Lifecare Agency Ltd - Saint Louis, MO
posted 3 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Saint Louis, MO
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
About the position
The Food Server position at Friendship Village Chesterfield is a full-time role focused on providing excellent dining service to residents in an independent living environment. The server is responsible for setting tables, taking orders, serving food, and maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards. This role emphasizes customer service and teamwork, ensuring a pleasant dining experience for residents and their guests.
Responsibilities
- Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order.
- Takes orders, provides service and requested items graciously and courteously.
- Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service.
- Answers questions about menu items.
- Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
- Transports hot and cold foods to and from the Village Care Center as needed.
- Transports non-food items to and from various areas as needed.
- Maintains sanitation, hygiene, and safety standards.
- Assists in maintaining a high level of customer service for residents and guests.
- Assists with dishwashing and distribution of clean dishes if needed.
- Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
- Completes all assigned cleaning tasks.
- Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary conditions.
- Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, and speak English, perform simple arithmetic, and follow written and oral instructions in English.
- Experience waiting tables in a hotel, restaurant, or club with fine dining preferred, but not required; will train on-the-job.
- Ability to interpret and explain the menu, refer or answer questions, coordinate the meal service process, and respond to requests.
- Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisors, and peers, requiring courtesy, tact, and graciousness.
- Fundamental understanding of hospitality, customer service, table service techniques, personal hygiene, and appearance.
Benefits
- $1,000 Sign-on Bonus
