Dining Room Attendant, Intermittent

About Seattle Center: 

Seattle Center is where community comes together—an iconic, inclusive destination that delights and inspires the human spirit. Seattle Center is the region's premier civic, arts and family gathering place in the core of our city and region, home to more than 30 arts, cultural, and entertainment organizations, family attractions, and tourist amenities.  Seattle Center expanded its role recently beyond our well-known 74-acre campus, to serve as the City’s lead for operating Seattle’s new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle’s downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. As a department of the City of Seattle, Seattle Center contributes to the quality of life for Seattle residents—and the region's economy and image as its top visitor destination.

About this position:

We are seeking qualified intermittent Dining Room Attendants to clean the dining room in the Seattle Center Armory. Intermittent shifts are available during peak tourist, visitor and event periods without any guaranteed minimum hours. Shifts can be day or evening and need is greater on weekends and holidays. Successful candidates will be available for shifts during Bumbershoot Festival (Labor Day Weekend), Folklife Festival (Memorial Day Weekend), Bite of Seattle, Pride Festival and holidays including New Year’s Eve. This position reports to the Armory Manager.

• Monitor dining area, clean tables using a pushcart containing cleaning supplies and trash containers
• Empty garbage, compost and recycling bags and clean large garbage receptacles weighing up to 25 pounds
• Sweep, dust mop and mop floors
• Adjust tables and chairs to keep dining area safe and organized. 
• Operate and maintain cleanliness around trash compactor and receptacle can washer
• Provide uplifting customer service while answering general questions from patrons

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Experience working in commercial dining rooms, food service, commercial janitorial industry or other applicable work history.
• Ability to interact in a helpful and courteous manner with a diverse workforce and patrons.
• Ability to read and communicate in the English language.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Shifts are generally between the hours of 10:00 am and 9:30 pm depending on events
• Able and willing to work shifts during weekends and holidays

• Ability to lift and carry items safely up to 25 pounds
• Ability to bend and stoop for extended periods of time
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time

This is an intermittent/on-call position with no guaranteed minimum number of hours.  Hours are based on events and peak visitor periods at Seattle Center.

The full salary range for this position is $29.62 - $31.49 per hour. Temporary employees begin at step 1, which is $29.62 hourly. Intermittent employees do not get salary step increases. You'll also get premium pay that increases the more hours you work. (Starts at an additional 5% on top of your base rate, up to 25%!)

How to Apply:

This posting will be open until filled.  The first review will take place on August 14, 2026.

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To align with our commitment to equity and the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative, Seattle Center is collecting cover letters and resumes without personal identifiers to achieve a blind screening process. 

Pre-Employment Physical - Successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment physical.  

Background Check - This position involves background check of conviction and arrest records in compliance with Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be provided with an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

Why work at the City?

The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in dismantling racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and create and provide equitable processes and services. Seattle Office of Civil Rights)

For helpful tips on the application process and recruitment process: Working at the City - Human Resources | seattle.gov

Salary : $27 - $31