Now Hiring! Join our team for the 2026 Season. Apply now!

Join Our Team

The Back Kitchen is inviting applications for the 2026 Season. Come be part of a warm, community-oriented team on beautiful Amherst Island.

About The Back Kitchen

The Amherst Island Community Café, also known as the Back Kitchen, is a seasonal volunteer-led restaurant that aims to serve good quality food, support local organizations, hire and train local students, and to promote and host local events.

Our patrons are Island residents as well as those who visit us throughout the summer months. Employees of the Back Kitchen work as a team to provide popular food items at the only public restaurant on the island.

Position Details

Café Staff

Seasonal — the 2026 Season

$16.60 – $17.60 / hr
  • Demonstrated skills or a willingness to develop skills in cooking, food preparation, dishwashing, cleaning, welcoming and serving customers, taking orders, using a Point of Sale system, and handling payments.
  • These positions develop recognized kitchen facility practices and skills, and provide workplace training for greater responsibility in the future.
  • Staff may be required to work split shifts.

The Job

The Café Staff employee provides customer service, prepares menu items to order, and cleans. Café Staff rotate through all aspects of Café operation including working in the kitchen and the front of house. Café staff ensure that patrons have an enjoyable Café experience by providing superior customer service and providing quality food in a pleasant environment.

Reporting to the Café Manager (or in the absence of the Café Manager, Team Lead) staff must carry out all aspects of Café operation including taking orders in person and by phone, food preparation, presentation, serving, presentation of bills and acceptance of payment, dishwashing, and cleaning. Duties may vary, depending on how busy the Café is, but generally staff will be assigned to either the kitchen or the front of house for each shift.

Duties

  • Prepares and presents food according to Café standards
  • Prepares food and cooks menu items to order
  • Cleans the kitchen and washes dishes
  • Disposes of garbage and recycling materials
  • Complies with food handling standards and all permits and policies including public health & safety, and emergency requirements
  • Prepares food for special events and catering, when necessary
  • Greets customers, takes orders in person or on the phone, serves food, uses Point of Sale equipment, and accepts payment

Qualifications & Skills

  • Exceptional commitment to customer service
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to learn tasks and improve upon them as season progresses
  • Demonstrated skills or a willingness to develop skills in cooking, food preparation, dishwashing, cleaning, welcoming and serving customers, taking orders, using a Point of Sale system, and handling payments
  • Completion of training in food handling (arranged by employer), customer service, and cash management or willingness to complete training as required
  • Experience serving customers
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter describing why you would like to join the team and a bit about yourself, as well as your resume, to the email address below.

Send your application to:

backkitchenai@gmail.com

Application Deadline

Friday, April 25, 2026 by 5:00 pm