Lead Server - Full Time (Independent Living)

DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE!

At “Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay Independent Living”, a thriving Discovery Senior Living community, we have meaningful job opportunities with the ability to make a difference in the lives of our residents.

About Discovery Senior Living

Discovery Senior Living ranks prominently among the 5 largest senior housing providers in the US and is nationally renowned for luxury senior-living communities. With over 250 communities in nearly 40 states, and 15,000 dedicated employees, Discovery Senior Living is one the largest and fastest growing senior living companies in the United States. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, Discovery continues its rapid growth trajectory to lead the industry all while retaining our family-first culture.

We offer rewarding career opportunities that include:

• Competitive wages
• Access to wages before payday
• Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
• Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Paid training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Meals and uniforms
• Employee Assistance Program

Our community is looking for a Lead Serverto join our team.

Lead Server is responsible for proper dining set-up, providing meal and dining services and cleaning of the dining rooms. The Lead Server is also responsible for training new servers, maintaining proper dining room set up, assisting in special events, monitoring appropriate checklists in support of the dining area cleanliness and readiness standards and assisting in table top inventories maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes proper food handling and food service techniques.
• Takes meal/drink orders and serves meals in a friendly and timely manner.
• Assures resident/guest is satisfied with their meals.
• Maintains knowledge of all specials and general description of all food items and explains to residents or guests.
• Maintains assigned tables and surrounding area in a complete state of cleanliness, appearance and readiness.
• Follows daily, weekly and monthly cleaning schedules.
• Provides support to the servers in the day to day operations of the dining room.
• Assists with orientation and training of new food servers.
• Practices all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Sets-up and cleans the Dining Room while maintaining or exceeding hospitality and service standards.
• Maintains or exceed standards of appearance, cleanliness, personal sanitation, and hygiene.
• Performs and completes opening and closing checklist criteria.
• Assists in dining room and surrounding areas for proper directional flow, organization and supplies placement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One (1) year previous experience in fine dining preferred.

If having a direct impact on the lives of others is appealing to you, apply today and join our team!

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