Adjunct Caterer

University System of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The University System of New Hampshire in Durham is seeking a part-time adjunct caterer to plan, prepare, and present high-quality food for campus events, from daily departmental functions to large university gatherings.

The role emphasizes hospitality standards, time management, logistics coordination, and professional client interaction, working with chefs, event coordinators, and student staff to deliver seamless service that reflects the university's values.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated time management and ability to coordinate event logistics.
• Professionalism in client interaction is required.

Responsibilities

• Support hospitality standards for taste, safety, and presentation at catered events.
• Collaborate with chefs, event coordinators, and student staff to deliver seamless service reflecting university values.

Skills

Time management

Logistics coordination

Professional client interaction

Job description

The University adjunct caterer is a part-time service professional responsible for planning, preparing, and presenting high-quality food presentation for a wide range of campus events: from daily departmental functions to large-scale university gatherings. Operating within Hospitality and Campus Services, this role supports the institution's commitment to hospitality by ensuring all catered events meet established standards for taste, safety, and presentation. The position requires strong time management skills, the ability to coordinate logistics, and a high degree of professionalism in client interaction. The caterer works both independently and collaboratively with chefs, event coordinators, and student staff to deliver seamless service that reflects the university's values and enhances the campus experience.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operating within Hospitality and Campus Services, this role supports the institution's commitment to hospitality by ensuring all catered events meet established standards for taste, safety, and presentation.

• The Caterer works both independently and collaboratively with chefs, event coordinators, and student staff to deliver seamless service that reflects the university's values and enhances the campus experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The position requires strong time management skills, the ability to coordinate logistics, and a high degree of professionalism in client interaction.

Compensation Pay Range

$17-$20/hour

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location

Durham

Salary Grade

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00