Job Title: Student Assistant - Food Service
Location: UWG Recruiting Location
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Job ID: 244838
About Us Since 1906, UWG has been home to those who are eager to take their own path, learn, and grow. With more than 12,700 students from across Georgia, 34 other states and 64 countries, 95+ undergraduate programs and concentrations, and 35 master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree programs, we’ve come a long way since then. Today, we’re a regional powerhouse making a $626 million local economic impact.

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Job Summary

The Student Food Service Worker is responsible for performing routine tasks related to the food service area such as prepare fresh food items, cashiering, and stocking. Performs customer service functions, such as greeting customers, operating cash registers, which includes completing cash and credit transactions, keeping kitchen and dining room area clean and neat. Position may at times be required to work with various kitchen equipment, empty trash cans, fill condiment dispensers, vacuum, and other duties as assigned.

Student works under direct supervision exercising moderate independent judgment. May be selected to work at one of our Dining Halls, Catering, or Retail locations.

EXPERIENCE - Earn real work experience to put on your resumé and a valuable reference for a job well done. The customer service, teamwork, time management, and multitasking skills you will learn with us will be valuable no matter what career path you seek.

CONVENIENCE - Work schedules are compatible with course load and convenient work locations are within walking distance to all campus activities and residential facilities.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT - For those who are interested, opportunities for advancement and more leadership experience are available through our student management program.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a current UWG student enrolled for at least six credit hours and maintaining at least a 2.0 grade-point average.
• Excellent Customer Service Skills.
• Be able to work 20 hours a week.
• May need to complete additional cashier training within the first 30 days of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Food Service Experience.
• Ability to work well with others.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to follow federal law in regards to affirmative action and equal opportunity. The University of West Georgia's affirmative action program and related policies are developed in compliance with Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, as amended; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Sections 503 & 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II) and their implementing regulations; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as it amends 38 U.S.C. 4212.