Job Duties Custom List 35-3011.00 — Bartenders

Attempt to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading customers to stop drinking, or ordering taxis or other transportation for intoxicated patrons.

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2	2	2	35-3031.00	Waiters and Waitresses Bright Outlook
1	3	2	39-1013.00	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
1	2	3	33-3052.00	Transit and Railroad Police
1	2	2	11-9071.00	Gambling Managers
1	1	4	11-3051.04	Biomass Power Plant Managers
1	1	3	51-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1	1	1	35-9031.00	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1	1	3	35-1011.00	Chefs and Head Cooks
1	1	3	39-9031.00	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
1	1	4	39-9032.00	Recreation Workers
1	1	4	19-4042.00	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
1	1	2	35-1012.00	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1	1	1	35-3023.00	Fast Food and Counter Workers
1	1	3	39-9041.00	Residential Advisors

Job Duties: Waiters and Waitresses

Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals, and take action to correct any problems.

Collect payments from customers.
Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters, and take them to kitchen for cleaning.
Clean tables or counters after patrons have finished dining.
Serve food or beverages to patrons, and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables as required.
Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.
Present menus to patrons and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request.
Prepare tables for meals, including setting up items such as linens, silverware, and glassware.
Stock service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens.
Roll silverware, set up food stations, or set up dining areas to prepare for the next shift or for large parties.
Inform customers of daily specials.
Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods.
Assist host or hostess by answering phones to take reservations or to-go orders, and by greeting, seating, and thanking guests.
Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers.
Perform food preparation duties, such as preparing salads, appetizers, and cold dishes, portioning desserts, and brewing coffee.
Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for patrons, and chill bottles of wine.
Escort customers to their tables.
Provide guests with information about local areas, including directions.
Garnish and decorate dishes in preparation for serving.
Bring wine selections to tables with appropriate glasses, and pour the wines for customers.
Describe and recommend wines to customers.
Check with customers to see if they want to apply any rewards to their purchase.
Perform routine tasks, such as refilling syrups, sanitizer bottles, and other essential supplies.
Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals, and take action to correct any problems.

Job Duties: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers

Enforce safety rules, and report or remove safety hazards as well as guests who are underage, intoxicated, disruptive, or cheating.

Respond to and resolve patrons' complaints.
Answer patrons' questions about gaming machine functions and payouts.

Monitor game operations to ensure that house rules are followed, that tribal, state, and federal regulations are adhered to, and that employees provide prompt and courteous service.
Observe gamblers' behavior for signs of cheating, such as marking, switching, or counting cards, and notify security staff of suspected cheating.
Perform paperwork required for monetary transactions.
Greet customers and ask about the quality of service they are receiving.
Perform minor repairs or make adjustments to slot machines, resolving problems such as machine tilts and coin jams.
Maintain familiarity with the games at a facility and with strategies or tricks used by cheaters at such games.
Monitor payment of hand-delivered jackpots to ensure promptness.
Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules or betting limits, for patrons.
Establish and maintain banks and table limits for each game.
Reset slot machines after payoffs.
Record the specifics of malfunctioning machines and document malfunctions needing repair.
Monitor patrons for signs of compulsive gambling, offering assistance if necessary.
Supervise the distribution of complimentary meals, hotel rooms, discounts, or other items given to players, based on length of play and amount bet.
Report customer-related incidents occurring in gaming areas to supervisors.
Attach "out of order" signs to malfunctioning machines, and notify technicians when machines need to be repaired or removed.
Exchange currency for customers, converting currency into requested combinations of bills and coins.
Evaluate workers' performance and prepare written performance evaluations.
Monitor stations and games and move dealers from game to game to ensure adequate staffing.
Clean and maintain slot machines and surrounding areas.
Monitor functioning of slot machine coin dispensers and fill coin hoppers when necessary.
Record, issue receipts for, and pay off bets.
Determine how many gaming tables to open each day and schedule staff accordingly.
Direct workers compiling summary sheets for each race or event to record amounts wagered and amounts to be paid to winners.
Review operational expenses, budget estimates, betting accounts, or collection reports for accuracy.
Establish policies on types of gambling offered, odds, or extension of credit.
Interview and hire workers.
Train, supervise, schedule, and evaluate workers.
Enforce safety rules, and report or remove safety hazards as well as guests who are underage, intoxicated, disruptive, or cheating.
Respond to and resolve patrons' complaints.
Answer patrons' questions about gaming machine functions and payouts.

