Restaurant Server

Homewood Retirement Centers; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement contributions

Licensure reimbursement

Job summary

Homewood Retirement Centers seeks a friendly restaurant server to deliver meals to residents and guests in a professional dining room setting. Experience in food service is preferred but not required, and training will be provided to ensure high-quality service.

Responsibilities include setting tables, delivering trays, assisting with meal service, and maintaining a clean dining area while treating residents with kindness and respect. This role supports a warm, community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• High degree of personal hygiene and cleanliness.
• Ability to push tray carts and lift/carry up to 25 pounds during an 8-hour shift.
• Ability to stand and walk for an 8-hour shift.
• Must treat residents and the public with kindness and respect in a cheerful manner.
• Ability to use the point of sale system is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food to residents and guests in a professional manner.
• Ensure high-quality dining experience in a restaurant-style setting.
• Set tables with linens, utensils, condiments, and decorations.
• Serve food on trays and/or tables with attractive presentation.
• Wait on tables using proper serving etiquette.
• Create a positive restaurant-style environment for residents and guests.
• Assist with meal preparation as needed.
• Deliver tray carts and nourishment to nursing areas/floors.
• Maintain cleanliness of dishes, utensils, and work areas.

Skills

Food service experience

Follow instructions

Personal hygiene

Push tray carts

Stand/walk 8 hours

Kind and respectful

Point of service system

Job description

Our Mission Statement

Honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another.

What’s in it for you?

As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy these exceptional benefits & perks:

• Paid time off, with an opportunity to cash out each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement contributions
• Professional licensure reimbursement

Want to know more? Visit Homewood Benefits for all the details.

Restaurant Servers work in our Independent Living resident restaurant called The Windows. Serving experience is a plus but not required.

Job Summary:

Responsible to deliver food to residents and guests in an attractive and professional manner. Ensures a high quality dining experience for residents and guests in the delivery of food in a restaurant style environment

Essential Functions:

1. Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as confidential information.
2. Complies with established Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
3. Assists with the preparation of meal trays by placing condiments, silverware, food, beverages and special items on trays. Prepares room for dining by placing linens on the tables and setting decorations, condiments, candles, napkins, service plates, utensils, menus, etc.
4. Serves food on trays and/or tables in an attractive manner and appetizing in appearance.
5. Responsible to wait on tables in a restaurant style manor using proper serving etiquette.
6. Responsible to assist in creating a positive restaurant style environment for our residents and guests.
7. Assists with the preparation of meals.
8. Delivers tray carts and nourishment’s to the nursing areas/floors.
9. Responsible for the daily cleaning and sanitation of dishes, utensils, equipment and work areas by following established work procedures and standards of sanitation.
10. Assists with special food functions (banquets, teas, etc.).
11. Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

1. Food service experience preferred.
2. Ability to understand and follow oral and printed instructions.
3. High degree of personal hygiene and cleanliness.
4. Ability to do repeated pushing of tray carts, and lifting or carrying a minimum of 25 pounds throughout an eight hour shift.
5. Ability to stand and walk throughout the course of an eight hour shift.
6. Must treat residents and the public with kindness and respect in a cheerful manner.
7. Ability to use the point of service system preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to constantly work on their feet during an 8 hour shift; bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout the shift in performing regular duties. Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds frequently throughout the shift. Ability to do repeated pushing of food tray carts.