Student Job: Student Manager with Gopher Express West

Title: Student Manager with Gopher Express West

Level: Intermediate

Essential Functions:

The primary role of the Gopher Express West (GEW) Student Managers is to serve as the first point of contact for approximately 14 Customer Service Associates (CSAs); the GEW Student Managers provide leadership through supervisor and training; they assist in managing the condition of the facilities, providing customer service, assisting in inventory management, and other mid-level administrative tasks.

• 30% Supervision of Customer Service Associates: Develop and schedule employee training programs, manuals, and materials; assign and monitor tasks, duties and responsibilities; coach on proper work behaviors and expectations, maintain appropriate coaching records and follow up with management on chronic or critical performance issues; write and perform Performance Development Process; update area internal website and other communication resources.
• 20% Inventory Management: Orders merchandise and supplies, monitors and tracks inventory levels, runs sales reports, performs audits.
• 20% Administrative Duties: Assists in marketing efforts, research and develop new initiatives and products; processing daily cash deposits, maintaining spreadsheets and inputs invoices
• 15% Monitoring Facility Conditions: Reports facility issues (including but not limited to food service equipment, fixtures, and lighting); POS/cash register systems updating, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• 15% Other Duties: Completes special projects or tasks; attends regularly scheduled management meetings; communicates issues, changes, and concerns to management; cover employee breaks and shifts when needed.

Opportunities for Skill Development on the Job:

Students participate in experiences outside the classroom which allow them to develop and demonstrate life skills. These skills and characteristics for success and citizenship are learned and refined during their college years and beyond. The Office for Student Affairs has developed seven Student Development Outcomes that the Student Unions & Activities has incorporated into the student employment system in the Unions. Here is a listing of the Student Development Outcomes with some examples of how you can learn or further develop your own skills set.

Responsibility/Accountability

• Takes ownership of duties and responsibilities, and ensures they are completed accurately and on time
• Acknowledges when mistakes/missed deadlines occur and knows when supervisor should be alerted
• Can articulate and enforce area policies and is familiar with area supervisors and staff

Independence/Interdependence

• Assists with implementing new ideas and initiatives that will improve work area with supervisor and co-workers
• Proficient in job tasks and is able to perform them without direct supervision
• Has thorough understanding of their role and the roles of others in the department, and works collaboratively with fellow students and full-time staff

Goal Orientation

• Is open to alternative ways to finish tasks in a more efficient manner
• Knows tasks that need to be accomplished for each shift, possesses and maintains sufficient motivation to achieve goals.

Self-Awareness

• Is comfortable helping others adapt to new situations
• Assess own weaknesses and strengths and uses this knowledge to better work performance

Resilience

• Can adapt to any unexpected events and can adjust task list accordingly
• Is able to learn from a bad experience and knows how to prevent them from happening in the future

Appreciation of Differences

• Willingness to learn from others who have different backgrounds
• Maintains a professional manner regardless despite disagreements with customers ideas or beliefs

Tolerance of Ambiguity

• Embraces a task without assurance of success or certainty about the outcome
• Able to handle an error or challenging customer by employing problem solving skills and asks supervisor to find unknown information.

*The employer reserves the right to change or add duties to this position as long as the changes and/or additions are consistent with the job classification.