Hostess / Host

Join Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center and help create a warm, welcoming dining experience for our residents.

Essential Functions:

• Seats residents (assisting when necessary) and offers menus as they enter the dining room.
• Keeps a waiting list for seating if necessary.
• Assists wait staff - includes delivering food, pouring drinks, resetting tables, clearing and cleaning tables and chairs.
• Participates in creating an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity, cleanliness, safety and well-being of each resident
• Interacts positively with all residents at all times creating an atmosphere which promotes a homelike environment
• Reports incidents of abuse, neglect or a violation of the resident’s rights immediately

Essential Qualifications & Requirements:
Type of work and characteristics of duties require:

• Physical condition allowing for normal kitchen duties including but not limited to; lifting (up to 50 pounds), bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, grabbing, pushing, pulling, standing or walking an entire shift, use of arms and hands with dexterity, ability to read and understand directions.
• Ability to communicate in a friendly manner to residents and coworkers in English.
• Ability to show warmth, love and compassion and to make residents feel comfortable.
• Comfort in working in a Christian Retirement Center environment.
• Dependability and punctuality

Working Conditions:

• Kitchen and dining areas
• Exposed to steam, hot water, food and hot equipment
• Individual duties within a team environment
• Typical health care facility exposure when working with the elderly resident including potential injury or infection.

Schedule and Pay Information:

• Starting Pay: $15.00 -$16.50 per hour
• Hours: weekdays/evenings/weekends

Fairhaven Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance*
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)*
• Optional Voluntary life insurance*
• Optional Short-term disability (STD) insurance*
• Company-paid Life insurance*
• Seven (7) Paid Holidays*
• Birthday Recognition Day (paid)*
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Reduced priced employee lunches

Note: Items marked with an asterisk (*) are only available for full-time employees. Full-time status is defined as 30 hours per week.