each other no less than how we treat our guests. Come create career-supportive relationships with some of the best service professionals in the industry. Learn and grow with us.

Perks

All VMFA staff enjoy free admission to special exhibitions, previews of special exhibitions, employee pricing for select museum programs and classes, and discounts at Amuse, Floris, Best Café and the VMFA Shop.

General Information

We are currently seeking applications for skilled service professionals who are team-centric and positively energetic individuals to join our Food Services Department as a Food & Beverage Assistant Manager of Special Events. The Food & Beverage Assistant Manager of Special Events reports to and works with the Food & Beverage Manager of Special Events to manage day-to-day, front-of-house operations for large-scale special events and staff and assist restaurant managers in the supervision and operation of their venues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of best practices for food service, event and restaurant operations.
• Moderate knowledge of business and accounting practices.
• Works to be an effective manager of hourly and supervisory staff; has the ability to communicate, document, implement, and enforce departmental policies.
• Strong communication skills (written/reading/verbal), and ability to comprehend directions and instructions; ability to create plans of action and document processes.
• Ability to communicate efficiently, professionally and graciously with guests and co-workers in a fast paced, high-pressure environment.
• Highly motivated, self-starter who is able to independently solve routine problems and is results oriented.
• Ensures compliance with all operational standards, VMFA policies, health code and federal/state/local laws.
• Computer literacy; familiar with or willing to learn food service technology such as HotSchedules, Micros, Open Table, Kronos, and any future technology to the Museum's Food Service Department.
• Flexible availability that includes weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 lbs; stand or walk up to 10 hours.

Contact Information

Name: HR Services

Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum for recruitment related questions.