Server

This is a part time position. 

BASIC FUNCTION: The serving of meals to residents in expeditious and courteous manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Sets-up tables in dining room.
• Cleans tables and chairs after every meal.  Ensures the cleanliness of dining room carpet.
• Serves meals to residents and assigned stations.  Prepares and serves required daily beverage.
• Maintains work area and equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.  Disassembles and cleans all equipment after each meal.
• Portions desserts, salads, soup and cereals for residents.  Records meal tally on cook's production sheet.
• Food served in adherence to dietary department portion controls.
• Maintains employees lounge in a clean and orderly manner.
• Covers and labels, with date, all remaining foods from meals served within the appropriate time frame.
• Ensures that foods and refrigeration units are maintained at proper temperature levels and records information on available sheet/log. 
• Records meal count from each meal served.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor or Administrator.
• Neat, good grooming habits and courteous. 
• Must be able to communicate with, be interested in, and have compassion for the elderly. 
• Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written, in the English language. 
• Must be able to read menus and interpret to residents. 
• Should have good organizational skills to meet deadlines and goals. 
• Needs to have the ability to work in a team environment both in dietary and the overall health care team.  Ability to maintain professional composure under stressful conditions and situations.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Completion of a high school or GED equivalency.  Ability to read, write, understand and speak the English language.  One year of food service experience as a waitperson, preferably in senior living/health center or institutional food service department.