Catering Attendant (Glenaire)

Brightspire; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Brightspire as a Catering Attendant and be a pivotal part of our dining services team. This role is focused on ensuring exceptional customer experiences during dining events. You'll handle everything from setting up catering stations to serving food and beverages, all while maintaining a clean and safe environment. If you are enthusiastic about working in a team-oriented setting and have a passion for service, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

PTO (Paid Time Off) eligibility

Excellent medical/dental insurance at a low cost

Disability and life insurance

Retirement Plan (401k) eligibility

Access to the Wellness Center and free wellness programs

Robust Employee Assistance Program

Employee scholarship

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• Good communication skills and a high level of sensitivity to people, especially older adults.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing excellent customer service and ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Assist with table-top set up and break down of catering equipment.
• Serve food and beverages to guests and monitor food stations.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Food Handling

Job description

The Catering Attendant is responsible for providing excellent customer service and ensuring guest satisfaction during all dining event, with a focus on catering. Directed by Team Leader and/or Director of Dining Services, to ensure quality service is provided at all times.

• Assist with table-top set up and break down of catering equipment and stations.
• Assist with food preparation and plating.
• Serve food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, to guests.
• Monitor and replenish food and beverage stations.
• Ensure that all work and service areas are clean and sanitized.
• Understand and always exhibit safe food handling practices and procedures.
• Attend to special requests and/or dietary restrictions.
• Work well independently as well as collaboratively to ensure that events run smoothly.
• Assists in training of new service team members, under the direction of the Team Leader.
• In a full-time role, will also be able to perform the duties of bunner, cashier, hostess, and/or server.
• Promotes clean, safe and neat environment for residents, self and staff.
• Demonstrates knowledge of fire safety procedures, and assists with evacuation of residents to a safe location in the event of fire or other emergency.
• Maintains confidentiality of residents’ personal and medical record information.
• Cooperates with staff of other departments in performing job duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age; capable of standing and walking for 4 or 8 hour shift; carrying and balancing a 10 to 15 pound tray; ability to lift and move items up to 50 pounds; frequent stooping and bending. Ability to see and hear, or to use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to assure that position requirements can be fully met. Sufficient manual dexterity to operate a fire extinguisher, telephone, iced tea machine, soup well, coffee machine.

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to read, write, and speak and understand English. Good communications skills, sound mental and physical health; ability to get along well with others; to demonstrate flexibility and patience; to work as a member of a team; to demonstrate a high level of sensitivity and interest in people, especially older adults. Must have personal integrity; must function independently; must be able to verbally

Why Us?

Glenaire, is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) with a mission "to honor God by enriching the lives and touching the hearts of those we serve." Our core values are put to good use serving our residents and our fellow teammates.We are looking for individuals with a strong skillset combined with a heart for service.If you have enthusiasm to provide exceptional care while building relationships, this is the place for you!

What's for You as a Server?

• PTO (Paid Time Off) eligibility
• Excellent medical/dental insurance at a low cost
• Insurance for family members at low cost
• Disability and life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement Plan (401k) eligibility
• Access to the Wellness Center and free wellness programs
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Accessed to earned wages prior to payday
• Significant personal/professional development opportunities through Kintura University and inSpire Leadership Academy
• Employee assistance
• Employee scholarship
• Referral program
• Faith-based and mission-driven
• A true team spirit and belief in making a difference together!