Server Assistant

Exmoor Country Club; Highland Park (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, IL invites applications for a Serving Assistant to support servers during both dining and banquet events. The role includes setting tables, delivering food, clearing meals, assisting with bar setup, and maintaining clean, stocked stations.

We value a warm, welcoming atmosphere, strong multitasking, and teamwork. The position may involve nights, weekends, and holidays as needed to serve our members and guests.

Job description

The Potential CandidateAre you ready to embark on a journey where every shift promises something different, excitement, camaraderie, and the opportunity to contribute to unforgettable dining experiences? Join our dynamic team and become an integral part of delivering exceptional service in a place that our members consider their home away from home. We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrated the ability to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. While also possessing strong multitasking skills and the ability to work effectively in teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to enhance their customer service abilities and foster relationships with guests and coworkers.The PositionAs a Serving Assistant, you will have a range of responsibilities to ensure a seamless dining experience for our guests. These include setting, preparing, and checking on tables, along with other side tasks like folding napkins. During peak hours, you will play a vital role in running food from the bustling kitchen to the tables, ensuring prompt and efficient service. Additionally, you will be responsible for clearing tables and safely transporting dishes and silverware back to the kitchen.To support the service team, you will maintain hygienic and well-stocked food stations, ensuring that they are clean and ready for use. As requested, you will help servers, by serving bread and beverages, further enhancing our members' and guests’ dining experience, as well as promptly responding to guest inquiries and requests during the meal service will be essential. In addition, you may be called upon to assist with bar preparation and set up, including preparing garnishes and stocking as necessary. Last, but certainly not least, we believe in supporting one another and working as a team in everything we do, so all our server assistants are cross-trained between A la Carte and Banquet Events.The EnvironmentAt Exmoor, we take pride in fostering a close-knit and family-orientated workplace environment. We believe that a positive and supportive atmosphere not only enhances productivity but also creates a sense of camaraderie among our team members. We encourage collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect, ensuring that everyone feels valued and appreciated. Together, we strive to create lasting memories and forge strong relationships, making our workplace an enjoyable and fulfilling place to be.Our Simple TruthAppreciation is the heart of Everything.Our Mission StatementWe demonstrate Whole-Hearted Hospitality through effort, recognition, innovation, and service excellence; doing so creates great experiences for our members and each other.Our Core ValuesSupport and improve the Club with everything we do.Protect our family-oriented workplace environment.Inspire each other and work together as a team.Respect, appreciate, and empower one another.Innovate- never stop learning, evolving, and growing.Tradition- honor the past and help shape our future.The HistoryFounded in 1896 as Illinois' third golf club, Exmoor is a private, full-service country club, located in Highland Park, Illinois, 28 miles north of Chicago. With a championship golf course designed by Donald J. Ross, Exmoor continues to fulfill its original mission as a family club devoted to the game of golf, while offering a growing range of sports and social opportunities. Sports at Exmoor include golf, curling, tennis, swimming, ice skating, platform tennis, cross-country skiing, and the fastest-growing sport in America, pickleball. Members of all ages enjoy a year-round schedule of exciting social activities.The Club's mission is to provide the finest golf, sporting, and social experiences for its community of member families and their guests all year long.NoteThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add, or delete the functions of this position at any time. This position may require work on nights, weekends, and some holidays given the nature of the business.All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of background and drug screening.