Culinary Asst

Elegance Senior Living; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Elegance Senior Living in Florida is seeking a friendly food service assistant to support daily dining operations for residents. You will assist with dishwashing, serving, bussing, setting tables, and maintaining a clean dining area while delivering courteous service.

You will work as part of the culinary team to ensure safe, smooth operation and resident satisfaction, following sanitation procedures and community policies. Previous experience in food service is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, washes, and stores dishes following Elegance procedures.
• Cleans dishwashing area and assists in serving, if needed.
• Assists cooks in cleaning food serving areas and equipment.
• Sets up serving carts for each meal and serves meals to residents’ tables.
• Assists in bussing tables and prepares water carafes for residents.
• Delivers trays to resident apartments and works with the culinary team to ensure safe operation.

Job description

• Prepares, washes, and stores dishes following Elegance procedures. Cleans dishwashing area, assists in serving, if needed. Assists cooks in cleaning food serving areas and equipment. Adheres to prescribed sanitation practices and procedures.
• Sets up serving carts for each meal as required. Helps serve meals to residents’ tables following Elegance procedures. Serves cereal at breakfast and bread at main meal.
• Assists in bussing tables and preparing dishes for washing. Cleans dining room tables and chairs as needed. Vacuums and cleans dining room area, sets tables for next meal, prepares water carafes, and distributes to each table.
• Focuses on good customer service regarding food service. Delivers trays to resident apartments as needed. Works as part of the culinary team to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operation of the kitchen.
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers. Performs job duties for residents and with team members in a courteous and professional manner. Takes initiative to ensure resident safety and satisfaction.
• Meets and greets visitors in a friendly, helpful manner (visitors include anyone who visits the community, specifically current residents’ families and friends, prospective residents and their families, referral sources, vendors, and regulators).
• Answers phones appropriately, according to company and community standards; communicates professionally and cooperates with supervisor and all community personnel.
• Ensures compliance and understanding of all regulations regarding residents’ rights. Attends all required in-service trainings. Follows company policies and procedures.