Culinary Lead

Lifespace Communities • Chicago, IL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Join our outstanding Culinary Leadership team as our new Culinary Server Lead today! This role directs daily coverage to complete all work assignments, replaces absent team members, and ensures proper coverage for the daily workload. You will orient new team members on department procedures, teach them the proper use of all department equipment, and welcome residents and guests to the culinary venue, coordinating seating locations. You will greet residents and guests in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, providing a high level of resident and guest engagement. Accurately take resident and guest orders, entering menu selections into a point-of-sale or similar tracking electronic system, and facilitate to-go/take-out orders. You will audit each server’s side job assignment for completeness prior to dismissal and communicate ongoing performance feedback. Additionally, you will fill room service menu orders, expedite delivery, and ensure all room service trays are retrieved at the conclusion of dining time. You will clear tables during and after residents and guests have concluded dining, arrange table settings appropriately and efficiently.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two to three years applicable experience

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Direct daily coverage to complete all work assignments
• Replace any absent or reassign team members to ensure there is proper coverage to cover daily workload
• Orient new team members on department procedures
• Teach team members the proper use of all department equipment
• Welcome residents and guests to the culinary venue and coordinate seating location
• Greet residents and guests in a professional, courteous, and timely manner
• Provide a high level of resident and guest engagement
• Accurately take resident and guest orders, entering menu selections into a point-of-sale or similar tracking electronic system
• Facilitate the to go/take-out orders
• Audit each server’s side job assignment for completeness prior to dismissing
• Communicate on-going performance feedback
• Fill room service menu orders and expedite delivery
• Ensure all room service trays are retrieved at conclusion of dining time
• Clear tables during and after residents and guests have concluded dining
• Arrange table settings appropriately and efficiently

Benefits

• Team members are at the center of delivering a purpose driven experience for our residents
• Provide an environment where each team member can live their aspirations, developing in their career, making a difference, and being a part of a meaningful mission
• Lifespace has enjoyed over 40 years of success, and this is just the beginning
• With new opportunities, continued growth, and the support from your Lifespace family get ready to ignite your life and experience Living Lifespace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED