Food Service Aide (Full-Time, 40 hours, Academic Year)

The University of Rhode Island; Kingston (RI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver for CCRI, RIC, and URI

Paid time off

Paid state holidays

Retirement plan

Job summary

The University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI seeks a Food Service Aide for the 40-hour academic year role. You will prepare and serve beverages, sandwiches, and light meals, operate the cash register, and maintain orderly service areas.

Responsibilities include assisting customers, stocking supplies, and contributing to a courteous dining environment. Flexible scheduling is noted, with duties aligned to academic-year operations.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with serving diners at a counter or table.
• Ability to learn cash register operation and keep simple records.
• Ability to follow simple instructions and maintain a courteous manner.

Responsibilities

• Serve sandwiches, pastries, beverages and light refreshments.
• Prepare and serve coffee, tea, milk drinks, fruit drinks and fountain beverages; make sandwiches and simple cooking tasks.
• Operate cash register, handle transactions, stock shelves, and prepare simple reports.

Skills

Diners service

Cash register

Instructions follow

Courteous demeanor

Education

High school diploma / ten grades

Tools

Cash register

Job description

80 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881

Food Service Aide (Full-Time, 40 hours, Academic Year)

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Full-Time, 40 hrs., Academic Year
A generous benefits package including a tuition waiver for CCRI, RIC, and URI for the successful candidate, spouse, and dependents (if applicable) based on current education. paid time off, paid state holidays, and a mandatory retirement plan are also available in addition to many other types of benefits.
To learn more about the benefits package, please visit:
https://www.exploreemployeebenefits.ri.gov/
URI is unwavering in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as the state’s public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts.
All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at 401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711.
For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the search process may be subject to applicable bargaining unit procedures.
The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment criminal background report paid for by the University.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number CS02337

Job Title

Job Title Food Service Aide (Full-Time, 40 hours, Academic Year)

Position Number

Position Number 100

FTE

FLSA

Pay Rate

Salary Range

Salary Range $33,619 - $35,865 (academic year salary)

Pay Grade Level

Grade 309

Position Type

Union

Union C94/L528 - Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint)

Status

Status Academic Year, Permanent, Full-time

Restriction or Limitation Reason

End Date of Restriction or Limitation

Department Information

Department

Department Dining Retail Operations

Contact(s)

Jenna Visinho
Office of Human Resources
80 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881

Contact Phone/Extension

Contact Email

Physical Demands

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT : At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate. The physical examination is paid for by the University.

Campus Location

Campus Location Kingston

Building(s)

Retail – all locations

Grant Funded

Duties and Responsibilities

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED :
As assigned:
To serve sandwiches, pastry, beverages, or other light refreshments to employees, general public, students, or to patients.
To prepare and serve coffee, tea, milk drinks, fruit drinks or other beverages, ice cream sodas and other fountain beverages and refreshments; to make sandwiches and to perform simple cooking tasks such as cooking bacon, eggs, ham, etc.
To sell a variety of sundry articles for personal use; to arrange stock on a
counter, replenish supplies, take inventories according to explicit instructions, and to prepare simple reports relating to sales and inventories; to operate a cash register and to make change accurately and account for funds.
To set tables with cutlery, sugar, salt and pepper, napkins, etc.; to fill water glasses; to take and transmit written or oral orders for food and beverages; to carry and serve such orders; to compute cost of such orders and present diners with checks for same; to clean tables when diners have eaten; when necessary, to remove dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc., to a designated place for
washing.
To do related work as required

Required Qualifications

KNOWLEDGES , SKILLS AND CAPACITIES :
A familiarity with the methods and techniques usually employed in serving diners at a counter or at a table and the ability to apply such methods and techniques; the ability to make sandwiches and to perform simple cooking task such as cooking bacon, eggs, ham, etc.; the ability to learn the operation of a cash register and to keep simple records; the ability to understand and follow simple instructions; the ability to perform duties in a courteous and cheerful manner; and related capacities and abilities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
EDUCATION :
Such as may have been gained through: completion of ten school grades; or,
EXPERIENCE :
Such as may have been gained through: employment requiring the following of simple
instructions in performing routine repetitive work such as serving persons at a counter or at a table, or as a sales clerk, or soda clerk.
OR:
any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above Education and experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT : At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.

Preferred Qualifications

Environmental Conditions

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Work Hours

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE
WORK HOURS AND DAYS OFF WILL VARY ACCORDING TO WORK LOAD AND BASED ON DEPARTMENTAL NEED .
WORK SCHEDULE MAY INCLUDE WEEKDAYS , WEEKNIGHTS , AND /OR WEEKENDS .
ACADEMIC YEAR DATES FOR THIS POSITION ARE 08/09/26 THROUGH 05/15/27

Posting Date

Posting Date 11/05/2026

Closing Date

Closing Date 11/14/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

Full-Time, 40 hrs., Academic Year
A generous benefits package including a tuition waiver for CCRI , RIC , and URI for the successful candidate, spouse, and dependents (if applicable) based on current education. paid time off, paid state holidays, and a mandatory retirement plan are also available in addition to many other types of benefits.
To learn more about the benefits package, please visit:
https://www.exploreemployeebenefits.ri.gov/
URI is unwavering in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as the state’s public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts.
All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at 401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711.
For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the search process may be subject to applicable bargaining unit procedures.
The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment criminal background report paid for by the University.