Server 10:30a-6:30p

Lakewood Ranch; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, FL is seeking Servers to join our dining services team. You will help provide a warm, resident-centered dining experience and support a safe, clean, and efficient dining room.

Ideal candidates are compassionate, self-motivated, organized, and personable, with a desire to work with the elderly. Previous food service experience is a plus, and HS students are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Compassion for and desire to work with the elderly.
• Self-motivated, can work independently and make decisions.
• Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented.
• Pleasant, professional, and personable.

Responsibilities

• Develops a positive customer service culture in the dining room through staff training and ensures quality service.
• Maintains a pleasant dining experience and monitors resident preferences and satisfaction with meals.
• Keeps the dining room clean and ensures proper safety and sanitation.
• Fosters teamwork and supports co-workers in providing safe, high-quality service.

Skills

Compassion for the elderly

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Pleasant, personable

Education

High school student welcome

Job description

Welcome to Inspired Living, we're seeking Servers for our Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch community in Bradenton, FL. Here at Inspired Living, we want our people to realize their full potential. We're passionate about personal and professional growth and will do everything we can to help you flourish. We deeply care about our team-members and partners and strive to provide a culture where people feel valued and inspired.

Essential Functions

• Develops a positive customer service culture in the dining room through staff training. Evaluates the quality of service and develops systems to maximize the efficiency of meal delivery while maintaining a pleasant dining experience.
• Ensures staff provides service that maintains good resident experiences during meal times. Circulates in the dining room to ascertain resident preferences and satisfaction with meals. Develops service systems that balance quality and speed of meal delivery.
• Maintains a clean dining room. This includes all equipment, walls, table tops and bases, and chairs. Ensures linens are changed as needed and tabletop condiments and salt and pepper shakers are kept clean.
• Ensures they and any employees working with them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standard. Should workplace injuries occur, the Department Heads and Directors are to assist the Executive Director when required with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker communication with care provider and Inspired Living.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.

Requirements

• Great opportunity for High School Students! Experience in food service preferred.
• Must have compassion for and desire to work with the elderly.
• Self-motivated, can work independently and make decisions.
• Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented.
• Pleasant, professional, and personable.