Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday WITH Alternating Weekends

*Must be COVID-19 Vaccinated*

**** Sign on Bonus of $250 after 90 Days of Employment ****

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Food Services Manager or appointed supervisor, the Food Services Attendant assists in the portioning, assembling and or serving meals for geriatric residents, following established procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Welcome patrons and customers as they arrive.
• Direct and escort guests to their seats
• Provide menus and suggest menu items
• Provide detailed information on menu items
• Suggest daily specials
• Serve welcome drinks and take orders
• Repeat orders to ensure accuracy
• Relay orders to the kitchen and ensures that all orders are delivered on time
• Ensure the accuracy and quantity of every order
• Serve food as it arrives and refills glasses
• Prepare tables by laying tablecloth and dishes
• Offer desserts and drinks to patrons
• Clean tables and dining areas including counters
• Deliver food items to tables in a professional and timely manner
• Ensure that food presentation is up to the mark
• Maintain appropriate stock levels
• Provide customers with checks and take payments
• Attempt to up-sell food and beverage items
• Thank customers as they leave
• Clear tables and clean table tops
• Replace tablecloths and clear dishes
• Ensure fresh dishes are set on all tables for next customers
• Serves meals and nourishment to residents and visitors.
• Serves food from the steam table, providing table service or passing out food trays.
• Sets up tables for special functions when applicable.
• Assists with inventory, ordering food supplies and storing supplies after receiving.
• Complies with Wesley Woods’ standards of conduct and job-related behavior.
• Attends required courses and training.
• Complies with hazardous material management procedures.
• Complies with annual employee health assessment.
• Maintains acceptable attendance standards.
• Performs other responsibilities as required

Minimum Qualifications

• One to two years experience in fine dining food service, preferably in retirement center environment. Ability to read diet cards and menus.
• The ability to read, write and follow written and oral instructions in English. Experience in a retirement community preferred. Current CPR and/or First Aid will be required.
• Ability to lift up to fifty pounds; to bend, stoop and twist.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time.

Working Conditions

• Normal long term geriatric health care residence and health care environments. May be required to wear uniform.

The above statements are intended to generally describe the work being performed by people to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills, required of the personnel so classified.

Benefits

Wesley Woods Senior Living offers a comprehensive benefit plan to eligible team members to include health, dental vision, retirement benefits, short term disability, long term disability and paid time off.

Conditions of Employment

All offers of employment with Wesley Woods are conditioned based upon completing and passing a background, drug test, and participating in vaccine programs (e.g., Covid-19, Flu, TB testing).

All job applicants applying for Wesley Woods Senior Living will undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs as a condition of employment. Any applicant with a confirmed positive test will be denied employment. Applicants will be required to submit voluntarily to a specimen test at a laboratory chosen by Wesley Woods, and by signing a consent agreement will release Wesley Woods from liability. If the physician, official or lab personnel has reasonable suspicion to believe that the job-applicant has tampered with the specimen, the applicant will not be considered for employment. Wesley Woods will not discriminate against applicants for employment because of a past history of drug abuse. It is the current abuse of drugs, preventing employees from performing their jobs properly that will not be tolerated. Wesley Woods is a Drug Free Company. Individuals who have failed a pre-employment test may initiate another inquiry with the company after a period of not shorter than; six (6) months; but they must present themselves drug-free as demonstrated by urinalysis or other tests selected by WWSL.

About Wesley Woods

Wesley Woods Senior Living is affiliated with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church providing housing and services ministries to seniors in the North Georgia area. Wesley Woods Senior Living is rooted in the Judeo Christian values believing that aging has a fulfilling purpose in life and that faith development is lifelong.

Read more about Wesley Woods Senior Living at www.wesleywoods.org.

EEO / AA Statement

Wesley Woods does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran/Reserve/National Guard status.