Job Duties: Transit and Railroad Police

Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.

Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.

Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.
Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security.
Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.
Direct or coordinate the daily activities or training of security staff.
Interview neighbors, associates, or former employers of job applicants to verify personal references or to obtain work history data.
Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.
Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.

Job Duties: Gambling Managers

Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.

Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.

Track supplies of money to tables and perform any required paperwork.
Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules or betting limits.
Prepare work schedules and station arrangements and keep attendance records.
Monitor staffing levels to ensure that games and tables are adequately staffed for each shift, arranging for staff rotations and breaks and locating substitute employees as necessary.
Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies or tricks employed in those games.
Train new workers or evaluate their performance.
Market or promote the casino to bring in business.
Interview and hire workers.
Direct the distribution of complimentary hotel rooms, meals, or other discounts or free items given to players, based on their length of play and betting totals.
Establish policies on issues, such as the type of gambling offered and the odds, the extension of credit, or the serving of food and beverages.
Circulate among gaming tables to ensure that operations are conducted properly, that dealers follow house rules, or that players are not cheating.
Set and maintain a bank and table limit for each game.
Direct the compilation of summary sheets that show wager amounts and payoffs for races or events.
Review operational expenses, budget estimates, betting accounts, or collection reports for accuracy.
Record, collect, or pay off bets, issuing receipts as necessary.
Notify board attendants of table vacancies so that waiting patrons can play.
Monitor credit extended to players.
Monitor the performance of the gaming floor, relocating games and installing new games as necessary.
Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.
Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.

Job Duties: Biomass Power Plant Managers

Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.

Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes.
Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.
Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.
Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.
Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance.
Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets.
Evaluate power production or demand trends to identify opportunities for improved operations.
Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs.
Prepare reports on biomass plant operations, status, maintenance, and other information.
Manage parts and supply inventories for biomass plants.
Monitor and operate communications systems, such as mobile radios.
Shut down and restart biomass power plants or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books.
Monitor the operating status of biomass plants by observing control system parameters, distributed control systems, switchboard gauges, dials, or other indicators.
Adjust equipment controls to generate specified amounts of electrical power.
Test, maintain, or repair electrical power distribution machinery or equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and testing devices.
Operate controls to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems.
Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.

Job Duties: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
Evaluate employee performance.
Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions.
Plan and develop new products and production processes.
Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

Job Duties: Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, to respond to complaints, or to make conversation.

Provide guests with menus.
Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.
Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.
Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings.
Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup.
Supervise and coordinate activities of dining room staff to ensure that patrons receive prompt and courteous service.
Answer telephone calls and respond to inquiries or transfer calls.
Assist other restaurant workers by serving food and beverages, or by bussing tables.
Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary.
Take and prepare to-go orders.
Inform patrons of establishment specialties and features.
Receive and record patrons' dining reservations.
Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages.
Direct patrons to coatrooms and waiting areas, such as lounges.
Prepare cash receipts after establishments close, and make bank deposits.
Order or requisition supplies and equipment for tables and serving stations.
Hire, train, and supervise food and beverage service staff.
Confer with other staff to help plan establishments' menus.
Perform marketing and advertising services.
Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, to respond to complaints, or to make conversation.

Job Duties: Chefs and Head Cooks

Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.

Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Check the quantity and quality of received products.
Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations within establishments such as clubs, hotels, or restaurant chains.
Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
Plan, direct, or supervise food preparation or cooking activities of multiple kitchens or restaurants in an establishment such as a restaurant chain, hospital, or hotel.
Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
Record production or operational data on specified forms.
Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes or menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients or the likely number of customers.
Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.

Job Duties: Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.

Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.
Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.
Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.
Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.
Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.
Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.
Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.
Maintain fitness equipment.
Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.
Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.
Maintain equipment inventories, and select, store, or issue equipment as needed.
Advise clients about proper clothing and shoes.
Conduct therapeutic, recreational, or athletic activities.
Plan physical education programs to promote development of participants' physical attributes and social skills.
Teach individual and team sports to participants through instruction and demonstration, using knowledge of sports techniques and of participants' physical capabilities.
Promote health clubs through membership sales, and record member information.
Organize and conduct competitions and tournaments.
Advise participants in use of heat or ultraviolet treatments and hot baths.
Adjust workout programs and provide variations to address injuries or muscle soreness.
Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.

