Department
Dining Service - Thorne Hall
Job Summary
0Bowdoin College is located in Brunswick Maine with a student population of almost 2000. We make everything from scratch and are consistently rated in the top 10 for college dining! We have our own butcher shop, bakeshop, and organic garden that all supply food to our 2 dining halls and 3 retail locations. This position will support our SuperSnack operation in Thorne Hall. This is a highly popular, late night service for students.
The Casual Dining Assistant is responsible for the following:
- Performs functions in support of cold food preparation, servery set up and replenishment, and customer food service.
- Sanitation duties as assigned which include but is not limited to, sweeping and moping floors, working the dish room and pots & pans cleaning area, wiping walls, tables, and chairs, cleaning employee restrooms, all kitchen cooking equipment, refrigerated, frozen, and dry storage area, and loading dock area.
- Operate computerized checking system that determines access eligibility to the dining halls.
- Greet dining service patrons and verifying student identification/board eligibility for specific meals.
- Verify meal counts.
- Provide coverage for the front and back of the house, filling in as needed.
Pay and Shift Differentials:
- Pay: $18.00/per hour
- 2nd Shift Differential (10%): Applies to hours worked from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm (i.e., $18.00 × 10% = $1.80 additional per hour)
- 3rd Shift Differential (15%): Applies to hours worked from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am (i.e., $18.00 × 15% = $2.70 additional per hour)
- Supersnack Premium: Additional $4.00 per hour for eligible hours, $18.00 + $4.00 = $22.00/per hour (10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.)
- Weekend Differential: Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
Education/Skills Requirements
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong problem solving and customer service skills
- Ability to understand and practice recycling and sustainability practices.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, multi-task efficiently,
- Ability to follow written and oral direction
- Ability to perform simple mathematic equations
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Must demonstrate good personal hygiene practices.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
- No prior experience necessary. Willing to train the right candidate for the role!
Preferred:
- Some related experiences.
Standard Work Days and Hours
- This is a part-time, non-benefit eligible position working less than 20 hours/ week.
- The candidate selected will work SuperSnack shift (i.e., SuperSnack shift – SuperSnack is a highly popular, late night service for students. Employees hired into this shift will be eligible for shift differential).
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Employment Category
Casual
Open Until Filled
No
Benefits Eligible
No
Pay Type
Hourly
Type of Posting
Internal/External
EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.