Job Title: Student Employee - Barista
Department: Common Grounds
Supervisor: Tyler Goss
Employment Type: Work Study or Work Program; Part-time, hourly, non-exempt
Pay Range: $13.00 - $13.00
Job Summary:
The Student Employee is responsible for assisting the staff in the assigned department. The Student Employee works with a team of baristas to take orders, make drinks, upkeep the coffee shop’s cleanliness and supplies, and provide welcoming customer service.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.
- Answer incoming phone calls.
- Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.
- Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.
- Perform general administrative responsibilities in support of the department/office/campus.
- Complete department-specific projects as assigned.
- Attend the workplace regularly as scheduled, report to work punctually, and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
- Support the values of the University.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities:
- Take orders using a Point of Sale (POS) system while providing warm and welcoming customer interaction.
- Make drinks ranging from coffees, teas, milkshakes, and specialty menu items.
- Maintain a clean and inviting coffee shop.
- Work 2-3 two-hour shifts each week and occasional four-hour weekend shifts.
- Work well within a team of baristas while creating an uplifting and supportive atmosphere.
- Exhibit proactive communication with managers and fellow baristas.
- Responsibly lock and unlock the Coffee Shop as needed or directed.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to make entry-level decisions.
- Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Willingness to ask questions.
- Understanding of basic department procedures.
- Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.
- Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.
- Be currently enrolled as a student at EMU.
Education and Experience:
High School diploma.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Why Work at EMU?
- Flexible work scheduling built around your classes
- Valuable on-campus work experience and resume-building opportunities
- Convenient, walkable commute on campus
Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.
EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.
EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.
