Dinner Server

JOB TITLE: Part Time Afternoon Dinner Server

Saint Mary's Residence

247 South 5th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

215.922.4228

JOB CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Catholic Housing and Community Service

Supervisor: Sister Lisa Breslin, SSJ

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The part time server is responsible for serving dinner and dessert to approximately 38 elderly residents. After serving the food from the steam table, she or he cleans up the serving area and kitchen including stove, oven, floor, steam table, dishes, dish room, all pots and pans and utensils. Clean dining room. Menus are planned but input is welcome.

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3:00pm to 7:00pm

Saturday, Sunday 3:00pm to 3:00pm

SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Program Director

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set up ice tea, water, butter on each table.
• Serve dinner and dessert to approximately 38 elderly residents.
• Clean up kitchen, steam table, including floors
• Wash dishes and put them away
• Clean all pots and pans and utensils
• Clean all counters, tables, floors in kitchen and dish room.
• Every Thursday: put recycling cans out on the street. Call 311 if there is a holiday to find out pick up day.
• Willingness to substitute when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned

REPRESENTATIVE KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Good people skills, work ethic, organizational skills.
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation.
• Cooking skills/ experience.
• Ability to follow recipes.
• Able to work efficiently without supervision.
• Safe Serve certification preferred but not required.

QUALIFICATIONS

High School graduate.

Ability to:

• perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.
• prioritize and organize.
• be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment.
• follow directions thoroughly.
• work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.
• work with minimal supervision.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, lift, climb a ladder, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.