OVERVIEW:

Serve food in a quiet, courteous, professional, and efficient manner to Residents under the direction of the Dining Room Coordinator or the IL Dining Room Manager. Responsible for the preparation of the various condiments used for the days meal, and the proper storage thereof. Responsible for the cleaning of all areas used: Dining Room, Kitchen and food preparation area. Cleans and resets Dining Room after each use. Sets up and break down of special events. Blood and body fluids exposure: Category III.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Keeps confidential all information not specifically authorized to be given to others.
• Sets tables in Dining Room for Resident’s meals and stocks tables with sugar, crackers, sweeteners, and refills salt and pepper shakers.
• Serves food in a quiet, professional, courteous, and efficient manner; following the individual menus of the Residents.
• Cleans the areas in the Dining Room he/she has been assigned to. Wipes off base of tables, chair seats, sweeps carpet surrounding table area, and resets chairs properly. Resets tables and restocks station completely before leaving.
• Cleans areas of kitchen as designated on assignment sheets; ice machine, juice and milk dispensers, bread warmer, coffee machines, coffee pots, and all counter areas. Refills all condiment containers.
• Cleans and wipes thoroughly small and large trays used in carrying food from kitchen, also tray stands in Dining Room.
• Maintains strict sanitary and hygienic habits in regard to personal appearance.
• Observes diners to respond to any additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed.
• Ladles soup, tosses salads, portions pies and desserts, brews coffee, and performs other services as determined by establishment’s size and practices.
• Clears and resets counters and tables at conclusion of each course.
• Assembles and delivers Room Service requests.
• Sets up special events.
• Observes and follows safety policies and procedures.
• Observes and follows infection control policies and procedures.
• Attends all mandatory in-services as required.
• Demonstrates positive guest relations to internal and external customers.
• Team Members are required to report to their Department Director all incidents of actual or possible abuse of a Resident that they become aware of. Abuse in this respect includes, but is not limited to, verbal, sexual, physical, and/or mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, neglect, and/or any misappropriation of property concerning St. Mark Village Residents. Team Members will make the report as soon as possible after they become aware of the incident of actual or possible abuse.
• May be assigned other related duties and responsibilities as required by Independent Living Dining Room Manager.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be courteous, considerate and understanding when dealing with Residents, Team Members and visitors. Ability to work in close cooperation with others.

REQUIRED SKILL, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

No prior experience or training. High school education preferred, but not necessary. Must be willing to learn on the job.

LANGUAGE SKILL:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand and walk. The Team Member frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Must be able to carry trays for long periods of times. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, non-weather related extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.