Waiter/Waitress (Full And Part Time)
About The Position
Unidine is hiring full-time and part-time Waiters/Waitresses at Talamore Senior Living in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The role takes food and beverage orders and efficiently serves dining-room guests, helping create a welcoming experience while maintaining food-safety, sanitation, and service standards. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with availability to work nights and weekends required. Pay is $16.00 to $18.50 per hour. Prior hospitality experience is a plus. A free shift meal is offered. This position involves greeting guests, taking and delivering orders, answering questions about menu items and ingredients, accommodating reasonable requests, and coordinating with back-of-house staff to ensure orders and special requests are handled correctly. The Waiter/Waitress also helps maintain and set up the dining area, follows cash-handling procedures, responds to guest issues, and may assist other departments during special events and functions. Full-time and part-time associates are offered a retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and voluntary benefits. Full-time associates are also offered medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, an employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts. Associates may be eligible for paid or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable law.
Requirements
- Availability to work nights and weekends is required.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- Prior hospitality experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Greet dining-room guests promptly and warmly and take food and beverage orders according to established service steps.
- Deliver food promptly and professionally while following safe food-handling and sanitation standards.
- Follow up with guests to address additional needs or requests.
- Understand menu items and ingredients and advise guests on food and drink combinations when requested.
- Accommodate reasonable guest requests and note preferences; demonstrate knowledge of specialized diets and allergens as needed.
- Communicate with back-of-house staff to ensure orders are correct and special requests are accommodated.
- Communicate effectively and patiently with guests and staff, and work cooperatively with others.
- Collect tickets and follow cash-handling procedures.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and neat environment for guests.
- Protect the sensitivity and confidentiality of personal or medical information shared with the associate.
- Address complaints or issues promptly and relay relevant information to a supervisor.
- Set up the dining room before service and restore it afterward, keeping the area clean and meeting sanitation standards.
- Operate equipment including fire extinguishers, telephones, iced tea and soda machines, soup wells, and coffee machines.
- Work with staff from other departments during special events and functions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Free shift meal
- Retirement plan
- Associate shopping program
- Health and wellness programs
- Discount marketplace
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, legal services, and a choice auto and home program
- Full-time associates: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts
- Associates may be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
