Café Worker (Part Time)

Columbia Gorge Community College•The Dalles, OR

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Café Worker supports Columbia Gorge Community College by preparing and serving quality food and beverages in a welcoming, inclusive, and student-centered environment. The position provides courteous service to students, including students living in Chinook Residence Hall, as well as employees, visitors, and members of the public. Duties include customer service, point-of-sale and meal-plan transactions, basic food preparation, stocking and inventory rotation, delivery of food and supplies to approved campus locations, dishwashing, cleaning and sanitation, and assistance with café, catering, and related food-service operations. This part-time position is generally scheduled for 15–30 hours per week during fall, winter, and spring terms, with potential hours during summer term based on operational needs. Weekly hours are not guaranteed and may vary with enrollment, residence-hall occupancy, events, and café operations. This position contributes to CGCC’s mission to prioritize equitable access to education, empower all students through learning, and drive inclusive prosperity throughout our community. The Café Worker helps create a sense of belonging by treating each person with respect, dignity, cultural awareness, and care.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Previous food service, hospitality, retail, or customer service experience.
Experience with point-of-sale systems, institutional food service, campus dining, meal-plan programs, catering, or high-volume meal production.
Experience serving and communicating effectively with people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.
Customer service practices that promote dignity, inclusion, access, and belonging.
Basic food preparation, portioning, holding, storage, labeling, and inventory-rotation practices.
Food sanitation and personal hygiene practices, including prevention of contamination and allergen cross-contact.
Safe operation and cleaning of common commercial kitchen and beverage service equipment.
Accurate cash handling, basic math, and use of a computerized point-of-sale system.
Organization, attention to detail, time management, and the ability to shift priorities during busy service periods.
Clear, professional, and respectful communication; ability to ask questions, accept direction, and work collaboratively.
Sound judgment in recognizing and promptly reporting food-safety, customer-service, equipment, or workplace-safety concerns.
Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality when handling student information or campus accounts and meal-plan records.

Responsibilities

Welcome guests, answer questions, take and accurately complete orders, and provide responsive, respectful service to people of varied cultures, backgrounds, identities, languages, and abilities.
Operate the POS system, accurately process cash, card, campus account, meal-plan, complimentary or other authorized transactions, and follow established cash handling and recantations procedures.
Prepare, portion, package, label, and serve menu items according to recipes, production standards portion controls, presentation expectations, and direction from supervisor.
Support scheduled meal service for students living in chinook Residence Hall, including preparing and packaging meals, verifying meal plan use, maintaining accurate service records, and helping ensure dependable service during assigned periods.
Communicate ingredients and allergen information accurately using approved resources; follow established procedure for food allergies, dietary needs, substitutions, and prevention of cross-contact.
Receive, stock, date, label, store, and rotate food and supplies using established inventory and first-in, first-out procedures; monitor quantities and notify the supervisor of shortages, quality concerns, or waste.
Maintain required food temperatures and complete assigned food-safety, production, cooling, holding, cleaning, or other operational records accurately and on time.
Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces, equipment, utensils, dishes, service areas, storage areas, and shared workspaces; follow opening, closing, and scheduled cleaning procedures.
Safely use knives, ovens, ranges, mixers, slicers, dishwashing equipment, beverage equipment, carts, and other approved food-service tools; complete routine care or basic preventive maintenance only as trained and directed, and report equipment problems promptly.
Assist with catering, vending, special events, deliveries, receiving, and other campus food-service needs, which may include transporting food, beverages, equipment, or supplies to approved locations.
Follow college policies and procedures and all applicable food-safety, sanitation, workplace-safety, accessibility, privacy, and nondiscrimination requirements.
Work cooperatively with coworkers and campus partners; communicate schedule, service, safety, or supply concerns promptly; and contribute to an organized, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
Perform other duties as assigned that are consistent with the purpose and level of the classification.