Culinary Server

Buckner; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner Villas in Austin, TX is seeking a Culinary Server to join our community, delivering exceptional dining experiences for residents and families. This full-time role is onsite at Buckner Villas, where teamwork and hospitality define daily service.

You will perform food and beverage service, basic preparation, dish sanitation, and safety-focused duties while supporting residents with warmth and care.

Qualifications

• Reads, writes, and understands English business documents.
• Able to communicate clearly with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers.
• Able to understand and follow basic written and oral instructions.
• Able to move food service equipment up to 20 lbs occasionally, 10 lbs frequently.
• Good depth perception and peripheral vision.
• Can stand, walk, and perform tasks for most of shift (75%).
• Safely use kitchen equipment and notice safety signals.
• Work under close supervision performing routine tasks.
• Cooperate with residents and coworkers.
• Learn basic food serving, cleanliness and sanitation.
• Maintain good health and comply with regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Set and bus tables; clean tables after meals.
• Prepare beverages and food as needed.
• Serve meals in dining rooms or other areas.
• Serve beverages to residents as needed.
• Prepare blended foods and manage steam table.
• Prepare hot carts, serve food, and sanitize carts.
• Wash, scrape, rack, and store dishes.
• Clean and sanitize work area (mop/sweep).
• Take out trash.
• Wrap silverware.

Skills

English literacy

Verbal communication

Following instructions

Manual handling

Physical endurance

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Job description

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Buckner Villas

Location: Austin, TX - Onsite

Address: 11110 Tom Adams Drive, Austin, TX, 78753

Job Schedule: Full-Time

We are seeking a Culinary Server to join our community committed to delivering outstanding services. As a Culinary Server, you will play an important role in all phases of service that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Set tables; bus tables, wash off tables after meals.
• Responsible for preparing beverages and food as required.
• Serve food in dining rooms or other areas as required.
• Serve beverages to residents as required.
• Blend food in electric blender; prepare steam table.
• Prepare hot carts and serve food; clean and sanitize carts.
• Wash dishes; scrape and rack dishes; sort, stack, store clean dishes.
• Mop, sweep, and clean work area.
• Take out trash.
• Wrap silverware.

What you'll bring:

• Requires ability to read, write and understand business documents which are written in English.
• Requires ability to communicate effectively verbally with residents, families, visitors and co-workers. Requires ability to make self clearly understood by others.
• Requires ability to understand and follow basic written and oral step-by-step instructions.
• Requires ability to move food serving and preparation equipment as needed, using up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a small amount of force continuously to move objects.
• Work deals mostly with objects, equipment and/or machines where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach. Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are of some importance.
• Requires ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, handle, stand, and walk over 75% of shift.
• Requires ability to safely utilize kitchen equipment and recognize differences in sound generated by equipment or machinery which may indicate operation problems or safety concerns.
• Requires ability to work under close supervision performing routine, standardized tasks.
• Requires ability to perform tasks with due consideration for residents in vicinity and ability to cooperate and work with other employees.
• Requires ability to learn basic food serving, cleanliness and sanitation requirements.
• Requires sufficient good health to properly discharges duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have infectious disease or skin lesion, for the duration of the communicability.
• Requires ability to comply with Patient Rights, all regulatory requirements, and all company policies and procedures as stated now and in the future.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

About Buckner Retirement Services:

Buckner Retirement Services comprises a network of senior living communities across Texas. As a not-for-profit, faith-based organization with over 60 years of experience, we're dedicated to providing exceptional care. Recognized as a Great Place to Work at all our locations, we offer rewarding opportunities for those passionate about working with seniors. If you're seeking a career in the senior living field, consider joining us at Buckner, where our purpose sets us apart. Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.