Server - Prescott, United States - Highgate at Prescott Lakes
Description
Must be able to obtain a level one Fingerprint Clearance Card.LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OUR TEAM.
A community, not a facility.
As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive, holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices.
We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.SERVER
Do you enjoy a work environment that is engaging and lively? Being around other people and interacting with them? If so, maybe this is an opportunity for you.
We are looking for the right person to assist our culinary team with the presentation of our nutritious and delicious culinary program for our residents.
We specialize in assisted living and memory care.Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so.
We operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Server to join our team.Come help us create an environment that promotes a sense of well-being and the feeling of true community in a gracious, homelike setting.
This position may be fulltime or parttime and includes working directly with our culinary team and residents to deliver beautifully presented, fresh and temperature appropriate meals.
Because we are a seniors housing setting that cares for vulnerable adults, this position is not eligible to receive tips, gifts, or gratuities from our residents.
You are offered a generous, stable hourly wage, you are given a predictable work schedule that doesn't include long evenings and your workload will be easily manageable.
You also can build long lasting relationships with your customers and have the chance to learn from those who have lived long, meaningful lives and have fantastic stories and life experience to share.
SKILLS NEEDED:
- Confidence to engage with seniors, individually and in small groups
- Basic culinary skills and comfortability being in the kitchen
- Safety awareness in work habits
- Ability to operate different types of kitchen equipment
- Calm demeanor in times of pressure
- Comfortability to interact with residents that have varying levels of physical and cognitive abilities
- Able to take direction and coaching from others
- Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus
- Ability to adapt/respond quickly to the needs and preferences of our residents
- An understanding or the willingness to gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to help residents with dementia still live with purpose
RELATABLE EXPERIENCE:
- Experiences where you have worked in a culinary environment
- Past roles in which you have been tasked with providing excellent customer service
- Jobs you've had that include working with seniors or other vulnerable populations
- Previous servicebased positions in healthcare, hospitality, or hotels
- Prior volunteer work or other work with vulnerable groups of people
- Jobs that included completing task lists
QUALIFICATIONS:
1- At least 18 years of age
2- Experience in the kitchen
3- Current negative TB test
4- Willingness to learn how to work in a healthcare/assisted living environment
5- Ability to pass criminal record/background check
6- Good time management skills
7- Must be able to work well independently with little oversight
