Tradition - Lead Server

Lead Server

Tradition is an Independent and Assisting Living community nestled in the heart of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. As a Transforming Age community, Tradition is comprised of dedicated and caring people who have a strong desire to enrich the lives of older adults and our team members. We offer great pay, work/life balance, and excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision care and retirement for our full time team members, as well as paid time off and other unique perks for full-time and part-time team members!

Our Lead Servers are a valued and integral part of our Dining Services team, offering great support and customer service to our residents and providing them with enjoyable meals, conversation, and care. This role is perfect for those who enjoy people, who are in schooling, and looking for a team where they can grow into limitless career opportunities!

Responsibilities:

• Support our Dining Services staff in all aspects of front-of-house duties.
• Facilitate an extraordinary dining experience for our residents.
• Help set up tables, maintaining high standards for cleanliness and presentation.
• On occasion, set up and prepare food items.
• Keep the food and beverage area organized and fully stocked.
• Be familiar with the menu for each meal to assure all items are available and to answer the residents' questions
• Help residents with any meal service assistance they might request or require.
• On occasion, serve meals alongside our service team.
• Promote the Mission, Vision and Values of Transforming Age and our Affiliates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or equivalent.
• At least two years of previous serving experience in a restaurant, hotel, or similar setting. Senior living experience strongly preferred.
• 1 to 2 years of previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Detail oriented, efficient, with a collaborative attitude and dedication to excellent service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to serve our guests and team members.
• Able to perform basic arithmetic calculations.
• Basic computer proficiency to process point-of-sale and other transactions.
• Completion of background check, drug screen, and may require other pre-employment tasks such as physical, TB test, and fingerprinting per state/local guidelines.