Careers
Line Cook
At The Coco Café, part of our colorful boutique hotel, you’ll create fresh, flavorful dishes that reflect our passion for local and healthy cuisine. As a Cook, you work efficiently in a dynamic kitchen, combining creativity with consistency while maintaining high standards. You’re a hands-on team player who takes ownership, pays attention to detail, and adapts easily in a vibrant hospitality environment.
Send your resume and application letter to: [email protected]
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and present dishes according to recipes and quality standards
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen workspace
- Support smooth kitchen operations and collaborate with the team
- Ensure food safety, hygiene, and portion control standards
- Contribute ideas for menu items, with a focus on local and healthy options
- Assist with inventory control and minimizing food waste
Waiter
As a Waiter, you’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming and seamless dining experience for our guests. You’ll assist with food and beverage service, support the lead waitstaff, set up and maintain dining areas, and ensure the restaurant remains clean and guest-ready. We’re looking for a friendly, detail-oriented team player who is passionate about hospitality and committed to delivering exceptional service.
Send your resume and application letter to: [email protected]
Key Responsibilities
- Welcome guests and provide warm, attentive service.
- Take and serve food and beverage orders accurately and efficiently.
- Set up, clear, and maintain tables and dining areas.
- Assist guests with menu recommendations and answer questions.
- Support the restaurant team to ensure smooth daily operations.
- Maintain cleanliness and follow food safety and hygiene standards.
- Deliver a memorable dining experience through friendly and personalized service.
Executive Assistant
As Executive Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the hotel’s leadership team by ensuring smooth daily operations, improving efficiency, and contributing to a positive environment for both our guests and team members. You will also work sporadically with our father and co-owner, Theo Rooijakkers, on select tasks.
Your main mission is to provide structure, organization, and support to help the hotel managers focus on strategic initiatives, streamline projects, and ensure a seamless guest and employee experience. We will guide & coach you to become familiar with Boardwalk’s core values, mission, and vision, progressively handing over responsibilities as you grow into the role.
Send your resume and application letter to: [email protected]
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing Schedules & Meeting Preparation – Organizing calendars, preparing meetings, following up on action points, and ensuring smooth communication.
- Email & Communication Management – Handling correspondence, maintaining a clean mailbox, and following up on critical matters.
- Travel & Event Coordination – Booking travel for managers, planning hotel events, organizing site inspections, and coordinating sponsorship events.
- Guest & VIP Relations – Preparing for VIP arrivals, handling special hospitality requests, and ensuring exceptional guest experiences.
- Hotel Operations & Team Engagement – Walking the property, checking cleanliness and service levels, and being a key point of contact for team members.
- Employee Well-being & Team Hospitality – Acting as an extension of hotel management, engaging with employees daily, and ensuring they feel valued.
- Project Management – Assisting with projects across departments, coordinating with vendors and suppliers, and ensuring timely completion.
- Financial & Administrative Support – Managing invoices, reviewing expense reports, assisting with accounting and bookkeeping, and handling key financial transactions.
- Legal & File Management – Organizing administrative documents, managing legal files, and overseeing Boardwalk’s related company, 678 Flags.
- Personal & Confidential Support – Assisting ownership with personal administration, private payments, and the coordination of personal and family matters, always with the highest level of discretion.
- Owner Property Administration – Supporting the administration of owner related properties and rentals, including invoices, tenant coordination, and record keeping.
- Operational Coverage & Flexibility – Stepping in to support departments during staffing shortages, absences, or peak periods, ensuring service standards and daily operations are maintained.
- Process Review & Improvement – Reviewing existing processes and workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and proposing and implementing improvements to enhance quality and efficiency.
This role requires excellent organizational skills, discretion, and attention to detail. You’ll be the trusted right hand to our hotel managers, helping to enhance operations, improve guest & team experiences, and support the hotel’s continued success.
About us
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba is a family-run and locally owned hotel, founded in 1989. Our mission: “We want to be the service and hospitality driven leading Caribbean Boutique Hotel that genuinely brings good vibes and happiness to our guests, our people, our community and our planet, in an easygoing and barefoot luxury atmosphere.”