About this role
$500 Sign-on BONUS!
Full or Part-time. Early afternoon to evening shifts. Must be available some evenings and weekends.
$14.00 - $15.00 per hour
Benefits of working for Freedom Village:
Full and part-time medical benefits available
We now offer DailyPay - Access your pay before payday!
Referral program
Scholarship opportunities
Employee discounts at our Bistro
Use of our beautiful gym and indoor pool
A caring culture that encourages career growth
Fun, warm and professional environment
Join a unified team with supportive management and talented co-workers who want to make a meaningful difference for our residents.
Be part of something special!
Please attach a resume or provide previous employment, certifications, skills, or experience that would help you to be successful in this position.
1. Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order.
2. Takes orders, provides service and requested items both graciously and courteously.
3. Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service.
4. Answers pertinent questions about menu items.
Other Duties:
1. Assists in maintaining a high level of customer service for our residents and their guests.
2. Assists with dish washing and distribution of clean dishes if needed.
3. Maintains safe and sanitary conditions in work areas.
4. Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
5. Completes all assigned cleaning tasks.
6. Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
7. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively.
2. Experience waiting tables in a hotel, restaurant or club with fine dining preferred; will train.
3. Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understands requests.
4. Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires courtesy, tact and graciousness.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Works indoors; must be able to stand/walk for 100% of the work day; must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. independently; must be able to push and pull bus carts weighing up to 50 lbs. independently; must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and balance frequently throughout the work day. Must be able to see, hear, and speak.
Other facts
About Friendship Village Kalamazoo
Welcome to Friendship Village, the senior living community connecting you to great friends, good health, active living and personal well-being.
Nestled among over 70 acres of beautiful woods and groomed courtyards, Friendship Village is Kalamazoo’s premier retirement community, with multiple residential solutions, including our exclusive Garden Homes, a comfortable and carefree lifestyle, and quality health services.
Because Friendship Village is a LifeCare® community, as your needs change, you’ll be able to seamlessly transition from independent living to our on-campus assisted living community, skilled nursing care or memory care. We also provide short-term senior rehab and therapy services.
And at Friendship Village, you can always move into our community right at the level of care you need. We’re the only true LifeCare® retirement community in the Kalamazoo area, offering quality, onsite health care at a substantial savings for life.
Our continuum of care:
- Independent Living Garden Homes
- Independent Living Village Apartments
- Woodside - Assisted Living
- Woodside - Memory Care
- Rehabilitation Care
- Long-Term, Skilled Care
Friendship Village is managed by Life Care Services, with more than 40 years of marketing and managing senior living communities across the US. We are a non-profit corporation operated by a Board of Directors comprised of local business professionals. There are no stockholders or owners to take a standing percentage of profits. Income over and above operational costs is used to continuously improve Friendship Village and the lives of our residents.
What you'll do
- The attendant is responsible for setting tables, maintaining work stations, graciously taking orders, providing service, and clearing dishes during and after meal service. Other duties include assisting with dishwashing, maintaining sanitary conditions, and completing assigned cleaning tasks.
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