Part Time - Campus Dining Student Assistant

Part Time - Campus Dining Student Assistant

COMPENSATION:

Pay Rate: $18.00 per hour

SUMMARY:

Under routine direction, this position is responsible for providing overall administrative support kitchen operations, inventory management, garden maintenance, recipe testing, and administrative tasks. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work in both culinary and outdoor environments and is highly organized.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES DEPENDING ON LOCATION:

NOTE: The duties listed below are examples of the variety and general nature of those performed by employees in this job description. The list is descriptive only and should not be used for any other purpose. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This is not an all-encompassing list and additional duties may be assigned based on business needs. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist with food preparation and cooking for recipe development and testing.
• Support plating, tasting sessions, and feedback documentation.
• Accurately measure, portion, and document ingredients. Assists with organizing recipes, notes, and documentation.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen workspace and follow food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Assist with organizing the units' inventory and storage areas and tracks inventory using inventory tracking systems.
• Assist with garden grading and soil preparation. Support planting, harvesting, general garden maintenance, and transfer harvested items to the kitchen, as needed.
• Communicate to the units about what produce is available from the Garden and Grown towers and maintain a record of harvest and units receiving produce.
• Help schedule tasks and maintain project timelines.
• Perform general administrative duties as assigned.
• Must comply with and ensure continued, consistent compliance with all company policies, and federal, state, and local laws/regulations including but not limited to: employment, safety, and health.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

The minimum requirement for applicants is a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) degree. Related experience and/or advanced training or any equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. Previous administrative assistant experience or customer service experience is desired. Must be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace products. Must be able to use general office machines and multi-line telephone. Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and organizational skills are required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to read, write and understand English. Requires the ability to follow verbal and written instructions, guidelines and objectives. Requires the ability to read and comprehend a variety of informational documentation, procedures and correspondence. Requires the ability to write correspondence with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar. Must be able to communicate effectively using electronic media and in written and verbal forms. Requires the ability to effectively communicate with customers and employees.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Requires the ability to prepare and analyze numerical figures, create and interpret spreadsheets. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Requires the ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out general written or oral instructions. Must be able to multi-task, prioritize work and pay attention to detail. Requires above average analytical and quantitative skills.

MANUAL DEXTERITY:

Must be able to utilize a computer and the ability to use a variety of office machines and equipment.

PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION:

Must have the ability to talk/expressing and/or exchanging ideas and hear/perceiving sounds.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Must be able to operate computers, copy machines, and other general office equipment. Extensive use of computer and computer monitor is required. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision for extensive reading and interpretation of charts and/or spreadsheets. Physical demand requirements are at levels for sedentary work. Must be able to use body members to sit, move and lift or carry objects or materials weighing up to 20 pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND HAZARDS

Work is regularly performed in a traditional office setting. There may be occasional exposure to food fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.