Job Details

Food Service Aide (Full-Time, 40 hours, Academic Year)

Position Number: 7003188
Location: Kingston, RI
Position Type: Food Services

Food Service Aide (Full-Time, 40 hours, Academic Year)

Posting Number: CS02231
FTE:
FLSA:
Pay Rate:
Salary Range: $32,640 - $34,820 (ACADEMIC YEAR SALARY)
Pay Grade Level: Grade 308
Union: C94/L528 - Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint)
Status: Academic Year, Permanent, Full-time
Department: Dining Central Operations
Campus Location:

Duties and Responsibilities:
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

As assigned:
To serve sandwiches, pastry, beverages, or other light refreshments to employees, general public, students, or to patients.
To prepare and serve coffee, tea, milk drinks, fruit drinks or other beverages, ice cream sodas and other fountain beverages and refreshments; to make sandwiches and to perform simple cooking tasks such as cooking bacon, eggs, ham, etc.
To sell a variety of sundry articles for personal use; to arrange stock on a
counter, replenish supplies, take inventories according to explicit instructions, and to prepare simple reports relating to sales and inventories; to operate a cash register and to make change accurately and account for funds.
To set tables with cutlery, sugar, salt and pepper, napkins, etc.; to fill water glasses; to take and transmit written or oral orders for food and beverages; to carry and serve such orders; to compute cost of such orders and present diners with checks for same; to clean tables when diners have eaten; when necessary, to remove dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc., to a designated place for
washing.
To do related work as required

Required Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES:

A familiarity with the methods and techniques usually employed in serving diners at a counter or at a table and the ability to apply such methods and techniques; the ability to make sandwiches and to perform simple cooking task such as cooking bacon, eggs, ham, etc.; the ability to learn the operation of a cash register and to keep simple records; the ability to understand and follow simple instructions; the ability to perform duties in a courteous and cheerful manner; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION:
Such as may have been gained through: completion of ten school grades; or,

EXPERIENCE:
Such as may have been gained through: employment requiring the following of simple
instructions in performing routine repetitive work such as serving persons at a counter or at a table, or as a sales clerk, or soda clerk.

OR:
any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above Education and experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician's certificate.

Preferred Qualifications:

Posting Date: 03/13/2026
Closing Date: 3/22/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Full-Time, 40 hrs., Academic Year

A generous benefits package including a tuition waiver for CCRI, RIC, and URI for the successful candidate, spouse, and dependents (if applicable) based on current education. paid time off, paid state holidays, and a mandatory retirement plan are also available in addition to many other types of benefits.

To learn more about the benefits package, please visit:
https://www.exploreemployeebenefits.ri.gov/

URI is unwavering in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as the state's public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts.

All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at 401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711.

For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the search process may be subject to applicable bargaining unit procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment criminal background report paid for by the University.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16213