Server/Wait Staff - Full Time & Part Time

Bayview; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) plan with up to 4% match

Health Insurance

Dental insurance

FSA

HRA

Employee Assistance Program

Subsidized ORCA Card - Annual pass

Paid time off

On-site Daycare (subsidized)

Affordable On-site Dining

Job summary

Bayview in Seattle is seeking Food Services Waitstaff to deliver prompt, courteous dining room service to residents, guests, and staff. You will set tables, serve meals and beverages, and maintain a clean dining area while addressing customer questions with professionalism.

Qualifications include excellent customer service, 1+ year in food service or customer-facing roles, and a WA Food Handler’s permit. The position offers both full-time and part-time schedules with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service orientation and pleasant disposition; reliable with attention to detail regarding menu items and ordering.
• Prefer 1+ years experience in Food Service or direct customer interaction.
• Demonstrates patience and caring attitude toward elderly/disabled persons; flexible with a positive outlook.
• Ability to tolerate and diffuse angry or aggressive customers, some with memory loss.
• Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets.
• Basic knowledge of sanitary practices and HAACP guidelines.
• Ability to read/write menu items in English.
• Holds WA State Food Handler’s permit.
• Demonstrated skill in all listed duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide residents, guests and staff with prompt, courteous dining room service.
• Set tables attractively prior to meals; serve food and beverages professionally.
• Clear tables and maintain clean dining areas in a timely manner.
• Provide information about food and meal services; respond to customer feedback.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Cheerful disposition

Food Service experience

Patience and caring attitude

English menu literacy

Food Handler’s permit (WA)

HAACP knowledge

Deescalation of difficult customers

Job description

JOB TITLE: Food Services Waitstaff

DEPARTMENT: Food Services

REPORTS TO: Dining Room Manager

STATUS: Full-Time and Part Time

SCHEDULE: 11:30AM - 7:30PM - FT; 4:00PM - 7:30PM - PT

SALARY: $22.00 + DOE. Non-Exempt/Hourly

The Wait Staff Person is responsible for providing residents, guests and staff who take meals in the dining room with prompt, efficient and courteous service. They set tables in an attractive manner prior to customers arriving for meals, serves food (including beverages) in a professional manner, and clears tables and cleans dining areas in a timely manner. They provide information to customers regarding food and meal services. They receive and respond to comments from customers relating to Food Service.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and Skill

• Must have an excellent customer service orientation, and pleasant and cheerful disposition. Must be reliable, and have good accuracy & attention to detail regarding menu items and ordering.
• Prefer one or more years of experience working in a Food Service setting or dealing directly with customers.
• Demonstrates patience, a genuine caring attitude toward the elderly and disabled persons, flexibility, a positive outlook, the ability to focus on the strengths of other people, and a healthy sense of humor.
• Ability to tolerate and diffuse angry or aggressive behavior of customers, some of whom may suffer from short-term memory loss.
• Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets.
• Basic knowledge of sanitary practices and Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HAACP) guidelines.
• Ability to read and write menu items in English.
• Holds current State of Washington Food Handler’s permit.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in all of the categories mentioned as Specific Duties and Responsibilities.

Your Benefits:

• 403(b) plan with up to 4% match
• Health Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized ORCA Card - Annual pass
• Paid time off
• On-site Daycare (subsidized)
• Affordable On-site Dining

Once you have applied, your application will remain on file for 30 days. We will contact you directly if we need any additional information. If you have not heard from us by that time, we encourage you to re-apply for any open positions. We have up-to-date job openings on our website at www.bayviewcommunity.org

Bayview is a certified Great Place to Work and an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.