Food Service Waitstaff Full-Time

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•Penfield, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is seeking a Full-Time Food Service Waitstaff member to join their team. This role involves taking food orders, delivering meals, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining dining areas. The position is 30 hours per week with a pay rate of $17.00 per hour. Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is recognized as a Best-in-Class Employer for its comprehensive benefits and employee experience.

Requirements

Must possess high school diploma or equivalent with reading, comprehension and writing ability at 12th grade level or higher.
Six months’ food service experience preferred.
Knowledge of NYS DOH regulations on food operations and sanitation.
Demonstrated leadership, organizational and communication skills.
Ability to represent the Episcopal Church Home and interact effectively with vendors and service contractors.
Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors and the general public.
Performing duties of this job requires prolonged standing and routine walking in and around the kitchen and dining area.
Must be able to occasionally lift loads of 30 pounds and routinely lift 25 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, talk, and hear is required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Six months’ food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand the menu items and preparation methods.
Perform pre-service checklist to ensure readiness to open.
Take all food orders at table(s), assure accuracy.
Deliver all food items to table.
Follow up on all comments, corrections from customers to ensure positive outcomes.
Clear all soiled items from table and re-set table.
May deliver room service or patio home meals for residents.
May attend resident association and food committee meetings for feedback.
Attend all service staff meetings to address problems, concerns or plans.
Read all literature, memos concerning changes or other necessary information.
Reports to Chef Manager or designee.
Shall be fully acquainted with all safety policies and procedures.
Takes an active role in all fire drills during the shift and/or emergencies for internal and external disasters as monitored by supervisor and incident manager.
Must comply with facility in-service requirements.
Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the organization, residents, participants, family and staff, that may be encountered, either formally or informally, during the normal course of business. This includes medical and treatment records, financial and human resources information.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance for High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) for single-subscribers.
Health Saving Accounts (HSA) with Weekly Employer Contributions.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Dental insurance with orthodontist coverage.
401(K) with Company Match: 100% company match on the first 3% of your contributions.
Competitive Pay Rates.
Weekly payroll processing.
Tuition Assistance program.
Generous ETO (Earned Time Off) plan that accrues on a weekly basis for use after 90 days of employment.
Six designated holidays and one floating holiday.
Voluntary benefits and insurances such as Short-Term Disability, Vision, and Employee Assistance Program.