DINING ARTIST SERVER

ARBOR ACRES UNITED METHODIST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INC • Winston-Salem, NC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Arbor Acres is seeking a dependable, service-minded Dining Artist - Server to join our assisted living dining team. In this front-of-house role, you will provide thoughtful tableside service, manage multiple tables, accurately record resident orders, and help maintain welcoming, clean, and well-organized dining spaces. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants rewarding part-time work that makes a difference every day.

Requirements

• Enjoy working with people and building relationships with residents
• Be dependable and committed to excellent attendance and year-round resident dining coverage
• Have strong customer service, verbal communication, teamwork, and organizational skills
• Be comfortable working in a detailed, fast-paced service environment with frequent interruptions
• Be able to learn menus, resident preferences, ordering processes, and POS procedures
• Be detail oriented and able to perform duties accurately
• Demonstrate flexibility, initiative, and a willingness to learn
• Be able to work harmoniously with residents, guests, and coworkers
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
• Ability to frequently squat, kneel, bend, stoop, reach, and lift
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Ability to push food carts weighing more than 100 pounds
• Ability to work safely in a busy dining and kitchen environment that may be noisy, hot, humid, or cold
• Ability to work around detergents and cleaning chemicals

Nice To Haves

• Assisted living or senior living dining
• Dietary aide or healthcare food service
• Full-service restaurants or hospitality
• Fast food or another fast-paced customer service environment
• Restaurant or food-service ordering and POS systems
• Bilingual is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, professional, and efficient tableside service to assisted living residents and their guests
• Manage multiple tables, remember resident preferences and orders, and accurately enter selections into the POS system
• Learn daily specials, soups, catering events, and other service information, then communicate details clearly to residents, guests, and staff
• Anticipate resident needs and offer thoughtful assistance with beverages, condiments, salads, desserts, and other food and beverage items
• Assist with food and beverage preparation, including coffee, tea, desserts, sauces, sides, and other assigned items
• Set up, maintain, and break down dining venues, service stations, and designated kitchen areas
• Deliver and retrieve resident meal trays
• Maintain clean, sanitary, organized, and welcoming dining spaces
• Follow food safety, sanitation, food-handling, and cross-contamination prevention procedures
• Support catering, special events, and other Dining Arts department needs
• Deliver a consistently high level of customer service and quality throughout the dining experience

Benefits

• 403(b) matched at 200% (up to 6% of salary)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free meal per shift with a great menu and options to purchase other food items on campus
• Employee Auction
• Wellness Center access while you are on break or just before or after your shift
• Excellent Medical Plan - includes Text Medicine
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Educational Assistance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Company fully pays for Employee Life Insurance (2X salary)
• Short and Long-Term Disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed