Spike's Cafe Barista & Lakeside Grill Student Assistant

Duties will include crafting espresso and other specialty drinks, maintaining a clean and orderly work area, taking orders and payments, excellent customer service, food preparation including chopping, packaging, and cooking food items for sale, receiving deliveries and ensuring accuracy of delivery invoices, and special projects such as inventory, catering events, detailed cleaning, and other tasks as assigned. Employees will be expected to complete required trainings and attend regular staff meetings.

To be successful in this role employees should have a passion for providing excellent customer service, possess problem solving and communication skills, and be able to arrive promptly to scheduled shifts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Training is provided for all tasks required of the position. Previous experience as a barista is preferred.

To be eligible for student employment, an applicant must:

a. Be enrolled in the University of Alaska system with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment; or
b. Have been enrolled the preceding semester for six or more credit hours and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester for employment between semesters; and
c. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA), be in good academic standing, or have approval from the MAU Senior Student Services officer or his/her designee.
d. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the Senior Student Services officer.
e. An applicant must provide evidence of enrollment as outlined above to substantiate employment eligibility.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Juneau Campus. This is a part-time student employee position, earning $14.96/hr. To be eligible for the meal plan stipend, you must regularly work a minimum of 12 hours per week.

This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

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The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Louisa Cryan, UAS Business Partner, at lrcryan@alaska.edu.