Server/Wait Staff

About the role

The Wait Staff Person is responsible for providing residents, guests and staff who take meals in the dining room with prompt, efficient and courteous service. They set tables in an attractive manner prior to customers arriving for meals, serves food (including beverages) in a professional manner, and clears tables and cleans dining areas in a timely manner. They provide information to customers regarding food and meal services. They receive and respond to comments from customers relating to Food Service.

Responsibilities

• Set tables in an attractive manner prior to customer arrival.
• Serve food and beverages in a professional manner.
• Clear tables and clean dining areas promptly.
• Provide customers with information about food and meal services.
• Receive and respond to customer comments regarding Food Service.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service orientation with a pleasant and cheerful disposition.
• Reliable with good accuracy and attention to detail regarding menu items and ordering.
• Prefer one or more years of experience in a Food Service setting or direct customer contact.
• Demonstrates patience, a genuine caring attitude toward elderly and disabled persons, flexibility, a positive outlook, ability to focus on others' strengths, and a healthy sense of humor.
• Ability to tolerate and diffuse angry or aggressive behavior of customers, some of whom may have short‑term memory loss.
• Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets.
• Basic knowledge of sanitary practices and Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) guidelines.
• Ability to read and write menu items in English.
• Hold a current State of Washington Food Handler’s permit.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in all of the duties and responsibilities listed above.

Benefits

• 403(b) plan with up to 4% match
• Health Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized ORCA Card – Annual pass
• Paid time off
• On‑site Daycare (subsidized)
• Affordable On‑site Dining

Pay

$22.00 per hour + DOE. Non‑Exempt/Hourly.

Schedule

11:30 AM – 7:30 PM.