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We're excited about re-opening The Swamp Restaurant, one of Gainesville's most beloved and iconic restaurants, serving the Gator nation since 1924 with great food, excellent customer service, and a unique dining experience that you won't forget. We are actively accepting résumé and interviewing candidates for positions at the new location. If you are hoping to work with us in Summer or Fall 2022, now is the time to apply so that we can hold a spot for you! For some roles, training begins in Spring 2022 so that team members can gain experience and support the grand re-opening. The Swamp team is also offering temporary roles at sister restaurants for applicants looking to start now. If interested, ask for more information during your interview. We look forward to seeing you at Swamp!

Open Positions

Back of House

Position	Description
Server	The Swamp is hiring qualified Restaurant Servers to take and deliver orders. As a Server, you’ll be the face of our restaurant and responsible for our customers’ experiences. Food server responsibilities include ensuring our tables are clean and tidy when guests arrive, presenting menus and serving food and beverages. You need to be quick on your feet (literally and metaphorically) and have a polite and friendly attitude.	Apply
Busboy	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring reliable Busboys to clear tables and perform other hospitality duties. As a Busboy, you will ensure the restaurant is operating efficiently. There are no formal requirements to qualify for this role, and we are willing to train the right people. However, having related catering or restaurant experience is a plus.	Apply
Host/Hostess	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring a host/hostess whose responsibilities include greeting guests, providing accurate wait times and escorting customers to the dining and bar areas. For this role, the ideal candidate should have solid organizational and people skills to make sure our guests have a positive dining experience from the moment they arrive till their departure. Ultimately, you’ll ensure we provide excellent customer service and a pleasant dining experience to our guests.	Apply
Barback	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring an observant, adept barback who can work with other staff members to ensure that our customers receive prompt, seamless service. The bar back will assist in cleaning the bar, preparing garnishes, ensuring the bar is well stocked with napkins, straws, glassware, garnishes, and all other necessities, and taking on other duties to support the bartender and ensure that the bar operates smoothly. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable about menu items, attentive, and focused on providing the best possible service in a fast-paced environment.	Apply
Bartender	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring a professional, high-energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. As a bartender, you will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.	Apply
Working Kitchen Manager	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring an experienced kitchen manager to oversee the daily operations of our establishment’s kitchen staff. As the kitchen manager, you will be responsible for overseeing food preparation, ordering supplies, scheduling shifts, and monitoring inventory levels. To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have proven culinary and management experience. In addition to being an excellent communicator, you should also demonstrate outstanding leadership and organizational abilities.	Apply
Assistant Kitchen Manager	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring an professional assistant kitchen manager to assist the Working Kitchen Manager in overseeing our establishment. As an Assistant Kitchen Manager, you will supervise all operations in the kitchen, monitor the performance of the staff, train the newly hired crew, and create an inventory report of all supplies. The ideal candidate needs to be customer-oriented and detail-oriented, and must also have management skills, critical thinking skills, and organizational skills.	Apply
Line Cook	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring skillful Line Cooks to prepare food to the exact chef’s specifications and to set up stations for the menu. Line Cook duties will consist of assisting the executive and sous chef with their daily tasks. The successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our customer satisfaction and acquisition goals.	Apply
Salad Station & Dishwasher	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring a Salad Station & Dishwasher who will work in the Kitchen department. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining the salad station while cleaning dishes in a food service environment to ensure that the kitchen has a steady supply of clean plates, bowls, silverware, pots, pans and glasses.	Apply
Dishwasher	The Swamp Restaurant hiring a dedicated, organized dishwasher who enjoys working as part of a team in a fast-paced culinary environment. The dishwasher’s duties include washing soiled plates and flatware from tables thoroughly. Other duties include prioritizing loads of different types of crockery and kitchenware, hand-washing dishes, loading the dishwasher and placing dishes to dry.	Apply

Management/Office

Position	Description
Restaurant Manager	The Swamp Restaurant is looking for a Restaurant Manager to lead all aspects of our business. As a Restaurant Manager, you will deliver a high-quality menu and motivate our staff to provide excellent customer service. Responsibilities include maintaining the restaurant’s revenue, profitability and quality goals. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient restaurant operation, as well as maintain high production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.	Apply
Assistant Manager	The Swamp Restaurant is searching for a reliable, innovative Assistant Restaurant Manager to supervise operations at our bustling restaurant. The assistant restaurant manager's duties include scheduling shifts, balancing cash registers, and overseeing payroll. You should also address customers' complaints and queries in a swift, courteous manner.	Apply
General Manager	The Swamp Restaurant is looking for an organized and goal-oriented restaurant general manager to oversee the running of our restaurant. The restaurant general manager is responsible for finding suitable staff and training them, keeping a record of all income and expenses, and working with kitchen staff to develop a menu.	Apply
Social Media and Marketing Intern	The Swamp Restaurant is hiring a Social Media Intern whose responsibilities include assisting in a range of marketing initiatives and campaigns. Their duties include tracking analytics for social media campaigns, creating social media posting schedules and writing captions for social media posts. This position is currently unavailable but you are free to submit an application for future openings.	Full
Greek Ambassador	Join The Swamp marketing team and gain valuable, professional work experience while you're still in school! This position offers a very flexible schedule, working 5-10 hours per week around your classes, helping us spread the word to the UF Sorority and Fraternity communities about our restaurant and events. This position is currently unavailable but you are free to submit an application for future openings.	Full

We are an Equal Opportunity Workplace

Swamp Restaurant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Swamp Restaurant does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.