Student Manager - Catering

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Position Title:

Student Manager - Catering Job Category:
Student Hourly Job Profile:
Student Help

Job Summary:

Accepting work-study and regular pay applicants.

Accountability Reports to the University Dining Catering Manager.

• The Student Manager is responsible for all student personnel and staffing operations for Catering.
• Maintain constant contact with Floor Managers and Shift Leads to ensure new student employees are trained in the duties associated with their positions (i.e., Catering Event Staff, Bartender, Production Associates).
• Shifts for catering are varied and can include daytime, nights, and weekends.
• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, disciplinary documentation when necessary, and overall supervision of student employees associated with On Point Catering with the assistance of the University Dining Student Employment Office.
• Work with the Catering Manager to provide appropriate and timely scheduling of staff for catered events during the academic semesters, weekends, winter, and summer breaks.
• Ensure all events are covered.
• Approve bi-weekly timesheets for all student employees in People Soft by the set deadline.
• At the end of the new employee probationary period or at least once a semester, conduct employee performance evaluations as determined by the University Dining Student Employment Office.
• Plan and coordinate mandatory student employee orientations at the beginning of each semester and monthly on-going trainings/meetings with the assistance of the Shift Leads and Floor Managers.
• Prepare and facilitate a detailed and organized agenda for all meetings.
• Implement and maintain a program to assess student staff members’ knowledge and skills to ensure effective performance in each position.
• Serve as a back-up when team members are not able to cover shifts or if additional support is needed.
• Frequent communication with Floor Managers, Shift Leads, and full-time staff to learn of updates, suggestions, concerns, and respond to student employee conduct issues with the assistance of the University Dining Student Employment Office.
• Attend monthly mandatory Student Manager meetings, semesterly orientations/trainings, and other Student Manager activities as deemed by the University Dining Student Employment Office and/or Catering Manager.
• Being held accountable and abide to the policies outlined in the University Dining Student Staff Supervisory, and Student Manager Contract.
• Other duties as assigned by Management Team.

• Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, good interpersonal skills, strong oral communications skills, and active listening skills.
• All applicants must be at least a part-time student (enrolled in at least 6 undergraduate or 5 graduate credits) and be in good academic standing (cumulative and semester GPAs of 2.0 or higher).
• Applicants must pass a criminal background check (only criminal activity directly pertaining to the position description will be evaluated.)
• Applicant must have valid driver's license and be approved to drive State vehicles upon hire.
• Successful applicants must pass all UWSP mandatory trainings along with department specific (food handling) trainings as part of their employment onboarding.
• Upon the completion of the eight-week probationary period, the staff supervisor will conduct a performance evaluation with results impacting the students’ future employment status.

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