Campus Café Assistant: Fast-Paced Food & Customer Service

University of Richmond; United States; On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Richmond Dining Services seeks a Student Café Assistant for our campus café. This entry-level role covers cashiering, stocking, cleaning, and preparing orders and drinks, with full training provided.

Responsibilities include serving customers, maintaining cleanliness, handling inventory, and supporting special projects. No prior food-service experience is required, and candidates should be friendly, reliable, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Friendly and courteous to coworkers and guests.
• Willing to learn new tasks and take direction.
• Professional in appearance and mannerisms while serving peers.
• Ability to multi task and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to lift 25 pounds.
• Accountability and reliability in communication and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in the café via cashiering, order taking, cleaning and general customer service with a calm, friendly attitude, attention to detail and a sense of urgency.
• Make hot and cold food items to recipe guidelines using hygienic and safe practices with speed and accuracy
• Make hot and cold drinks per recipe hygienic and safe practices with speed and accuracy
• Maintain work area cleanliness, organization and stock levels.
• Make menu items correctly and efficiently.
• Maintain menu item standards following unit specific standards and guidelines.
• Acts as a positive representative of University of Richmond and Dining Services to all guests.
• Prepare, package and serve food to customers or for order pick up.
• Helps with inventory and stocks sales areas.
• Assists with special projects and feedback sessions occasionally

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Professional appearance

Reliability

Accountability

Job description

The University of Richmond Dining Services seeks a Student Café Assistant for our campus café. This entry-level role covers cashiering, stocking, cleaning, and preparing orders and drinks, with full training provided.

Responsibilities include serving customers, maintaining cleanliness, handling inventory, and supporting special projects. No prior food-service experience is required, and candidates should be friendly, reliable, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.