YCS Assistant

Position Title: Your College Store (YCS) Assistant

Department/Unit: Your College Store (YCS)

Classification: Casual Hire less than 600 Hours per Fiscal Year

Status (exempt/non-exempt): non-exempt

Pay Rate:  $16.68 - $17.36 Per Hour

Reports to: Director of Business Services

Percentage: less than 50%

Annual/Academic year: Academic Year

This position is only working during the Fall, Winter and Spring Term, while school is in session.

This application is open until 09.11.25, with review of applications as they are received. Interviews will be scheduled for 09.12.25.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this position

Preferred Availability: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM M-TH

Location: Central County Campus – Newport, OR

Telework Status:

Regular telework is not a feature of this position. 

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Business Service and the guidance of the YCS Bookstore Clerk, the YCS Assistant will provide assistance to YCS staff with customer service, food preparation, cleaning and stocking.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Greet Customers and take food orders
• Use cash register to complete purchases
• Prep food in compliance with Oregon Health Department regulations
• Stock shelves, food and non-food items
• Keep store front and kitchen clean

Miscellaneous

• Participates in training, in-services and professional development 
• Supports student success through participation in college activities.
• Performs other duties, as assigned, that support the College’s mission.

The list of essential functions is intended to be representative of the tasks performed by this position. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have any supervisory responsibility but may lead the work of Student, Volunteer, and/or Temporary Staff assigned to the area.

Leading Work includes:

• Train and orient new hires in position tasks.
• Provide instructions on work tasks.
• Offer guidance, encouragement, and answer questions to ensure work tasks are completed efficiently.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure Oregon Food Handler card within the first 14 days of employment. OCCC will pay course and test fees.
• 1 year of Customer Service experience 
• 1 year of Food Service experience
• A second language is helpful (Spanish) but not required

Working Environment & Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is: 

• Frequently required to sit, stand, see and talk or hear. 
• Often required to have mobility to move between offices, classrooms, and floors.
• Use hands to finger, handle or operate computers, objects, tools or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms. 
• Light physical exertion with occasional, bending, stooping, pulling, and moderate lifting.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and have the ability to carry equipment and tools of moderate weight, using arms and hands. 
• Specific vision and hearing abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus, and complete and maintain various types of records. 
• Ability to hear the conversational voice and effectively communicate responses. 
• Work occurs in an open environment with potential for interruptions and background noise.

Assignment may include presence at all primary OCCC locations and may include evening work. Travel between College sites and other locations may be required. 

The use of tobacco and smoke-emitting materials and devices including electronic cigarettes, is prohibited on all College Property, including OCCC’s building exteriors and parking lots.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We strive to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and we encourage applications from persons with varied backgrounds and perspectives. 

In support of Oregon Veterans Preference in Public Employment, we encourage veterans and veterans with disabilities to explore employment opportunities at Oregon Coast Community College.

All positions at Oregon Coast Community College are required to be available for work onsite as requested by the college. 

Employees must maintain Oregon residency as a condition of employment.

Federal law prohibits the College from employing an individual who has not provided documentation for verification by the third day of employment.

Contact Human Resources if you need assistance and/or an accommodation to aid your participation in our hiring process, contact Human Resources at 541-867-8515.

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