Employment

General Information Full-Time Staff (NON-STATE Positions)

Congratulations!!! The University of Connecticut Department of Dining Services is a Great Place to Work and you have made a good choice in seeking employment with our growing department. This page is designed to give you an overview of what to expect when considering filling an application out for employment. To guide you in doing this, please take the time to read through the following information before filling out your application.

Important Information

• PLEASE fil out the Application and Information Waiver forms in full and sign where indicated. Applications not filled out properly will not be considered.
• The position you are applying for is a NON-STATE position.
• References will be checked prior to being scheduled for an interview.
• As a condition of an offer for employment, you will be required to submit to a thorough reference/background/credit/criminal record check, take and pass a drug/Tuberculosis screen, a physical and back evaluation.
• An important factor to stress is that ALL Dining Services employees are considered ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES during the school year. This means that if the University should suspend operations due to inclement weather and you are scheduled to work, you will be required to report to work.
• There will be periods of lay-offs between semesters and some summer lay-offs.
• You may be eligible to apply for unemployment benefits during lay-offs.
• Full-time work schedules are 35 – 40 hours depending on where you work (Retail operations is 35 hours, board plan is 40 hours).
• Schedules are assigned on a seniority basis and will be mainly second shift, which varies from 11:30AM - 8 pm and 4:30 pm to 12 midnight in our retail operations. Schedules will include weekends. The good news is the longer you work, the more potential for you to get an earlier shift.
• Days off will be during the week in most cases.
• All positions entail serving food, heavy lifting, general utility duties and some food preparation. All Schedules include weekends and evening shifts. Dependable transportation required.

Benefits

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