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Student Campus Employment - Common Grounds Managing Student Lead

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
Harrisonburg, VA Part Time
POSTED ON 9/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/21/2026

Job Title: Student Employee - Managing Student Lead

Department: Common Grounds

Supervisor: Tyler Goss

Employment Type: Part-time, hourly, non-exempt

Pay Range: $14.00 - $14.00

Job Summary:

The Student Employee is responsible for assisting the staff in the assigned department. The Student Employee works with a team of baristas to take orders, make drinks, upkeep the coffee shop’s cleanliness and supplies, and provide welcoming customer service.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

  • Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.
  • Answer incoming phone calls.
  • Perform a variety of administrative and/or office duties.
  • Provide assistance and support to faculty and/or staff in completing special projects as assigned.
  • Perform general administrative responsibilities in support of the department/office/campus.
  • Complete department-specific projects as assigned.
  • Attend the workplace regularly as scheduled, report to work punctually, and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
  • Support the values of the University.
  • Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Work with other Student Leads and Staff Coordinator to establish the priorities of Common Grounds
  • Attend a weekly meeting with the Common Grounds leadership team
  • Support and manage the barista team through scheduling shifts, sending Read & Respond emails, and regular cleaning of the espresso machine and drip coffee maker.
  • Manage the Common Grounds budget, including regular deposits, cash drawer handling, sales analysis, and processing student accounts.
  • Manage the events and marketing through collaborating and communicating with various departments on campus who wish to host events in Common Grounds, supporting the tech of the events, and marketing Common Grounds events and menu items.
  • Managing the products of Common Grounds through ordering and restocking products, keeping an active inventory, and filling out the Concur report each month.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to make entry-level decisions.
  • Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Willingness to ask questions.
  • Understanding of basic department procedures.
  • Ability to maintain a level of professionalism during working hours.
  • Has a genuine desire to help their peers succeed.
  • Be currently enrolled as a student at EMU.

Education and Experience:

High School diploma.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Why Work at EMU?

  • Flexible work scheduling built around your classes
  • Valuable on-campus work experience and resume-building opportunities
  • Convenient, walkable commute on campus

Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.

EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.

EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.

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