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Food & Beverage Attendant
Role summary
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The Food & Beverage Attendant provides friendly, efficient service in hotel restaurants, bars, banquets, and other dining areas. Responsibilities typically include welcoming guests, taking orders, serving food and beverages, preparing tables, processing payments, maintaining cleanliness, and following food safety and responsible-service standards. Candidates are expected to have a positive attitude, strong communication skills, professional presentation, and the ability to work effectively in a busy, multicultural team. Previous hospitality experience is helpful but may not be essential. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and varying shifts is generally required. An Australian RSA certificate may be required for roles involving alcohol service.
Can I work in Australia?
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How it works
How it works: Only Core Skills list jobs (chef, cook, hotel manager) can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423 a year or more; waiters and room attendants are not on the list.
Watch for: The Far North Queensland (Cairns) regional agreement lists waiter, bar and housekeeping supervisors and night auditors, with a pay floor 10% lower.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List for the Skills in Demand visa (Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024, LIN 24/089, compilation of 7 November 2025). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Island resorts rent staff a room in a staff village at low cost; city hotels vary |
|---|---|
| Meals | Island resorts: staff dining at low set prices or 20% off; city hotels vary |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Service charge | None; tipping is not expected; casuals get 25% extra and weekends earn penalty rates (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent, part-time or casual; probation of up to 6 months is common; sponsored visa up to 4 years |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare levy |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Accor
Accor is a major international hospitality group operating hotels, resorts, and serviced residences across more than 100 countries. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, Mövenpick, and Fairmont. Accor provides accommodation, dining, meetings, events, wellness, and guest-experience services to business and leisure travellers. In Australia, the company operates properties in major cities, regional destinations, and resort locations, employing people across front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, culinary, maintenance, sales, and management functions. Accor promotes professional development, internal mobility, service excellence, diversity, and sustainable hospitality practices. Benefits and conditions vary by property, position, and employment agreement.