Behind the role
Keeping five campus kitchens staffed.
Student Hiring Manager, Central Hiring Office, Event Management, Dining and Hospitality (EMDH), Illinois State University. December 2024 to now.
I run student hiring and scheduling for the retail dining venues in the Bone Student Center: Starbucks, Qdoba, McAlister's Deli, Timbers Grille and The Landing. EMDH is Illinois State's largest university department, with roughly 1,300 employees.
- Retail venues I staff
- 5
- in the Bone Student Center
- Employees across EMDH
- 1,300
- the university's largest department
- Step discipline system I run
- 3
- two warnings, then termination
Schedule
A week on my shift board.
I build the weekly schedule in Humanity, fitting each student's shifts around their classes. This is an illustration, not real data: hover or tap a shift, or shuffle the week.
Hover or tap a shift to see its details.
Discipline
How the points system works.
Students earn attendance points for issues like missed or late shifts. I track them and issue the matching step. Try it with an example student.
0 points. In good standing.
Illustrative thresholds for this demo. Each step comes with documentation, and Step 3 starts the termination paperwork.
Duties
Six jobs in one.
Teamwork
I'm the bridge.