Job Description:

Washington and Lee University Dining Services has multiple part-time positions available. With five retail restaurants, one all-you-care-to-eat facility, scratch bakery, and a full service catering department, there are positions available that will suit just about any schedule and skill set.
$15.76/hour starting pay.
Flexible schedule we will work to provide the hours and schedule you are looking for!
Work as few as 5 hours per week or as many as 29 hours per week.
Free meal at every shift.
Excellent opportunities for career growth.

Washington and Lee University actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in their areas of expertise.

Under general direction of the Manager or Supervisor, performs a variety of food service related duties. Duties include food preparation, station set up, customer service, restocking of supplies, general cleaning assignments, cashiering, and setup of special events. May work in a variety of dining venues.

WORK HOURS: Varied, may include weekends, mornings, evenings, and occasional holidays.

In this position you are limited to 29 or fewer hours per week and less than 999 hours in your anniversary year.

ESSENTIAL AND RELATED FUNCTIONS:

• Performs food preparation according to departmental standards. Follows Serve Safe guidelines in regards to food preparation and service. Adheres to uniform dress code.
• Follows inventory and stocking system; ensures that supplies are properly stored and organized in work station areas.
• Participates in set up, service and breakdown of assigned work areas and catered events.
• Maintains cash register, handling cash, credit cards and University ID transactions.
• Other duties as assigned.

The university requires employees to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and new employees must provide proof of at least their first shot prior to the first day of employment. Individuals may seek a medical or a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.

External Applicants: Complete the online application forms. Cover letter and resume are optional. If your upload a resume on the Quick Apply screen, the application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page. You may add a cover letter to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience application page if you wish. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it. The online application form requires you provide names and contact information for three professional references.

Current W&L Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account. Click Apply from the Open W&L Jobs report. Update your Education and Job History. Provide information for three professional references in the appropriate boxes. Fill out the required questionnaire. Cover letter and resume are optional. Refer to the Job Aid for additional guidance.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED preferred. ServSafe certification or willingness to acquire within a year of employment date. Ability to multitask in a fast paced work environment. Must be able to follow verbal and written directions and provide responses in writing. Ability to use computers to read and respond to emails and to use basic applications is also required. Must be committed to following departmental standards and guidelines to ensure the safety of self and others. Must be able to pass an extensive background check.

Physical Requirements:

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Working Conditions:

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

Types of work

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Non-Benefit Eligible

FLSA:

Non-Exempt