Dining Room Server ~ Senior Living Community ~ West Des Moines

MorningStar Senior Management LLC; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Free shift meal

Job summary

MorningStar Senior Living in West Des Moines is seeking a Dining Room Server for a senior living community. This full-time, non-exempt role pays $16.00 per hour and runs Sunday–Thursday from 6am to 2pm.

You will provide high–quality meal service, relay orders to the kitchen, and deliver warm, respectful service to our residents. Stay present for full meal service, maintain cleanliness, and uphold our core values.

Qualifications

• Provide service of high-quality meals and facilitation of a gracious environment.
• Accurate communication and order taking, properly relaying meal orders to back of the house staff.
• Offer exceptional customer service, as part of all interactions with our cherished residents.
• Be present in dining room for full meal service.
• Maintain high cleanliness, hygiene, and a sanitary and infection free environment.

Responsibilities

• Be present in dining room for full meal service.
• Assist special functions as scheduled.
• Maintain high cleanliness, hygiene, and a sanitary environment.
• Oversight of bistro areas – food presentation, cleanliness, stock supplies, beverages.
• Know the specials of the day and how they are prepared and presented.
• Learn individual resident names, dietary needs, requests, likes and dislikes.
• Must serve hot food hot and cold food cold.
• As directed, participate in the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Sanitize tables and chairs, reset tables, and vacuum floor after each meal.
• Attend all trainings, orientation, and mandatory meetings.

Job description

Dining Room Server ~ Senior Living Community ~ West Des Moines

Job Category: Culinary

Requisition Number: DININ050514

• Posted : August 4, 2026
• Full-Time
• Rate : $16 USD per hour

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Description

Dining Room Server ~ Senior Living Community ~ West Des Moines

Full-time

Pay Rate: $16.00

Non-exempt

• Sunday-Thursday ~ 6am-2pm

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide service of high-quality meals and facilitation of a gracious environment. This entails; accurate communication and order taking, properly relaying meal orders to back of the house staff. Offer exceptional customer service, as part of all interactions with our cherished residents.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal!

POSITIONOVERVIEW

• Be present in dining room for full meal service.
• Assist special functions as scheduled.
• Maintain high cleanliness, hygiene, and a sanitary and infection free environment at all times.
• Oversight of bistro areas as directed – food presentation, cleanliness, stock supplies, beverages, make popcorn, etc.
• Know the specials of the day and how they are prepared and presented.
• Learn individual resident names, dietary needs, requests, likes and dislikes.
• Must serve hot food hot and cold food cold.
• As directed, participate in the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Sanitize tables and chairs, reset tables, and vacuum floor after each meal.
• Attend all trainings, orientation, and mandatory meetings.

  https://www.morningstarseniorliving.com/careers/

• Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
• Experience: Previous experience in the dietary department of a health care facility or restaurant preferred but not required.
• Job Knowledge: Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Standards: Knowledge of and ability to meet regulations of ADA, state, infection and control, health department, and OSHA.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer
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