Food & Beverage Server

WesleyLife; Atlantic, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Vision and dental coverage

401K retirement plan

Referral bonuses

Scholarship reimbursements

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

CPR training

Job summary

WesleyLife’s Heritage House in Iowa is seeking a dining services team member to deliver high-quality meals and friendly service to residents and guests.

Responsibilities include assisting with meal service, performing quality checks, maintaining sanitation, and following safety procedures. The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to standards, and participation in ongoing training and education opportunities.

Qualifications

• Prior serving experience or ability to learn hospitality standards.
• Knowledge of cuisine and wine/beverage pairings.
• Attention to detail and presentation skills.
• Ability to speak, write and understand English language, and to effectively communicate with others with excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing work duties and to perform repetitive job functions.
• Ability to follow all safety precautions.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions and make food/drink suggestions.
• Perform quality checks on appearance of food/drink prior to service to ensure quality standards are met.
• Ensure residents and guests are completely satisfied with their food and the service.
• Assist with maintaining sanitation and cleanliness of the dining rooms.
• Operate dining service equipment according to safety guidelines.
• Show initiative and time awareness of peak periods to ensure meal/drink service is timely.
• Follow safety and infection control practices as directed.
• Attend educational seminars and in-services as required.
• Follow the direction of the Restaurant Manager or Team Lead and complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Serving experience

Wine pairings knowledge

Attention to detail

English communication

Adaptability

Safety practices

Job description

Join WesleyLife and Help Revolutionize the Aging Experience!

Job Duties:

• Has the ability to answer questions and make food/drink suggestions.
• Performs quality checks on appearance of all food/drink prior to service to ensure quality standards are met. Reports discrepancy to supervisor.
• Ensures that residents and guests are completely satisfied with their food and the service.
• Assists with maintaining sanitation and cleanliness of the dining rooms.
• Perform duties in a productive, efficient, and organized manner.
• Operates dining service equipment according to safety guidelines.
• Shows initiative and time awareness of peak periods to ensure meal/drink service is timely.
• Follows food safety and infection control practices as directed.
• Performs side work and end-of-shift closeout tasks efficiently.
• Follow safety and regulatory compliance around alcohol service.
• Attend educational seminars and in-services as required.
• Follows the direction of the Restaurant Manager or Team Lead and completes other duties and assists with special projects as assigned or requested.
• Attendance is an essential function.
• Role may require flexibility with hours, including overtime.
• Healthcare environment with exposure to various medical conditions, including infectious diseases.
• Use of personal protective equipment as required.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Qualifications:

• Prior serving experience or ability to learn hospitality standards and perform to expectation.
• Knowledge of cuisine and wine/beverage pairings or ability to learn.
• Attention to detail and presentation skills.
• Ability to speak, write and understand English language, and to effectively communicate with others with excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing work duties and to perform repetitive job functions.
• Ability to follow all safety precautions.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand up to 90% of the time.
• Ability to walk up to 90% of the time.
• Ability to bend and reach for extended periods of time and/or repetitively within the work shift.
• Ability to talk and/or hear for the purposes of communicating with resident, clients and guests.
• Ability to hear and understand instructions from team members and leaders.
• Ability to push a cart or similar device weighing up to 150 pounds without assistance.

Available Shifts:

Full-Time

What's in it for you?

When you commit to Heritage House , we commit to you with our great perks and benefits, personal development opportunities and educational incentives. As a Heritage House team member, you’ll look forward to an environment of activity and enthusiasm, and you’ll help to create an atmosphere of health, well-being, purpose, and meaning .

• Incredible benefits package including healthcare, vision, dental and 401K
• Referral Bonus capabilities!
• Up to $3,000/year Scholarship Reimbursements opportunities
• Up to $1,500/year Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness membership to our in-house wellness area
• CPR Training and in-house Certifications
• FANTASTIC atmosphere and ability to work with a great team and awesome residents!

We are really proud to offer our strong, positive culture . We encourage and assist with growth and development opportunities. We want to help cultivate your experience.

About WesleyLife:

**Only qualified candidates will be contacted to move to the next step of the hiring process. Unfortunately, WesleyLife will not sponsor applicants for work visas.**

WesleyLife believes in the value of diversity within our workforce and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Because of our commitment to your health and well-being, you will be required to successfully complete a pre-hire health assessment, and drug screen.

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