Student Employees EMDH Dining & Catering Services

Job Details

Title: Student Employees for EMDH Dining & Catering Services
Employee Classification: Student Help Regular
Division Name: Student Affairs
Department: Event Management, Dining and Hospitality

Residential dining employment:
Watterson Dining Commons at Watterson Towers and Marketplace at Linkins at Tri-Towers.

Retail food service employment:
McAlister's Deli, The Landing, Timbers Grill, Qdoba, University High School, and Starbucks.

Catering employment:
University locations including the Bone Student Center. Front of house and back of house employees will help prepare and serve meals and buffets to ensure great service events.

Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality is committed to providing an outstanding dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and guests in all of our locations.

We welcome you to work with us! Become part of something larger than yourself by joining this vital team. Student employees enjoy an opportunity to improve time management skills, build their resume, learn new skills, and enjoy University breaks off work! Students work schedules are based around their existing class schedule, and accommodations are made for finals week.

Upon completion and processing of this application, approved applicants will be emailed a link to choose from several different opportunities and environments within Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality.

Student employees are eligible to participate in the University’s 403(b) Plan. More information can be found here.

$15.25/hour

A variety of shift and hour options are available. Some weekend availability is required in most areas. Please read the information that will be emailed to you upon completion of this application for specific hour requirements.

• Move about in various locations across campus as needed to complete day‑to‑day work.
• Effectively communicate on a daily basis.

Spring 2026

Christy Moss

Central Hiring Office

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

In addition, all appointments are contingent upon proof of eligibility for employment at Illinois State University to perform the required duties described above on your scheduled start date. The Immigration and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99-603, requires all new employees to file an I‑9 in person and no later than three days from the beginning of employment. This may be accomplished within the department or through Human Resources.

A list of the types of documentation you will be expected to provide is available at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Failure to comply with this law will result in cancellation of your appointment.

Illinois State University, as your employer, is required by federal law to ensure proper tax withholding from wages and to ensure that the required reporting of employee wages, withholding, and employment taxes is accurate. For this reason, every employee must have a valid Social Security Number registered with the University at the time of employment and/or as soon after as possible, but no later than 45 days from the start date.

Failure to comply with this law may…