Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Catering Banquet Lead to join our Catering team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $38,868 - $51,588 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The Catering Banquet Lead actively participates in the daily scheduled events, while regularly instructing, training, and checking the work of others. Responsibilities include verifying Banquet Event Order (BEO), gathering event items, and executing events. This position is directly involved in leading catering students. This position ensures professional event execution, leads event activities, and helps gather for next day's events. Ensures proper food storage practices are taken and maintains a sanitary work environment. The Catering Banquet Lead is a hands-on member of the Front of House (FOH) Staff and must be able to perform the duties found in any of the dining units on campus. The Catering Banquet Lead is responsible for service all menu items in alignment with food safety and quality standards: Ensuring recipes compliance, execution, and food safety practices Serving all dishes to meet company standards for flavor, color, and aroma Guiding event staff and assisting with their training Performing all Front of House (FOH) responsibilities, including event setup and teardown Ability to close event as the onsite lead on limited basis All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties - Ensures the successful and timely service of events under the direction of the Catering Operations Manager - Serves menu selections for customers according to established production standards and specific recipes - Properly sets up and uses equipment for service. Cleans and sanitizes equipment once service is completed - Reads, interprets, and follows standardized BEO - Support event setup, including dance floor, staging, audio visual equipment, moving of tables, buffets, pipe and drape, and other event related items - Reads, interprets, and follows event instr