Job Description

Level: Entry
Job Location: Dallas Retirement Village - Dallas, OR 97338
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $16.25 - $16.75 Hourly

Job Shift: Day & Swing
Job Category: Hospitality - Hotel

Position Summary
The Dining Server is responsible for providing courteous, prompt, and professional table service to residents and guests in an Assisted Living/Independent Living dining environment. This role supports an exceptional dining experience through teamwork, attention to detail, and adherence to food safety and hospitality standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Provide full-service dining during scheduled meal periods, including greeting residents and guests, offering beverages, taking menu orders, communicating with kitchen staff, delivering meals, and responding to dining needs in a timely manner.
- Set, clear, and clean dining room tables following established procedures and food safety standards to prevent cross-contamination.
- Prepare and stock condiments and accompaniments for daily specials, including dine-in and to-go service, prior to meal service.
- Perform dishwashing and general cleaning duties as assigned.
- Follow all safety, sanitation, infection control, and universal precaution policies at all times.
- Maintain a clean, welcoming, and pleasant dining environment for residents, guests, and staff.
- Assist with upkeep of wait staff service areas and complete additional tasks as assigned by the Dining Room Manager, Chef, Dining Services Director, or Lead Server.
- Dispose of food waste and trash in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Accurately document food and equipment temperatures as required.
- Properly label, date, and store food items.
- Maintain professional appearance, personal hygiene standards, and compliance with department dress code.
- Attend required in-service training and education sessions.

Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Educational and Experience Requirements:
- No prior experience needed.  On-the-job training provided.
- Must have adequate reading abilities to read and understand diet cards, special diet menus, and other food service procedures.

Other Requirements:
- Must be able to deal tactfully with staff, residents and visitors.
- Must be able to follow written instructions.
- Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, and appearance of work areas for regular inspection of food service areas for sanitation, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
- Must maintain confidentiality of resident information.
- Must attend required training and education sessions offered by the facility.
- May be required to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of fifty pounds with a team member or by self throughout the workday.
- Must obtain a Food Handlers Card within one month of hire date.
Other Principle Duties Include:
Dallas Retirement Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all of our community job descriptions.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Subject to exposure to infectious waste and disease (HBV and HIV).
- Will be exposed to heat in kitchen work areas and cold temperatures in food storage/freezer areas.
- Stands, bends, lifts and moves throughout the workday.
- May be required to work after regular work hours, on holidays and weekends.
- May be required to work on shifts other than the shift initially hired for.
- Exposed to slippery floors.
- Exposed to odors.