SE Passport Café Assistant

University of Richmond; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Richmond is seeking a part-time Student Café Assistant to support cashiering, food preparation, and service in the campus café. This entry-level role trains on the job and requires no prior food-service experience.

You will learn all café policies and contribute to a friendly, efficient service for students and staff. Responsibilities include handling orders, maintaining cleanliness, stocking, assisting with inventory, and supporting special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Friendliness and courtesy to coworkers and guests.
• Willingness to learn new tasks and take direction.
• Ability to multi task in a fast-paced environment.
• Physical ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in the café via cashiering, order taking, cleaning and general customer service with a calm, friendly attitude.
• 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.
• Act 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.
• Help with inventory and stocks sales areas.
• Assist with special projects and feedback sessions occasionally

Skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Professional appearance

Reliability

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, stocking, cleaning, preparing orders, and preparing food and/or drinks for service. 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 café via cashiering, order taking, 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 per recipe 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.
• 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

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 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 2 (starting rate $13.25/hour)

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.