Dining Room Server - part-time

Plymouth Place Senior Living; La Grange Park (IL); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Plymouth Place Senior Living is seeking a part-time Server to deliver restaurant-style dining experiences for residents. You will help maintain a warm, welcoming dining room and ensure high-quality service throughout meals.

The role requires flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to work in a team-focused environment. Training will be provided, and vaccination is required. Join a community committed to exceptional resident care.

Qualifications

• Covid-19 vaccination required.
• High School Diploma preferred, but not required.
• Minimum age 16 years old.
• Minimum one year experience in a food server role, but not required.
• Strong communication skills in both spoken and written forms.
• Ability to multi-task with good organizational skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Dependable, reliable and motivated.

Responsibilities

• Serve meals in a restaurant-style dining room to Plymouth Place residents.
• Provide menu information and make recommendations when requested.
• Observe diners to fulfill additional requests and monitor meal completion.
• Clear and remove dishes during and after meals while maintaining sanitation.
• Set up and reset tables with clean linens, silverware and glassware; ensure cleanliness.
• Restock supplies before next meal service; assist with cross-training as needed.
• Complete all side work efficiently before, during and after meal service.
• Maintain hygiene of storage, refrigeration, equipment and waste areas as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Multi-tasking

Team player

Dependable

Education

High School Diploma preferred

Job description

Shift

• Monday through Saturday: 3:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Part-time

There are lots of places you could work, right? But if you’re looking for a career you love in a community that is committed to supporting you, look no further than Plymouth Place™.

As a three-time Certified Great Place to Work®, we are serious about creating a strong, opportunity-rich culture driven by a mission to provide an exceptional lifestyle for our residents. Here, you never work alone. You have a team working alongside you, a team that cares just as much about how you’re doing as what you’re doing. And we make your safety and well-being our priority—with vaccinated staff and residents, rest assured we stand by this commitment.

Our residents can expect to leave their table satisfied, by the food and experience. Our executive chef sources the freshest ingredients, and our dietician oversees heart healthy options. Our residents have the option of elegant fine dining or more casual bistro. The Dining Room Server, Health Care Dining Server, or Bistro Server is the face of our hospitality venues and responsible for our customers' experiences. Responsibilities include ensuring our tables are clean and tidy when guests arrive, serving food and beverages. You will need to be quick on your feet and have a polite and friendly attitude. If you enjoy talking to people and thrive in a fast-paced work environment, look no further. The ultimate goal is to provide high-quality service with exceptional customer care.

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Job Summary

The Server serves meals to Plymouth Place residents in an atmosphere where the food service is restaurant style. The Server strives to be efficient in service while being attentive to making an appetizing food presentation. The Server must maintain flexibility as assigned stations and duties before, during and after meal service.

Essential job functions / responsibilities

• Efficiently serve food and beverages to tables for restaurant style service. Handles all service ware correctly.
• Accurately provide information about the meal presented. This includes offering suggestions and/or answering questions upon request.
• Observes diners to fulfill any additional requests and to perceive when meal has been completed by staying in assigned area and circulating throughout the dining room.
• Removes dishes both during and after the meal efficiently. This ensures sanitation standards are being met.
• Wash and set-up tables according to rules of etiquette, including clean linen, silverware and glassware. In addition, checking the cleanliness of chairs and all condiments is mandatory.
• Restocks supplies as needed prior to next meal service.
• Employee is willing, and initiates, cross training, specifically in the areas of host/hostess and serving. This will aid in the employees growth and improve their skills to become a better-rounded employee.
• Completes all side work, before, during and after meal service efficiently.
• Clean and sanitize department storage, refrigeration/freezer, equipment, utensils, waste containers, etc. as assigned by manager on duty and/or in compliance with the cleaning list.
• Routinely checks and is aware of daily caterings and participates in set-up, carry through and clean up.
• Employee understands how to properly use the P.O.S. and is confident and efficient with charging their guests.
• Deliver food to the resident ensuring a quality dining experience through the entire process.
• Take down dining areas and clean tables, stock ingredients and monitor inventory levels.
• Clean food stations and other areas as required.

Qualifications

• Must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
• High School Diploma preferred, but not required. Minimum age requirement is 16 years old.
• Minimum one-year experience in a food server role, but not required.
• Strong communication skills required both oral and written.
• Ability to multi-task with good organizational skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Dependable, reliable and motivated.

Plymouth Place is an Equal Employment Opportunity and E-Verify compliant Employer.