Dining Server (Full Time)

Monarch Communities • Voorhees Township, NJ

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About The Position

The Dining Server provides attentive dining service to residents in a senior living community. The role includes taking orders, learning residents’ names and dietary needs, preparing the dining room, assisting with food and beverage preparation, and keeping service areas clean and sanitized. The Dining Server also tracks resident meal attendance, assists with special requests and events, and participates in scheduled training while following applicable regulations and community policies.

The role is full time and follows a two-week schedule with shifts between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. The position offers an hourly salary range of $17.00 to $17.37. On-site training is provided, and the employer describes the work as an opportunity to serve residents and grow personally and professionally.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred; GED accepted.
• At least one year of experience in fine dining hospitality and/or full-service senior living.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience working with seniors.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell as needed for the job.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds; intermittent lifting and supporting of residents is required, using proper body mechanics.

Nice To Haves

• Prior dining or hospitality experience; alternatively, willingness to learn, with on-site training provided.
• Interest in meaningful work, including for high school students.

Responsibilities

• Take residents’ dining orders in a friendly and attentive manner.
• Learn and retain residents’ names, special requests, and dietary restrictions.
• Set up the dining room and ensure service items are available, including silverware, napkins, menus, and condiments.
• Assist with cleaning and sanitizing the dining room, menus, kitchen, serving stations, and other areas as directed.
• Ensure safe food handling.
• Assist with preparing beverages, snacks, desserts, salads, and condiments for service.
• Assist residents with special dining requests.
• Account for residents during each meal and complete documentation of their attendance.
• Assist with special events.
• Participate in and attend scheduled in-service training.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and community policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and AD&D coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Commuter/parking flexible spending account.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Resident referral bonus.

What This Job Offers

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