Food Court Captain

Job Description

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA), producer of ARTSCAPE, is seeking enthusiastic and hardworking Food Court Captains to assist with event management from

Thursday, July 15 through Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Objective: To act as the liaison between food vendors and Food Court Coordinator

Job Description and Schedule

Main Duties for all Food Court Captains include:

  • Making rounds of your assigned food court and also food vendors stationed near the area of your food court, staying stationary within the court when not making rounds
  • Assisting Food Court Coordinator with vendor set up and check in
  • Inspecting vendors every hour
  • Aggressively reporting concerns, issues and other feedback to Food Court Coordinator
  • Troubleshooting issues (example: electricity, trash, grease, illegally parked cars, etc.)
  • Ensuring all vendors follow festival guidelines (example: where to dispose of trash, recyclables and grease; gray water)
  • Monitoring trash and recycling receptacles, and, when receptacles are full, notifying Food Court Coordinator. Manage each shift’s Green Team volunteers to ensure festival goers throw recyclable items in the proper bins.
  • Communicating with and answering questions from vendors, BOPA staff, and festival goers
  • Providing Food Court Coordinator with detailed report at the end of the festival weekend
  • Any other duties as required

Food Court 1 – located at Mt.Royal and Mosher

Reports to: Zone Manager 1 and Tara

Food Court 2 – located at AAA Lot (Mt Royal and Cathedral)

Reports to: Zone Manager 2 and Tara

Food Court 3 – located at 1401 Charles Street

Reports to: Zone Manager 3 and Tara

Food Court 4 – located at 1700 block of Charles Street

Reports to: Zone Manager 4 and Tara

The schedule that you are required to work (no exceptions) is as follows:

  • Thursday, July 15 from 7:30am to 6pm (8:00am staff meeting; vendors check-in that day)
  • Friday, July 16 from 8am to 11pm
  • Saturday, July 17 from 9am to 11pm
  • Sunday, July 18 from 9am to 12am or clear

Job Qualifications

  • Be over the age of eighteen with a valid driver’s license
  • Restaurant and/or food vendor management experience highly preferred; Artscape experience ideal
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with and sense of positive customer service
  • Experience with and ability to collaborate and work in a team environment
  • Excellent skills in task management and prioritization
  • Ability to follow directions, work independently and take initiative
  • Skilled in problem identification and resolution
  • Able to lift and carry approximately fifty (50) pounds
  • Endurance for long hours in an active, stressful production setting with the ability to work outdoors in possibly extreme heat or in wet weather
  • Be high energy!
  • Have a desire to see the "backstage" activity and learn how a major public event is operated
  • Provide at least two professional job references at interview
  • Candidates must work all shifts throughout the ARTSCAPE festival

Benefits to you

  • With a passion for the Arts and/or Events Management, you will have proven experience of successfully delivering and managing festivals; great experience for your résumé. ARTSCAPE is the largest free outdoor arts festivals in the United States.
  • You will be paid twelve dollars ($12.00) an hour as an independent contractor. (This means that you will be issued an IRS 1099 form at the end of the year, you are responsible for any taxes, and you are not eligible for any benefits.)
  • Lunch and dinner are provided Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; free parking for the weekend.

More Information/How to Apply

  • If you would like more information on the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, please visit our home page at Information specific to ARTSCAPE is available at
  • To apply for this position, interested individuals must forward a cover letter, referencing the title of this position, two job references, and your résumé to BOPA via email to (plain text or MS Word format) to the attention of D. Zink. All resumes submitted without a cover letter will be disregarded. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 2, 2010 by 5:00pm.

Please keep in mind we will be contacting only those candidates whom we feel may be a good fit for interviews as we are filling positions immediately.

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