Host/Hostess

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Hospitality With Purpose — Without the Late Nights

Are you friendly, organized, dependable, and someone who enjoys making people feel welcome?

Join our senior living dining team as a Host/Hostess – Server and help create a warm, enjoyable dining experience from the moment residents and guests arrive until the end of their meal.

This position combines the personal connection of a Host/Hostess with the attentive service of a Server. You’ll welcome residents, help organize the dining room, assist with seating, support meal service, and help ensure every guest feels recognized, comfortable, and cared for.

What You’ll Do

• Warmly greet residents, families, and guests as they arrive
• Help manage dining-room seating and guest flow
• Learn residents’ names, preferences, routines, and seating needs
• Help ensure tables are ready before residents are seated
• Communicate special requests and resident needs to the dining and culinary teams
• Provide prompt, friendly, and courteous table service
• Take meal orders and serve food and beverages
• Maintain proper table settings
• Clear, clean, and reset tables between meal periods
• Assist residents and guests with menu questions
• Use the Point of Sale system accurately
• Assist with special events and functions
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming dining room
• Follow food-safety, sanitation, and service standards
• Step in where needed to support the dining team

The Server job description specifically includes courteous service, table setup, clearing and resetting tables, special functions, positive resident relations, safe food handling, and accurate POS use.

The Host/Hostess Side of the Role

The Host/Hostess helps set the tone for the entire dining experience.

We’re looking for someone who notices when a resident arrives, welcomes them by name, helps them find the right table, communicates special needs to the team, and keeps the dining room organized and flowing smoothly.

A great Host/Hostess doesn’t simply point someone toward a table — they create a welcoming first impression and help make the dining room feel like a place residents look forward to visiting.

Who We’re Looking For

Someone who is:

Warm • Friendly • Organized • Patient • Dependable • Positive • Professional • Service-Minded • Team-Oriented

The Server job description calls for someone who can work with older adults in a courteous and friendly manner while demonstrating patience and compassion. Applicants must be at least 16 years old; related experience and a Food Handler certificate are preferred.

A Different Kind of Hospitality

Senior living gives you the opportunity to serve many of the same residents every day.

You’ll have the chance to:

Know their names.Remember where they like to sit.Learn how they take their coffee.Recognize when they need a little extra help.And become an important part of their day.

Hospitality — With a More Balanced Schedule

Enjoy hospitality without the routine late-night hours common in many restaurants.

Our dining team serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special events, giving you the opportunity to build real relationships while developing valuable hospitality experience.

JOIN OUR DINING TEAM

Great Food • Great People • Meaningful Work

More than serving a meal — creating a place where people feel welcome.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, assignment, re-assignment, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, and termination. The Company prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact [email protected] or 1-888-883-1796 for assistance with an accommodation.