Dining Server - Lutheran Hillside Village - PT Day/Evenings

Lutheran Senior Services • Peoria, IL

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About The Position

The Dining Service Associate performs dining service functions to serve residents and maintain clean, sanitary, and organized dining areas, facilities, and equipment. The role may also assist with food preparation. It involves setting up dining rooms and catered events, preparing food and beverages as instructed, serving residents, completing cleanup and cleaning duties, receiving and storing food and supplies, following food-safety and infection-control procedures, and maintaining required documentation.

The position requires standing and walking intermittently during the workday, as well as reaching, stooping, bending, lifting, carrying, and handling food products, supplies, and equipment. The employee must be able to work with chemicals and cleaning agents and tolerate temperature and humidity changes, including entering refrigerated storage areas and working near ovens, ranges, dishwashing machines, and steam tables. The employee must be free from infections or diseases. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Requirements

• Ability to read, understand, and follow recipe instructions, diet orders, resident preference cards, and work assignments.
• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Patience and tolerance when working with staff, residents, and family members.
• Must have or be willing to receive a Hepatitis A vaccine if working within St. Louis County.
• Ability to perform the physical activities and work under the conditions described for the position, including handling cleaning agents and tolerating temperature and humidity changes.

Nice To Haves

• Previous dining service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned work routines using dining service utensils, supplies, and equipment.
• Assist with dining service setup in dining rooms and at catered events, including preparing beverages, salads, desserts, and other foods according to instructions and recipes; ensure food is served at proper temperatures and on time.
• Assist with dining room setup by setting tables, stocking buffets, and serving residents.
• Complete cleanup and daily cleaning duties, including bussing tables, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, washing dishes, removing trash, correctly stocking and storing items, and keeping work areas clean in accordance with policies and standards.
• Assist with receiving and storing food and supplies.
• Follow EverTrue policies, applicable regulations, and standard food-handling practices; promptly report hazardous conditions, defective equipment, and accidents or incidents to the supervisor.
• Maintain required documentation, including recording food temperatures in HACCP logs, product usage, waste amounts, and other necessary information.
• Follow infection-control procedures, including proper handwashing, food storage and disposal, and wearing protective clothing and equipment when handling waste and cleaning agents.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and PTO Sell-back.
• Retirement savings benefits with an employer match contribution.
• Education Financial Assistance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Wellness benefits.
• Pay advances (PayActiv).
• Caregiver support (TCARE).
• Leaves of Absence.
• Special retail deals and discounts (Perkspot).
• Commuter support.
• For part-time employees: Extended Sick Pay, Bereavement Pay, and Jury Duty Pay.
• For full-time or Weekend Option employees: Medical/Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care), Life insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, Voya income protection benefits (Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident), and Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

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