Job Location Corporate -Encinitas - Encinitas, CA Education Level None WE *ARE* ABOUT PASSION.PEOPLE.PURPOSE. WE *ARE* SEACREST VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES Dear Applicant:

Seacrest Village is a 501c3, not-for-profit senior housing organization. Our mission of caring for our seniors is honored when you open your heart and join. No matter what your job/position is at Seacrest Village, you share with all the people here, one principle function - to ensure our residents receive the best care and service The one thing you will always be held accountable for is the exercise of your best judgment. If you enjoy working with and/or around seniors, and associates who work as a team in every sense of the word, then you deserve to work for an employer like Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. Best of luck in your search! EOE

**I. BASIC PURPOSE OF POSITION:**

The server is responsible for food delivery and service to all building program to include but not limited to the Leichtag Family Assisted Living, The KatzinMemory Care, GHC-Healthcare Center, GRC independent Living.

**II. CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS SERVED BY POSITION:**

The Leichtag Family residents, family member, guests, potential residents, in-house staff and outside catering for the community/public; Mels and outside catering.

**III. OUTCOME WHEN JOB IS DONE WELL****:**

Residents provided food within dietary and Kosher restrictions. Residents and family pleased with meals received.

**IV. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:**

High School education preferred.

**V. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

Six (6) months experience as server in healthcare environment. Will train motivated server.

**VI. SKILLS, LICENSE, CERTIFICATION AND/OR SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:**

Able to be a team player, Food handlers card. Able to pass pre-employment physical, TB exam, and able to obtain a fingerprint clearance as required by our licensure.

**VII. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES THAT MUST BE SAFELY PERFORMED WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WITHOUT POSING A DIRECT THREAT TO OTHER EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS OR SELF:**

**WORK PERFORMANCE job knowledge, quality, productivity, planning, creativity, initiative** **SPECIFIC TO SERVING IN GHC/SKILLED NURSING**

- Maintain GHC dining room equipment and supplies in a safe and cleanly manner. Stock as necessary.

- Verifies with Diet Aide, RD and nurses for admissions or discharges. Plan altered seating arrangements as needed.

- Reviews GHC refrigerators for temperature, sanitation, cleanliness and stock.

- Arrange, set and reset tables with flatware, linen, china and meal tickets.

- Responsible for clean-up of the dining room and stocking and clean-up of the satellite kitchens.

- Assist and supervise residents in Dining Room.

- Delivers food to tables and helps residents by opening milk, providing straws as needed may need to cut food as time allows,

- Make rounds to each table to determine satisfaction and intake. Report concerns to nurses and RD and hand over alternative if necessary.

- Record and report food preferences and intolerances to RD and Diet Aide.

- Record temperature of freezer, RNA room, Terrace room and refrigerator.

- Retrieve clean china, flatware and table cloths from kitchen before each meal to reset tables appropriately with meat or dairy.

- Serve food as assigned/PRN in GHC Garden dining room according to prescribed diet order/food allergies/resident preference

- Record food temperatures as assigned.

**SPECIFIC TO SERVING IN ASSISTED LIVING**

- Check the previous day's needed supply list and assemble the required items to stock AL satellite kitchen storeroom, fridge, dishes, and checks dates.

- Transport meals to the A.L. satellite dining rooms and plate food and assist resident caregivers in serving meals.

- Clean first and second floor dining room and satellite kitchen.

- Maintain equipment and supplies in a safe manner and notify manager as needed.

- Notify A.L. Director of any observed concerns with residents.

- Checks and records temperatures of food, fridge, dishmachine. Check sanitizer level of dish machine.

- Record guest meals and turn information into Asst Director of Culinary Services

**IN GENERAL FOR ALL DINING SERVICES**

- Obtain orders, serve meals promptly and courteously.

- Assist in clearing and resetting tables.

- Clean spills on chairs and carpet after meals.

- Complete appropriate side-work as assigned.

- Positive attitude for a pleasant serving atmosphere.

- Reviews station assignment and is prepared to serve when residents begin arriving for their meal time.

- Able to be a team player and demonstrates positive attitude and ability to work well with people and staff.

- Able to lift tray filled with six plates and fully loaded food containers and push cart weighing 50 lbs.

- Maintains respect for residents' confidentiality and privacy.

- Set up salad , beverage and dessert carts.

- Responsible for the service of foods in the sequence in which they were ordered.

- Ensure the timely removal or replenishment of bread, drinks, condiments, etc.

- Proper and complete bussing of tables throughout the meal at every course.

- Responsible for knowing table numbers and seat positions.

- Sets up service stations with proper food and beverage condiments, glassware, dishware, silverware, etc. in order to prepare for the servicing of residents and guests.

- Responsible for proper sanitary use and storage of utensils consistent with the health department guidelines.

- Observes the Kosher culinary policies and procedures.

- Assists when necessary the training of new servers.

- Must remember residents names, likes and dislikes.

- Enjoys public contact with mature adults by responding to questions and requests in a positive manner.

- Responsible for the proper timing between courses.

- Anticipate the needs of your guests. It is better to offer and be refused than not to offer at all.

- Responsible for knowing the foods being served and how they are prepared, including their major ingredients and how they can be altered, ie: sauce on side Be prepared to make recommendations.

- Delivers and returns room Service trays in a timely and efficient manner.

- Helps keep the breakfast bar stocked and clean throughout meal period, within Kosher Culinary Laws.

- Keeps service stations clean and neat before, during and after service Including sweeping and mopping as required.

- Reports to supervisor any unsafe conditions or unsafe practices you may observe.

- Responsible for a knowledge of the facilitys services and amenities sufficiently well to appropriately answer residents and guests questions.

- Perform various other tasks as needed in the department as required by the Asst Director or Director of Culinary Services, or Lead Server.

- Responsible for personal safety, sanitation, cleanliness and proper us of personal protective equipment (PPE)

**FACTORS AFFECTING WORK PERFORMANCE - attendance, dependability, achievement, interpersonal skills**

- Make time to have fun at work, laugh, breathe and smell the roses.

- Regular, punctual attendance. Flexibility in schedule as it may include some weekends, evenings and holidays.

- Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

- Attend department staff and "All" employee staff meetings.

- Timely completion of work assignments.

- Be a team player and able to get along well with co-workers and other departments.

**MISSION, VISION, POLICY AND REGULATIONS** **- SV Philosophy, Judgment & Adherence to policy**

- Familiarize self with Seacrest Village mission/vision, rules, policies and procedures and same with the Jewish Tradition as observed by our residents, family and guests.

- Observes safety regulations; to include but not limited to wearing appropriate safety equipment, reporting work related injuries, using proper body mechanics, respond timely to fire/disaster drills/alarms and wear security access name badge at all times.

- Payroll/HR- use current computer system to follow timekeeping policy utilizi