Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, located on Sebago Lake, is hiring for the position of full-time Dishwasher!
Do you want to be part of a unique team in a vibrant and inclusive community?
Do you want the option of a comprehensive benefits package?
Do you want paid time off and holiday pay?
Do you want access to tuition remission benefits?
The goal of SJC Food Services is to model a sense of campus community through interactions between our chefs, food operations staff, and student employees that are both collaborative and cooperative. Our shared focus is to nourish the body and soul of our students through the food we serve.
The Dishwasher position plays a key role within the Pearson’s team by:
Maintaining a safe and clean work environment by cleaning all cookware, small wares and items used in the production and serving of food
Practicing cleaning-as-you-go and established cleaning procedures
Exercising safe techniques and practices regarding interaction with the environment, equipment, food products, chemicals and people
Ensuring utensils, plates, glasses, etc., are plentiful for guests without sacrificing cleanliness
This role will also assist Chefs with basic preparation of food and will be cross trained to work various food service stations.
Food Operations maintains a high standard for safety and sanitation by supporting the Safety Manual guidelines, providing training sessions across culinary topics, and adhering to all Health Department, OSHA and ADA regulations. ServSafe certified equivalent certificate in proper sanitation procedures and safe food handling required. Candidate must provide valid certification within 120 days.
This position has night and weekend hours, and is a forty hour a week, twelve-month position. Must be available for evening and weekend work. NO LATE NIGHTS Daily meal during shift, kitchen shoes and aprons provided.
Success individuals in this role will have the following skills and attributes:
Strong communication skills
Teamwork and a willingness to help others
A positive attitude to foster a cohesive working environment
Interest in training and wanting to learn new skills
Promotes and practices the values of the College and the Sisters of Mercy
Wanting to do your best and taking pride in your work
Knowledgeable of proper cleaning and sanitation procedures in accordance with best practices and Maine State Food Code
Knowledge and adherence to all Personal Protective Equipment per OSHA guidelines
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Paid time off
Thirteen paid holidays
A comprehensive benefits package, including pet insurance
Access to tuition remission benefits
No late nights - dinner ends at 9:00 PM
Daily shift meal, kitchen shoes, and aprons provided
Inclement weather school close pay for essential personnel
About Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Applicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.
Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic college. We offer to our 2000 on-campus and online students a unique mix of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs with a strong liberal arts foundation. Our beautiful 474-acre Sebago Lake campus in Standish, Maine is located 30 minutes northwest of Portland, ME, and 2 hours North of Boston, MA. Fielding 21 intercollegiate varsity teams, the College also boasts a competitive Division III athletics program.
Additionally, the College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for thousands more working adults who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through an online learning program. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.
Saint Joseph's is nationally recognized for its successful integration of community service in its classroom learning and its sustainability performance. In 2015, the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions on campus and within local, regional, and global communities.
In 2022, the College earned STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its campus-wide sustainability achievements. This program is the most widely recognized in the world for reporting comprehensive information related to a college’s sustainability accomplishments.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as important cornerstones for academic excellence, student success, institutional and community resilience, and as vital expressions of our Catholic identity, Mercy Charism, and Core Values. We commit ourselves to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world.
Recognizing the dignity of all persons, we seek to address instances of injustice both within and outside our College community from a stance of informed advocacy. In this way we fulfill our core value of community, which calls on us to demonstrate a spirit of connectedness with one another through expressions of hospitality, courtesy, inclusivity, and collaboration. Saint Joseph's College is the community that grows community, preparing whole people to a whole world. Learn more here.
Review of applications will begin immediately. Please complete our online application by visiting the SJC Careers Page. Include your resume and cover letter, and read and sign the Pre-Employment Statement. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.
Saint Joseph’s College is an EEO employer and applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person’s race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers’ compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Specific questions may be emailed to: [email protected] or call 207-893-7757.
Mission Statement
Saint Joseph's College of Maine, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and animated by the vision of Catherine McAuley, is a Catholic college in the liberal arts tradition distinguished by its welcoming community. We foster an on-going dialogue between faith and reason so as to prepare our learners to live meaningful lives that improve the world around them.
Vision Statement
In fulfillment of its mission, Saint Joseph's College of Maine will be a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that forms individuals who practice humility, justice, and compassion, as Jesus did, in solidarity with the marginalized.