Lead Culinary Assistant Server - Park Gardens

In this position, you will be responsible for preparing food in accordance with prescribed resident diet specifications, facility procedures, and dietary and sanitary regulations. Duties include:

• Serve as the front of the house point person, providing leadership and direction to the servers.
• Assist with the onboarding experience for new employees, including assisting with the

completion of applicant interviews and being the primary trainer for new culinary
assistants/servers.

• Assist with audits and oversight of daily and weekly tasks that should be completed by the

culinary assistants/servers. Complete re-education with team members, as needed.

• Assist and maintain the culinary employee schedule. This may require working outside of the

standard block schedule based on scheduling needs of the community.

• Assist with tracking employee attendance, as needed.
• Contribute to operational and service process improvement efforts, as needed.
• Practice proper food handling, infection control and safety control methods including hand

washing, isolation procedures, fire safety, OSHA and worker’s compensation rules and
regulations.

• Set up room trays and tables in dining room, serve and bus trays, pour and cover beverages,

and assist in preparing and covering food.

• Transport carts to appropriate areas and deliver trays, when applicable.
• Assist in the proper care, cleaning, and use of kitchen equipment.
• Deliver nourishments and snacks appropriately.
• Maintain a steady work pace to produce an adequate supply of clean kitchen utensils and

dishes.

• Soak, scrub, and scrape soiled dishes.
• Place dishes into and supervise travel of dishes through dish machine.
• Operate an automated dish washing solution dispensing machine.
• Sort clean dishes and transport dishes to storage area.
• Must be adaptable, flexible to changes, and able to prioritize and organize work efficiently to

accomplish workload within time allotted.

• Maintain a positive attitude in relation to customer service program.
• Complies with established safety rules and regulations.
• Promptly reports accidents, incidents, and unsafe and hazardous conditions/equipment to

supervisor.

• Understands, complies with, and promotes all rules regarding resident’s rights.
• Abides by the facility’s policies, procedures, and practices.
• Participates in and supports Quality efforts throughout the facility.
• Attends meetings and mandatory in-services.
• Knowledge and adherence to safety/disaster preparedness plan.
• All other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in a senior living setting is preferred.
• Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, resident’s families, and employees.
• Must possess advanced computer skills, including email use.

• Annual reviews with wage increases
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• 401k company match
• Employee Referral bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan forgiveness
• Flexible scheduling
• Career development

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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