Job Duties: Recreation Workers

Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.

Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities.
Manage the daily operations of recreational facilities.
Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary.
Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.
Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.
Direct special activities or events, such as aquatics, gymnastics, or performing arts.
Supervise and coordinate the work activities of personnel, such as training staff members and assigning work duties.
Evaluate recreation areas, facilities, and services to determine if they are producing desired results.
Document individuals' progress toward meeting their treatment goals.
Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation.
Confer with management to discuss and resolve participant complaints.
Meet with staff to discuss rules, regulations, and work-related problems.
Oversee the purchase, planning, design, construction, and upkeep of recreation facilities and areas.
Encourage participants to develop their own activities and leadership skills through group discussions.
Meet and collaborate with agency personnel, community organizations, and other professional personnel to plan balanced recreational programs for participants.
Provide for entertainment and set up related decorations and equipment.
Serve as liaison between park or recreation administrators and activity instructors.
Schedule maintenance and use of facilities.
Conduct individual in-room visits with residents.
Develop treatment goals for individuals based on their assessments.
Evaluate staff performance, recording evaluations on appropriate forms.
Take residents on community outings.
Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.

Job Duties: Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.

Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants.
Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
Provide information or technical or program assistance to government representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection, or workplace safety.
Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.
Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.
Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.
Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
Develop testing procedures.
Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.
Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.
Direct activities of workers in laboratory.
Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes, and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.
Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.
Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.
Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes.
Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.
Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.

Job Duties: First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.

Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
Present bills and accept payments.
Perform various financial activities, such as cash handling, deposit preparation, and payroll.
Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.
Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
Specify food portions and courses, production and time sequences, and workstation and equipment arrangements.
Control inventories of food, equipment, smallware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel.
Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, and complete disciplinary write-ups.
Analyze operational problems, such as theft and wastage, and establish procedures to alleviate these problems.
Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to standards.
Greet and seat guests, and present menus and wine lists.
Evaluate new products for usefulness and suitability.
Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
Forecast staff, equipment, and supply requirements, based on a master menu.
Assess nutritional needs of patients, plan special menus, supervise the assembly of regular and special diet trays, and oversee the delivery of food trolleys to hospital patients.
Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.
Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets.
Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.
Purchase or requisition supplies and equipment needed to ensure quality and timely delivery of services.
Perform food preparation and serving duties, such as carving meat, preparing flambe dishes, or serving wine and liquor.
Schedule parties and take reservations.
Develop departmental objectives, budgets, policies, procedures, and strategies.
Conduct meetings and collaborate with other personnel for menu planning, serving arrangements, and related details.
Develop equipment maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs.
Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.

Job Duties: Fast Food and Counter Workers

Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.

Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.
Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.
Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars.
Monitor and order supplies or food items, and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.
Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.
Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.
Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
Prepare and serve cold drinks, frozen milk drinks, or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen-custard machines.
Wrap menu items such as sandwiches, hot entrees, and desserts for serving or for takeout.
Set up dining areas for meals, and clear them following meals.
Collect and return dirty dishes to the kitchen for washing.
Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment.
Deliver orders to kitchens, and pick up and serve food when it is ready.
Perform personnel activities, such as supervising and training employees.
Add relishes and garnishes to food orders, according to instructions.
Distribute food to servers.
Select food items from serving or storage areas and place them in dishes, on serving trays, or in take-out bags.
Notify kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders.
Plan, prepare, and deliver meals to individuals with special dietary needs.
Replenish foods at serving stations.
Wash dishes, glassware, and silverware after meals.
Arrange tables and decorations according to instructions.
Check and monitor food temperatures while cooking.
Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.

Job Duties: Residential Advisors

Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.

Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.
Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.
Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.
Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.
Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.
Confer with medical personnel to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents.
Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages.
Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.
Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.
Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
Order supplies for facilities.
Oversee departmental budget.
Supervise students' housekeeping work to ensure that it is done properly.
Process contract cancellations for students who are unable to follow residence hall policies and procedures.
Accompany and supervise students during meals.
Supervise the activities of housekeeping personnel.
Assign rooms to students.
Provide transportation or escort for expeditions, such as shopping trips or visits to doctors or dentists.
Direct and participate in on- and off-campus recreational activities for residents of institutions, boarding schools, fraternities or sororities, children's homes, or similar establishments.
Sort and distribute mail.
Inventory, pack, and remove items left behind by former residents.
Advise student organizations.
Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.