Waitstaff (Part-time)
About the role
Welcome to The Herrick House, an assisted living facility on the upper campus of the Beverly Hospital, and part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. You'll be making a difference in people's lives.
Responsibilities
- Prepares dining room for meals by setting tables, folding napkins, filling water glasses, providing and refilling condiments.
- Serves meals to residents in a courteous and professional manner and clears dishes from tables to kitchen.
- Removes soiled linens from tables and cleans and straightens dining room after meals.
- Takes resident meal orders in a timely manner and with a positive attitude.
- Delivers resident meal orders in a timely manner.
- Prepares and sets table to include tablecloth and napkin placement, setting silverware and dishes, maintaining and setting condiments.
- Makes self knowledgeable of daily menu selections and provides this information to the resident.
- Makes self knowledgeable of individual resident dietary restrictions.
- Uses bus buckets to clear tables and transport dirty dishes to dishwashing station separating glasses, china and flatware in a timely manner.
- Affirms all chinaware is stacked and handled properly and carefully to avoid breakage.
- Cleans and straightens dining room after meals in preparation for next meal by vacuuming, straightening chairs and tables, refilling condiments, folding napkins, wiping furniture down, etc.
- Restocks dining room linen supply daily.
- Restocks dining room wait station as assigned.
- Empties trash as needed.
- Changes daily menus and cleans menu cover.
- Assists with re-directing residents to their seats as needed.
- Communicates to Director of Food Services dietary constraints not adhered to by residents, resident feedback and other pertinent information or observations regarding dietary and food service.
Requirements
- Knowledge of proper table setting and serving and the ability to follow such procedures.
- The ability to provide menu selection to residents, follow individual dietary restrictions and take accurate orders is essential.
- The ability to communicate in English both orally and in writing.
- A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
- No certification/license required.
Qualifications
- Education/Experience: Requires the knowledge of proper table setting and serving and the ability to follow such procedures.
Skills
- Table setting and serving skills.
- Menu selection and dietary restriction adherence.
- Communication skills (oral and written).
Benefits
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
Pay
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
Schedule
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Beth Israel Lahey Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an inclusive community and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.