Weekend Server/ Dining Room Attendant

Server/Wait Staff (Part-time - Weekends only)

About Us

JGS Lifecare, located in the quaint town of Longmeadow, MA, has been the proud caretaker of the elderly within the local community for over 100 years! Founded on the Jewish principle of respecting age as a blessing, we have dedicated ourselves to delivering the best in elder care services to people of every faith and every background. So as we enter our second century, we are excited to introduce a new range of services and updates to serve our life-long commitment to our community. Our spacious campus has a full-array of services including Skilled Nursing, Senior Living and Community programs that consist of traditional long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, assisted living, hospice and day health support services. Our employees are an outstanding team of professionals who go above-and-beyond each day with their compassionate care to our residents and the individuals we serve.

Position Summary: The Dining Server/Wait Staff serves food and beverages to residents at Ruth's House, our Assisted Living program, in accordance with established a JGS Lifecare policies and procedures. They perform duties under the direction of the dining services director to assure that quality food service is provided to meet the needs of the residents in a kind, caring and compassionate manner.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Takes food and beverage orders from residence and serves meals on a timely basis that are both presentable and appetizing an appearance.
• Sets up and delivers meals to residence apartment receiving room service.
• Handles request from residence to require assistance with meal selection or have specific needs.
• Set up dining room for the next scheduled meal.
• Assist in inventorying supplies.
• Attends in service program seminars and workshops as directed.
• Advises supervisor one supplies diminish for re-order.
• Exhibits strong customer service skills with residence visitors and their families.
• Follows all safety regulations and infection control procedures when performing daily tasks.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions in English.
• Must have knowledge of dietary procedures as well as related health department regulations and guidelines pertaining to food service operations.
• Must be able to serve food and beverages for residence in a prompt and efficient manner
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous dining room and server experience
• Lift up to 50 pounds
• This is primarily a standing position where an employee may be required to stand in one place for extended periods of time they will also be exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures

Hours: Part-time, Every other Weekend

JGS is an equal opportunity employer, veterans & disability. All qualified individuals will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, genetics, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, veteran status or any other status that is prohibited by law.