Dining Server Part Time

Covenant Living • Golden Valley, MN

3d

About The Position

The part-time Dining Services Server provides prompt, courteous service to residents and guests during meals in the dining room or bistro, and supports dining service for meetings and special events. Duties include serving meals, waiting and bussing tables, resetting tables, preparing salad bar items and desserts, and performing light food preparation. The server follows sanitation guidelines, applicable regulations, and senior living and healthcare requirements; maintains clean work areas; and opens or closes dining rooms as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English with residents and staff.
• Able to read and understand written instructions and follow safety practices.
• Dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and able to follow through.
• Able to work within standard policies and procedures with limited direct supervision, manage varied tasks, and set priorities.
• Able to react calmly in emergency situations and show patience and compassion toward senior adults.
• Able to maintain a neat and orderly work area and a well-groomed appearance that complies with organizational and state food code standards.
• Able to adhere to dress code and kitchen uniform requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of food safety, sanitation, preparation, and serving principles.
• Able to work and interact appropriately with employees, residents, families, visitors, vendors, other health care professionals, and the community.
• May be required to lift or carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Able to perform frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, pulling and pushing, and extended periods of walking or standing; may also need to sit, twist, squat, kneel, or crouch.
• Adequate sight and hearing to meet the responsibilities of the position.

Nice To Haves

• ServSafe training is beneficial.
• One year of food service experience, including serving or waiting tables, cleaning and kitchen sanitation, 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 salad bar items for lunch, fill the salad bar with ice, and gather plates and bowls for the salad bar and soup kettles.
• Prepare and stage desserts.
• Perform light food preparation for special events.
• Help set up meetings and special events, including delivering snacks, coffee, and tea.
• Follow sanitation guidelines, federal and state regulations, and senior living and healthcare requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness of preparation items and perform scheduled or otherwise needed cleaning duties.
• 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) 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 and auto insurance
• Discount purchasing program
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

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