Server PT

Job Summary

This position is located at 800 W Oakton, Arlington Heights, IL at Lutheran Home Senior Living. We have various shift options for PT. AM/LUNCH/PM.

PM is perfect for students or a 2nd job. 3:45P/4P to 7:45P. All schedules will include weekend and holidays. Cross training to our Bistro Coffee Shop will also be included.

Provide fast and courteous service of food and beverages to guests to ensure quality of food and beverage presentation per established standards.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

 Greet all guests and take beverage and food orders in a prompt and professional manner.

• Prepare food and beverages for service to residents and community guests and present food according to established health and presentation standards.
• Process dining room transactions and meal counts into the point-of-sale system.
• Clear and clean tables in a prompt and efficient manner. Clean and/or wipe down tables, chairs, walls, windows, mirrors, and floors as necessary.
• Perform side-work and any other opening or closing duties as required. Ensure that wait staff stations are clean and maintained throughout shift.
• Alert management of any service and/or safety issues. Make appropriate service recovery gestures according to established guidelines to ensure total guest satisfaction.
• May assist with other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 Job Requirements

• Basic reading and writing.
• Ability to use POS and hand held ordering technology
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with residents, guests, wait staff, cooks, and supervisors.
• Foodservice experience with general knowledge of restaurant operations.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and or holidays.

Essential Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be achieved by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & responsibilities.

• Walk and stands during entire shift.
• Uses hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands & arms
• Talks or hears & taste or smells.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Handling food objects; plates, trays glasses, etc.
• Regularly lift and carry racks, food products, dishware weighing up to 40 pounds & frequently push & or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception & ability to adjust focus.
• A hazard includes, but are not limited to, cuts from broken glass, knifes, production equipment and metal cans, burns, slipping and tripping.
• Frequent washing of hands.

 Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to flames, fumes, or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet & or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme hear & vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Rate of pay is experience based on prior Food and Beverage work history. $15-$17. This is not a tipped position.