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Food Services Assistant

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI Part Time
POSTED ON 6/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/23/2026

CLASSIFICATION: Part-time (30 weeks – 20 hours per week), Hourly

REPORTS TO: Food Service Director

DEPT: Food Service

LOCATION: Corum Student Union

SUMMARY

The Food Service Assistant serves in a multi-faceted position throughout the kitchen. Duties will be assigned by supervisor based on operational needs. This position requires cross-training, being responsible and possessing time management skills. The core of Cornerstone University is defined and driven by its Christ-centered mission and Biblical confession.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Learns and performs various duties throughout the kitchen including but not limited to food preparation, front of the house assistance, checker stand coverage, dining room cleaning, and dish room assistance.

  • Ensures that assigned workstation is clean, sanitary, and well organized.

  • Interacts with guests & customers at meals with professionalism, service and grace, upholding the customer service expectations of Cornerstone University.

  • Provides customer feedback to the Food Service Director.

  • Train and develop student workers

  • Maintain set standard of quality and safety

  • Ability to handle pressure, multi-tasking, and some weekend hours.

  • All Cornerstone University employees will regularly interact with students in a variety of projects, activities, and settings. As such all employees are expected to serve as Christian leaders and mentors by effectively living a gospel-centered lifestyle, ministering and discipling through a biblical worldview.?

  • Other duties may be assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 2 years food service experience

  • Food Handler Certification, preferred

  • Food Allergy Certification, preferred

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  • Strong organizational and mathematical skills

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active Christian commitment.

  • A theology that supports the values and mission of Cornerstone University core commitments evidenced by an ability to affirm and sign the university’s doctrinal statement, “The Cornerstone Confession.”

  • Four other foundational pillars, along with the university’s mission and confession, form Cornerstone’s Core Commitments.

    • The Cornerstone Christian World View
    • The Cornerstone Academic Vision
    • The Cornerstone Beautiful Christian Community
    • The Marriage and Human Sexuality Position Statement

These core commitments convey who we are, what we believe and how we live and work together in community. Employees are expected to faithfully attend an evangelical and biblical church whose core beliefs and practices are consistent with Cornerstone’s confession and core commitments.

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