Dining Experience Host — Flexible 32-Hour Culinary Role

Mclean-Affiliates; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

McLean in Simsbury, CT is hiring a Dining Experience Ambassador for a 32-hour weekly schedule (day/evening shifts). The role supports Culinary Arts by assisting in meal service, stocking, and ensuring cleanliness across service areas.

You will interact with residents and staff to provide friendly, professional dining experiences. This hourly, non-exempt position requires a high school diploma or equivalent; no prior experience is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred.
• No previous work experience required.
• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and residents.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Ability to provide clear directions and respond to employees.

Responsibilities

• Reads recipes and/or product directions.
• Operates a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, season and knead foodstuffs for cooking, serving and storing.
• Assists in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
• Inspects workstations for compliance with service standards.
• Keeps records and requisition for supplies/equipment as needed.
• Cleans and sanitizes workstations and equipment following all McLean and regulatory rules and procedures.
• May taste test products.
• Sets up stations with entrees, soups, salads, breads, condiments, other food products and utensils.
• Provides general stocking duties in service area.
• Serves and replenishes food from counters and steam tables and breaks down stations at the end of meal periods.
• Brews coffee and tea.
• May be required to restock other beverage areas.
• Interacts with customers in the serving, retail and dining areas.
• Assists customers with opening containers and cutting food when requested.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Professionalism

Flexibility

Education

High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience

Tools

Computer

Job description

McLean in Simsbury, CT is hiring a Dining Experience Ambassador for a 32-hour weekly schedule (day/evening shifts). The role supports Culinary Arts by assisting in meal service, stocking, and ensuring cleanliness across service areas.

You will interact with residents and staff to provide friendly, professional dining experiences. This hourly, non-exempt position requires a high school diploma or equivalent; no prior experience is required.