Elk River Senior Living: Culinary Assistant/Server (PT AM)

LSL ALF LLC; Elk River (MN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual raises

PTO

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k match

Career path

Job summary

Lifespark Elk River Senior Living in Elk River, MN is seeking a part-time Culinary Assistant/Server to support our dining team in the morning shift.

You will assist in preparing and serving meals, setting up dining areas, and maintaining a welcoming environment for residents and staff. This role offers competitive hourly pay and growth opportunities within Lifespark.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in a senior living setting is preferred.
• Must possess advanced computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation, distribution and supply of food to residents, families and staff.
• Set up room trays and tables, serve and bus trays, pour beverages.
• Transport carts and deliver trays as needed.
• Deliver nourishments and snacks appropriately.
• Maintain clean kitchen utensils and dishes.

Skills

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Elk River Senior Living: Culinary Assistant/Server (PT AM)

Job Category: Culinary

Requisition Number: POLAR007140

• Posted : August 31, 2026
• Part-Time

Locations

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Elk River, MN 55330, USA

Description

Are you compassionate towards others? Are you passionate about enriching the lives of others? If so, we want you to join our team and help seniors Age Magnificently! Our Culinary Assistants/Servers becomes family and impacts the lives of our residents who live in a Lifespark Senior Living Community. Elk River, a Lifespark Senior Living Community is looking for a Culinary Assistant/Server to join our growing team!
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At Elk River Senior Living, we're redefining senior living in Elk River, MN. We help seniors Age Magnificently in our gorgeous, apartment style community providing Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care services. Join our team today!

Position: Culinary Assistant/Server

Hourly: $15.50 - $20.50 hourly, depending on experience

Schedule: Part-time AM 11 am-3 pm

Lifespark Benefits Include:

• Annual Reviews/Raises{Shift differentials if applicable}
• PaidTime Off – Vacation Time
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurances
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
• Career path to other positions within our growing company!

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Position Duties & Responsibilities:

In this position, you will be responsible for assisting in the preparation, distribution and supply of food and dishes to residents, families, and staff while creating an environment that promotes resident/resident well-being. Duties include:

• Set up room trays and tables in dining room, serve and bus trays, pour and cover beverages, and assist in preparing and covering food.
• Transport carts to appropriate areas and deliver trays, when applicable.
• Deliver nourishments and snacks appropriately.
• Maintain a steady work pace to produce an adequate supply of clean kitchen utensils and dishes.
• Soak, scrub, scrape and wash soiled dishes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in a senior living setting is preferred.
• Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, resident’s families, and employees.
• Must possess advanced computer skills.

Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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