Wait Staff - Lead

HumanGood; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Cell phone plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

HumanGood in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Lead Waitstaff to oversee dining room operations for residents, serve meals, set tables, and ensure sanitary standards. Requires food service experience; ServSafe preferred; availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays. Competitive benefits and a nonprofit senior living environment.

The role offers full-time hours with a starting wage of $19–$23 per hour, commensurate with experience, and opportunities to contribute to resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in the food industry.
• Prior experience working with seniors (preferred).
• Food Handler's or ServSafe certification (preferred).
• Availability including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Set up tables and dining room for service.
• Serve meals and ensure timely, courteous resident service.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary standards in dining areas.
• Contribute to resident satisfaction and professional dining presentation.

Skills

Food service experience

Senior care familiarity

ServSafe/food handler certification

Evenings/weekends/holidays flexibility

Job description

Description

Schedule: Full-time, Tuesday - Thursday; Sat and Sunday - Scheduled Hours Weekdays: 11:30 am to 7:30 pm; Sat, 12 - 8; Sunday, 10 - 5 pm

Pay: $19 to $23/hr depending on experience

The Lead Waitstaff day-to-day work includes ensuring that the setting up of tables, serving of food, cleaning and maintenance of the dining room, and customer service is being conducted smoothly and timely. Ensures that food is handled in accordance with sanitary standards and recognized food serving practices by the dining team members. As a representative and team member of dining services, this position is expected to present oneself in a manner that reflects professionalism and ensures resident satisfaction in the dining department.

To be successful in the role, you would have:

• Prior experience in the food industry
• Prior experience working with seniors (preferred)
• Food Handler's or ServSafe certification (preferred)
• Availability that will include evenings, weekends, & holidays

What's in it for you?

As the largest nonprofit owner/operator of senior living communities in California and one of the largest in the country, we are more than just a place to work. We are here to ensure that all we serve are provided with every opportunity to become their best selves as they define it, and this begins with YOU.

At HumanGood, we offer the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself on top of an incredible package of benefits and perks for our part-time and full-time Team Members that can add up to 40% of your base pay.

• Medical benefits starts the 1 st of the month following your start date
• Matching 401(k)
• $25+Tax per line Cell Phone Plan

Full-Time Team Members:

• 20 days of paid time off, plus 7 company holidays (increases with years of service)
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match and no waiting on funds to vest
• Health, Dental and Vision Plans- start the 1 st of the month following your start date
• $25+Tax per line Cell Phone Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 5 star employer-paid employee assistance program

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