Dining Services Attendant (Part-Time)(Academic)

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the University of Arizona as a part-time Dining Services Attendant, providing essential customer service in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include food service, preparation, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and preferably some food service experience, contributing to the vibrant campus community.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up serving lines and serve customers.
• Perform food preparation tasks.
• Maintain cleanliness of dining and kitchen areas.

Skills

Customer Service

Ability to lift and transport up to 50lbs

Basic Math

Effective Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Posting Number req23085

Department Arizona Student Unions

Department Website Link https://union.arizona.edu/

Location Main Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

Join our dynamic Global Dining Services team at the University of Arizona's Student Unions. As a part-time Dining Services Attendant, you'll provide customer services to students, staff and community members in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This position is an academic position. This position will be under the Academic Year schedule, the position will have the summers off and start back up in August and continue through May.

The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here .

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets up and replenishes serving lines and serves customers in food service units
• Gathers hot and cold food for service line and serves to customers
• Greets and serves customers, place orders and process payments.
• Performs food preparation tasks such as sandwich and salad making and beverage preparation, following written standardized recipes
• Clean and process fruits and vegetables and prepares various salads, according to written standardized recipes
• Cleans and sorts dirty dishes, silverware and glassware and operates dishwashing machines
• Maintains cleanliness of dining room and kitchen areas; sweeps, mops and vacuums floors; cleans dishes from tables and cleans dining room tables and chairs
• Operates and cleans food service equipment
• Inventories area and completes required forms
• Maintains sanitation, health and safety standards in work area

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to lift and transport up to 50lbs.
• Knowledge of basic math

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent learning attained through experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous food experience

FLSA Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time Part Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week up to 19.50

Job FTE 0.49

Work Calendar Academic

Job Category University Operations

Benefits Eligible No Benefits

Rate of Pay $16.50 - $18.75

Compensation Type hourly rate

Grade 2

Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator .

Career Stream and Level OC1

Job Family Culinary & Food Services

Job Function University Operations

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies 1

Target Hire Date 7/7/2025

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates HR-Client-StudentUns:
[e-mail]
Leanne Weigel:
[e-mail]

Open Date 6/13/2025

Open Until Filled Yes

Documents Needed to Apply Resume

Special Instructions to Applicant

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at [e-mail].