A Waiter or Waitress takes orders and serves food and beverages to customers in restaurants. Answers customer questions about menu items, prepares checks and collects payment, and assists with clearing dishes and tables. May work in banquet or dining halls.
This is a part-time, on-call position located on the Spencer Campus. Primary responsibilities are to cook, plan, prepare, and help serve meals for students, staff, and special events with occasional evenings and weekends. A sincere commitment to customer service is necessary.
Position:
On-Call Cook/Server
Classification:
Unclassified
Department:
Dining Services
Report To:
Dining Services Supervisor
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
(%
OF THE TIME
):
Constant (67-100%)
Plan, prepare, and cook meals for students, staff, and special events in a safe, sanitary, and enjoyable manner.
Knowledge of measurement equivalents. Able to follow recipes for quantity cooking. Able to utilize ovens, fryers, roasters, grills, stoves, cutting utensils, grinders, mixers, blenders, etc.
Read menu to estimate food requirements for meals and ensure sufficient quantities are available.
Serve high quality and nutritious meals.
Frequent (34-66%)
Ensure that tasks are completed in a safe and sanitary manner.
Clean cooking utensils, scrub floors, clean equipment or wash dishes and pans.
Serve food on the cafeteria line as needed.
Occasional (10-33%)
Report equipment maintenance needs to supervisor.
Run cash register as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Be willing and able to represent the College in the most positive manner with students, staff, and the public.
Must be an enthusiastic and energetic individual with the ability to meet and deal effectively and courteously with students, staff, and the public.
Ability to assume responsibility; deal effectively with problems and exercise good judgment.
Ability to read and understand written and oral instructions and to verbally issue directions.
Ability to coordinate other workers in a positive and effective manner.
Ability to use common tools/equipment in food service area: stoves, refrigerators, freezers, grills, blenders, mixers, food preparation utensils, cash register, and other common items.
Familiarity with sanitation and safety procedures common to food service areas and ability to implement same.
SPECIAL DEMANDS
Light to medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally. Position involves standing most of the time but also includes: stooping, reaching, handling, talking, hearing, testing, smelling, pushing, pulling, carrying, lifting up to 25 pounds, lifting above five feet and repetitive motion 75% of the time; balancing, climbing, feeling, fingering occasionally. Subject to cleaning detergents, odor, and fumes and inside conditions of heat and humidity. May be required to travel utilizing personal vehicle. Must have valid driver's license, good driving record and be insurable.
Employment with Iowa Lakes Community College is dependent upon successful passage of a criminal background check. Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. Iowa Lakes Community College participates in the federal E-Verify program. We will verify your employment eligibility in the United States as required by law.
The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential functions, job duties/responsibilities, and performance expectations of the job, which should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or equivalency required. Quantity cooking experience preferred.
Salary:
$16.61 per hour
APPLICATION PROCESS
The following items must be included in your application packet before it will be considered a complete application:
Employment Application form
Applicant Confidential Information form (This data is used to comply with government-required affirmative action record keeping only and is not used for applicant screening purposes.)
A letter addressing your qualifications for the position
A resume
A copy of transcripts, with originals due upon hiring
Only complete application packets will be considered for the position vacancy.
Position open until filled. Review of applications will begin September 8, 2026
Contact Lynn Miller at lmmiller@iowalakes.edu or 712-362-0409.
