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Overview:

The mission of Laramie County Community College is to transform our students' lives through the power of inspired learning. Our over-arching goal is that our accomplishments as a community college will distinguish LCCC from others in the nation, in turn benefiting our communities and bringing pride to the Great State of Wyoming. Our core values include Passion, Authenticity, and the Desire to Make a Difference.

Job Summary:

Core responsibilities of this position include:

The Dining Services Part-Time position is a part-time, non-benefited responsible for supporting daily operations of Dining Services. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: full understanding ability to perform both entry level and mid-level dining positions, general cleaning, stocking, dining room cleaning, greeting guest to name just a few. Additionally, this position supports general operations through responding to operational issues, cleaning and organizing of equipment and inventory, providing support to operational areas during peak utilization of services; and insuring operations are efficient and within policy and regulations. We work with all types of availability and believe that school, sports, & family come first. You can have a set schedule, we can change weekly, or be available for on-call.

The Cheyenne campus has a residential population of about 630 students, a commuter population of about 3,000 students, and a faculty staff population of about 300 employees. This LCCC Dining services includes a 328 seat dining center, the Emporium which is a grab & go style retail operation, Micro Market which is a cashless/non-supervised grab & go style retail operation within the Residence Hall complex.

This position requires a variable work schedule and some weekends may be required. The work schedule may be adjusted to meet institutional and Dining Service's needs.

Other tasks may be assigned based on contemporary institutional need.

Benefits: For full listing of benefits, visit .

Compensation: $13.33 - $17.35/hr depending upon directly related experience.

Priority Screening Date: Position is open until filled.

Starting Date: As soon as practical after the hiring process.

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Responsibilities:

Essential Functions: - this position is Non-Exempt, i.e., is eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative; other duties may be assigned).

Handle, store, prepare and cook food products in compliance with safe food handling standards, recipes, department policy, and to established cooking temps for the applicable food product.

Maintain, clean, and inspect equipment, food preparation areas, and storage area to meet and exceed safety, sanitization, and department standards.

Maintain ingredients, inventory, and food storage in clean and organized manor while maintaining compliance for storage standards.

Ensure freshness and quality of ingredients and food products through inspecting, testing, and monitoring ingredients and products.

Prepare, garnish, portion, and service food to guests.

Open and/or close facilities in accordance with procedures and standards.

Assist other cooks, prep cooks, and team members, as required.

Assist with food prep assignments, as required.

Support daily operations for Dining Services through appropriately utilizing resources, supporting operational areas, removing barriers for team success, and adapting to daily operational changes.

Support the implementation and operation of an efficient and self-sustaining campus dining, and food/beverage retail program.

Assist with all daily operations to include preparation of front of the house duties including greeting patrons, providing customer service, preparing for large groups/parties, maintaining a clean and attractive dining environment, supporting logistical operations of guest areas (i.e. cleaning, upkeep, restocking, turning of dining area and furniture, etc.).

Assist other team members, as required.

Foster a warm and welcoming dining and retail environments that support and enhance a dynamic sense of community for all stakeholders.

Ensure all food preparation and operations are conducted in a clean, organized, and sanitary environment and in compliance of policy and regulation.

Conduct all operations with a culture of safety, safe food preparation and handling, and in compliance with all local, county, state and federal regulations.

Dining Services is a collaborative and adaptable team, this position may be asked to support other team members within in their applicable area of responsibility, especially during high facility utilization (i.e. helping food prep, stocking food lines, cleaning of work area, supporting inventory stocking/management, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Proficient working knowledge and ability with personal computing applications - specifically Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), Adobe products (e.g., Reader, Professional).

Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse audience of staff, colleagues and customers.

Proficient culinary skills and abilities set to meet the demands of the described dining environment and operations.

Knowledge and skill with industrial kitchen equipment including (but not limited to) ovens, mixer, knives, broilers, industrial hood operation, freezers, chillers, dishwashing equipment, cleaning supplies, etc.

Knowledge regarding the viable operation of an industrial kitchen associated with dining services, cafeteria, etc.

Ability to manage multiple demands without faltering, and maintaining a positive, proactive approach to the operation.

Skilled at working within an environment that values collaboration, team orientations and inclusive decision making.

Excellent customer service skills; ability to communicate clearly with a variety of people, in one-to-one and small group settings - either face-to-face, by telephone, or by other electronic means - ability to communicate in an informative manner, effectively listen, and be able to handle escalating situations with concern and confidence.

Knowledge of basic office equipment including (but not limited to) personal computer and associated peripherals, fax machine, multi-line telephone, voice recorders, and other electronic devices.

Ability to effectively and professionally execute the essential functions of this position with proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport, communicating with courtesy and tact, accurately determine other's needs, collect necessary information, and follow-through when requested.

Ability to travel when necessary.

Ability to read and interpret instructions in oral, wri.