Seasonal Server

About the Role

The Shores Restaurant Server serves meals to patrons in the restaurant and consistently provides professional, attentive, genuinely friendly service. This seasonal employment is expected to conclude on October 16, 2026.

Essential Duties

• Presents menu, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and service
• Records orders on check or memorizes it
• Relays order to kitchen and serves courses from kitchen and bars
• Garnishes and decorates dishes preparatory to serving
• Follows all policies for the responsible service of alcohol
• Requests identification from customers when legal age is questionable
• Observes diners to respond to any additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed
• Totals bill, processes and accepts payment in form of cash, credit card or membership signature
• Ladles soup, tosses salads, brews coffee, and performs other services as determined by particular restaurant practices
• Completes assigned "side work" (prerequisites for preparation/set up and closing)
• Clears and/or resets tables at conclusion of each course
• Must obtain and maintain a current San Diego County Food Handlers and Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Must have the ability to communicate fluently in English
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest and percentages
• Ability to apply concepts of basic math
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Must obtain and maintain a current San Diego County Food Handlers and Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand for an extended length of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk, see or hear
• Constantly required to reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally must climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell
• Must constantly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds including carrying heavy food trays
• Occasionally may be required to lift up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include the ability to adjust focus

Working Conditions

• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, burns from hot equipment and lacerations from sharp objects
• Noise level is usually moderate to loud
• Pace is generally moderate and may be quite fast
• Employees are required to perform all tasks as safely as possible and to adhere to applicable safety procedures

Schedule

• Must be available to work weekends and holidays
• This company operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day
• Shifts will generally be rotated, as much as possible to be fair to everyone
• At times it may be necessary to move you from your accustomed shift if business or task assignments demand
• Business needs determine the number of hours that you work

Hourly Rate: $19.00