Food Server - The Gardens at Town Square

 $18.00 per hour! | Meaningful Work Helping Seniors | Free meals | Free Parking 

Era Living is seeking part-time Food Servers to become the newest members of our Dining Services team located in our Gardens at Town Square Community, Bellevue, WA. Available shifts are: weekdays 3:45pm – 7:45pm and weekend days (evenings) as well. 

At Era Living and our eight retirement communities, our mission is to honor older adults by enhancing the quality of their lives.  We are a diverse team of people from varied backgrounds, united by a passion for this mission. Every person in every job has the opportunity to make a positive impact on our residents’ lives.

If you are passionate about improving the quality of life for older adults and exemplify a values based approach to your work, demonstrating integrity, credibility, consistency, strong team orientation, and outstanding communication, we welcome your application! 

Primary Responsibilities:

The Food Server is responsible for ensuring that our residents and their guests in our full service restaurant are treated to a world class dining experience. This position takes orders and delivers meals with attention to detail and an eye towards satisfaction.

• Attends and participates in the pre-meal and post-meal responsibilities; Assists in the set-up, service and breakdown daily
• Greets residents and takes food and beverage orders in a pleasant and efficient manner
• Serves meals following established service standard techniques; Delivers and retrieves Resident meal trays to resident apartments as required
• Busses and cleans tables 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Amazing customer service skills
• Ability to follow established food service practices
• Ability to take and submit food orders within established policies
• Ability to use good interpersonal skills when interacting with Residents, family members, visitors and co-workers
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Ability to pass DSHS background check, required

Education and Experience:

• Required:
  o Food Handler’s Certificate or able to obtain within 14 days of hire
  o First Aid and CPR certified or able to obtain within 30 days of hire, as required
  o Washington State Alcohol Permit or able to obtain within 30 days of hire, as required

Competitive Compensation/Benefits Package Includes:

• 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match (eligibility contingent on age requirement)
• 1 hour vacation for every 37.15 hours paid to start
• Double pay for holidays worked
• 1 hour paid sick time for every 40 hours worked
• Employee Assistance Program
• Longevity bonuses
• Employee discount programs
• Discounted ORCA commuter pass 

About Era Living:

At Era Living and our eight retirement communities, our mission is to honor older adults by enhancing the quality of their lives.  We are a diverse team of people from varied backgrounds, united by a passion for this mission. Every person in every job has the opportunity to make a positive impact on our residents’ lives.

If you are passionate about improving the quality of life for older adults and exemplify a values based approach to your work, demonstrating integrity, credibility, consistency, strong team orientation, and outstanding communication, we welcome your application! 

Era Living was voted “2023 Winner: Best in the Pacific Northwest – Senior Community” by the Seattle Times.