Cafe and Dining Room Associates - full time position

Lasell Village is a unique life plan community with education at its heart, located on the beautiful campus of Lasell University in Newton. We are a caring and vibrant community home to more than 225 residents in independent living apartments, supported living studios, and a 5-star skilled nursing and rehabilitative facility.

We are seeking an experienced Dining Room Server to work in our Cafe and Dining Room. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position with a schedule of 11am to 7pm.

Pay rate: $21.00 per hour. We have a no-tipping policy at Lasell Village.

Benefits:

• A full complement of insurance benefits including health, dental, vision, short & long term disability, life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program
• 3 weeks’ vacation to start, personal days, sick days and 10 paid holidays
• 403(b) plan with a generous 7.5% match after 1 year of employment
• Tuition reimbursement (free tuition at Lasell University for yourself or eligible dependents)
• Tuition reimbursement of $1000.00 per year at institutions outside Lasell University for staff
• Discounted lunch at our on-site Cafe
• Staff appreciation bonus 2x a year
• Public transportation reimbursement ($50 per month)
• Free parking
• Free ESL training (English as a second language)
• On-going training & development courses
• Amazing workplace culture of friendliness and teamwork

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance
• Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures
• Prepare meals-to-go and deliver to apartments in a timely manner
• Set up dining room/ Café for service
• Understand the dining room set up and table numbers
• Be able to answer the phone and use a friendly tone while talking with residents and guests, take reservations, check messages
• Greet residents and guests with a smile and a friendly tone
• Walk guests to their assigned tables
• Operate the POS system to enter customer orders and cash out all guests
• Work together with other team members to ensure residents are served in a timely manner
• Set up, stock, refill, and clean stations according to the opening and closing checklists
• Assist in café serving operations in preparing food items
• Assist in daily or scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established policies and procedures

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language

Lasell Village considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members its highest priorities. All offers of employment with Lasell are conditioned on completing and passing a background and drug test, participating in mandatory vaccine programs (e.g., Covid-19, Flu), participating in testing requirements (e.g. Covid-19, TB) and using designated PPE when required.
Lasell Village is committed to equal opportunity in every aspect of hiring and employment. Lasell proactively reviews its policies and practices to assure that decisions with respect to every dimension of employment are made without regard to age, the color of skin, disability, gender expression and identity, genetic predisposition, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, status as a victim of domestic violence, and all other protected groups and classes under Federal and State Laws and executive orders.

We are proud to be listed as an Age-Friendly Certified Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Shift:

• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $1,000