SE Cellar Café Assistant

University of Richmond; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Richmond Dining Services is seeking a Student Café Assistant to support cashiering, serving, stocking, and preparation of orders in the campus café. This entry-level role provides on-the-job training and requires a friendly, reliable approach.

You will handle food and beverage prep to recipe guidelines, check IDs, maintain clean workspaces, and assist with opening and closing duties. Prior experience is not required, but good multitasking and a professional appearance are

Qualifications

• Desire to be friendly and courteous to coworkers and guests.
• Ability 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in the Cellar via cashiering, order taking, serving, cleaning and general customer service.
• Make hot and cold food items to recipe guidelines with hygienic practices.
• Make hot and cold drinks to recipe guidelines with hygienic practices.
• Maintain work area cleanliness, organization and stock levels.
• Make menu items correctly and efficiently.
• Maintain menu item standards following unit standards and guidelines.
• Represent the University of Richmond and Dining Services to guests.
• Ensure hygienic work spaces by cleaning and organizing, labeling/dating, dish washing, trash/recycling/composting, sweeping, mopping.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Willing to learn

Professional appearance

Multi-tasking

Standing ability

Lifting 25 lbs

Job description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Student Café Assistant is required to know all policies and follow them. Student Café Assistants assist in all functions of the café including; cashiering, serving, stocking, hosting, preparing orders, ID checking, cooking, preparing food and/or drinks for service, cleaning, and opening and closing duties. This is an entry-level job that provides training, and does not require previous experience in food service. Basic tasks, skills and knowledge can be learned on the job.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Assists customers in the Cellar via cashiering, order taking, serving, cleaning and general customer service with a calm, friendly attitude, attention to detail and a sense of urgency.
• Makes hot and cold food items to recipe guidelines using hygienic and safe practices with speed and accuracy
• Makes hot and cold drinks to recipe guidelines using hygienic and safe practices with speed and accuracy
• Maintains work area cleanliness, organization and stock levels.
• Makes menu items correctly and efficiently.
• Maintains menu item standards following unit specific standards and guidelines.
• Acts as a positive representative of University of Richmond and Dining Services to all guests.
• Ensures hygienic work spaces by cleaning, organizing, labeling/dating (First in First Out), dish washing, trash/recycling/composting, sweeping, mopping and other general cleaning related to the normal upkeep of a food service space.
• Prepare, package and serve food to customers or for order pick up.
• Helps with inventory and stocks sales areas.
• Completes any other tasks requested by a supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A desire to be friendly and courteous to your coworkers and guests
• Must be willing to learn new tasks and take direction
• The ability to be professional in appearance and mannerisms while serving peers
• Must have the ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds
• Accountability and reliability in regards to communication and scheduling.
• Must have the ability to multi task and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Pay Grade: SP Student 4, starting at $14.80

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.