POSITION SUMMARY

The Dining Room Server is a member of the Dining and Food Services team. (*Please note this is a buffet style dining room atmosphere in which individuals serve themselves).

This role is responsible for ensuring that our buffets are well stocked while offering knowledgeable, friendly service to all guests, staff, and volunteers.

The ideal candidate should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, as well as being punctual, reliable, and having a helpful positive attitude.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Restocks all dishware and silverware during service while ensuring everything is clean.
• Maintains dining areas (daily cleaning, stocking, and general maintenance).
• Maintains communication during service with cooks’ team to ensure there is a continuous supply of food for buffet line.
• Maintains high standards of personal hygiene. Follows hand washing protocol. Practices appropriate standards of dress, including shirts with sleeves, closed toe shoes, hair restraint, and wearing of single use gloves when handling food. Complies with Massachusetts Food Code and HACCP protocol.
• Operates all equipment according to the manufacturer’s directions with emphasis given to safety guidelines. Notifies Lead Dining Room Supervisor of any malfunction, damage, or loss of equipment. Checks hot holding equipment to make sure equipment is empty before turning on. Ensures hot holding equipment is empty and turned off before leaving for the day.
• Attends job related training classes and workshops. 
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrates commitment to valuing equity, diversity and contributing to an inclusive environment.
• Possesses strong core ethics, integrity, and values consistent with Kripalu’s organizational principles.
• Builds effective relationships, identifies internal and external customer expectations, sees issues from their point of view; offers practical, mutually beneficial recommendations, solutions, and ideas.
• Willingness and ability to be agile in work, supporting across own department as well as across the organization as needed.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform required job elements to established standards, remaining current regarding development and trends in areas of expertise.
• Embraces experiences as learning opportunities.
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional learning and growth.
• Models the values of Kripalu including service, presence, inquiry, compassion, practice, and integrity.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic communication skills.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds, carry 30 pounds, and push and pull 95 pounds of force.
• Ability to stand/walk on hard floors for long periods of time

RETENTION BENEFIT (After 90 days of employment)

• $250.00

BENEFITS (Start Day One of Employment, Depending on Hours Worked)

• Vision
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• 403b Retirement Plans
• Short-and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plans
• Staff Yoga Classes
• Opportunity to Participate in Kripalu Programs
• Free Meals in the Kripalu Dining Hall
• Discounted Purchases in the Kripalu Shop and Healing Arts
• Eligible for Paid Sick Leave