UConn Hosting Career Fair For New Dining Hall, Culinary Staff

STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut is inviting chefs, kitchen assistants and others interested in joining its dining services program to attend an on-campus career fair Wednesday.

The hiring event comes as UConn plans to open a 500-seat dining hall next month at Connecticut Hall, a dorm being built just west of Mirror Lake. It will be among eight dining halls at Storrs along with cafes, food trucks, the Dairy Bar, bakeries, and other UConn Dining Services facilities.

The career fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in Buckley Dining Hall, 1276 Storrs Road, on the UConn Storrs campus. Members of the media are welcome to cover the event.

UConn Dining is among the nation’s largest self-operated food service programs and is an auxiliary function of the university, supporting its costs like a business through revenue received from student dining plans, retail operations, and related endeavors., officials said.

It also offers opportunities for career progression, with its executive director and many others having started as student workers or in entry-level roles and advancing within the organization, officials said.

The basic job description is:

Competitive pay; guaranteed 40-hour work weeks during academic semesters; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for the employee at no cost; participation in a pension plan; sick and vacation days; and paid holidays. Those and other benefits are outlined on the website that contains the online application form. The jobs for which Dining Services is hiring are not state positions and therefore do not participate in the state’s benefits or pension programs, or impact UConn’s payroll.

UConn officials are also promoting easy access to the campus via the Windham Region Transit District from Willimantic, and the CT Transit 913 Buckland-Storrs Express, which includes multiple stops in communities between Storrs and Hartford, including a connection to CTfastrak.