Dining Server, Part-Time

About the role

The Dining Services Server is accountable for providing prompt, courteous service to all residents and guests in the dining room during meal times. The role involves serving, cleaning, hospitality, and waiting/bussing tables. Duties may also include preparing salads and desserts as directed. Essential responsibilities include assisting in food preparation, hospitality duties, and meal service, including serving food, waiting tables, and bussing tables. The server will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals to residents, guests, and staff in the dining room or bistro. They will bus and reset tables as needed, prepare salad bar items for lunch, fill the salad bar with ice and set for service, prepare and stage desserts, assist in setting up meetings or other special events, and follow all sanitation guidelines, federal/state regulations, and Senior Living/Healthcare requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation, hospitality duties, and meal service, including serving food, waiting tables, and bussing tables.
• Serve Breakfast, lunch and dinner meals to residents, guests, and staff in the Dining Room or Bistro.
• Bus and reset tables as needed.
• Prepare salad bar items for lunch.
• Fill salad bar with ice and set for service, including gathering plates and bowls as necessary for salad bar and soup kettles.
• Prepare and stage desserts.
• Light food prep for special events.
• Assist in setting up meetings or other special events, including delivery of snacks, coffee, tea, etc.
• Follow all sanitation guidelines, federal/state regulations, and Senior Living/Healthcare requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness of prep items.
• Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled and/or needed.
• “Open” and “Close” dining rooms as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Training in Servsafe is beneficial.
• One (1) year of food service experience including but not limited to: serving/waiting tables, cleaning and kitchen sanitation protocols, basic food/meal prep is preferred.

Qualifications

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Cordial and congenial behavior with residents.
• Dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and good follow-through.
• Ability to work within standard policies and procedures and with limited supervision.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and functions.
• Ability to react calmly in emergency situations.
• Patience and compassion towards senior adults.
• Ability to maintain a neat and orderly work area.
• Knowledge of and understanding of food safety, sanitation, preparation, and serving principles.
• Ability to work with all persons and get along with them.

Skills

• Ability to lift or carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, pulling/pushing, and long periods of walking and/or standing.
• Ability to stand, sit, twist, bend, squat, kneel, or crouch when performing job duties.
• Adequate sight and hearing to meet the responsibilities of this position.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and six paid holidays.
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match.
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Voluntary benefits such as life, AD&D, tuition assistance, and scholarships.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program.
• Pet Insurance.

Pay

Compensation Pay Range: $15.28 - $19.83 per hour. Reasonable Pay Estimate: A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $15.28 - $19.83 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

Schedule

Full-time schedule is available.

Benefits

For full-time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and six paid holidays.
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match.
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Voluntary benefits such as life, AD&D, tuition assistance, and scholarships.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program.
• Pet Insurance.

Contact Information

To learn more about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org. Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.