Commons Associate - Utility (Full Time, Full Year)

Job no: 492904
Position type: Staff Full Time - Full Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Division/Equivalent: VP for Admin & Treasurer
School/Unit: Dining Conferences and Campus Events
Department/Office: Commons
Categories: Service

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Title: Commons Associate - Utility (Full Time, Full Year)

$500 Sign-On Bonus Available!

Position Purpose:

Bates Dining, Conferences and Campus Events provides/oversees services for a self-operated student dining program, campus catering, cash dining operations, vending, summer programs, one day programs, major campus events, campus space scheduling and non-student short term housing. The Utility Associate position primarily serves as front line support to student dining, but may be called upon to assist in any other area of the DCCE operation as needed As such, the successful candidate needs to have a basic understanding/skill set in all food service areas to include, but not limited to, culinary, catering, cash operations and receiving and must be able to work independently.

This position calls for someone with the ability to follow food safety and sanitation procedures and the demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with individuals and groups with varying backgrounds, perspectives, education and skills. Ability to work as part of a dynamic team who embraces communication and inclusiveness is essential to the candidates’ success. Exemplary organizational and time management skills, outstanding customer service skills and attention to detail are a must.

Job Duties:

Student Dining

  • Assist as needed in food stations
  • Perform front of the house duties: beverage, choices, cereals, cashier, building duties and room set-ups, etc.
  • Receive and put away stock
  • Assist in the kitchen
  • Assist in catering, catering/delivery
  • Assist in cash operations
  • Assist in the dishroom

Additional Responsibilities

  • Ensures that proper sanitation and safety standards are maintained
  • Promotes and values diversity and practices two-way communication.
  • Develops an excellent working relationship with other areas of Dining and the institution.
  • Maintains the highest levels of customer service practices at all times.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.
  • Meeting schedule includes monthly Dining, Conferences and Campus Events town meetings and monthly sector meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

  • High school diploma or equivalent desired
  • Serve Safe certification preferred
  • A valid driver's license is preferred

Experience

Previous food service experience desired.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Strong commitment to customer service.
  • Exemplary organizational and time management skills are a must
  • Ability to multitask
  • Understands and thrives in a high volume food service environment
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
 

Benefits:  

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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