Dining Server - Full Time

Covenant Living Communities and Services • Knoxville, TN

21h • $15 - $19

About The Position

The Dining Services Server provides prompt, courteous service to residents and guests during meal times. The role includes serving, cleaning, hospitality, waiting tables, and bussing tables in the Dining Room and Bistro, as well as supporting meetings and special events that require dining services. The server may also prepare salads and desserts as directed. This is a day-shift position with an every-other-weekend rotation.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English with residents and staff.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions and follow safety practices.
• Dependability, attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to work within standard policies and procedures with limited direct supervision, handle varied tasks, and react calmly in emergencies.
• Ability to show patience and compassion toward senior adults and consider residents’ comfort, safety, security, and belongings.
• Ability to set priorities and manage time efficiently.
• Ability to maintain a neat and orderly work area and comply with grooming, dress-code, and kitchen-uniform standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of food safety, sanitation, preparation, and serving principles.
• Ability to work and socialize effectively with employees, residents, families, visitors, vendors, healthcare professionals, and the community.
• Ability to lift or carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, pulling and pushing, and prolonged walking or standing; may also need to stand, sit, twist, bend, squat, kneel, or crouch.
• Adequate sight and hearing to meet the responsibilities of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Training in ServSafe is beneficial.
• One year of food-service experience, including serving or waiting tables, cleaning and kitchen sanitation protocols, or basic food or meal preparation, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation, hospitality duties, and meal service, including serving food, waiting tables, and bussing tables.
• Serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner to residents, guests, and staff in the Dining Room or Bistro.
• Bus and reset tables as needed.
• Prepare lunch salad-bar items, fill the salad bar with ice, and set it up for service with plates, bowls, and soup kettles as needed.
• Prepare and stage desserts, and perform light food preparation for special events.
• Set up meetings and special events, including delivering snacks, coffee, and tea.
• Follow sanitation guidelines, federal and state regulations, and Senior Living/Healthcare requirements; maintain cleanliness of preparation items.
• Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled or needed.
• Open and close dining rooms as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and six paid holidays.
• 403(b) plan with a 3% employer match.
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Voluntary life and AD&D benefits.
• Tuition assistance and scholarships.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, and a discount purchasing program.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

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