Dietary Server

Carleton Place Terrace is currently seeking Full-Time and Part-Time Dietary Servers with a caring heart. We will teach you our systems, programs and philosophy. However, we cannot teach compassion and empathy, so you will demonstrate those to us in an interview process.

Symphony Senior Living is a leading provider of quality senior services in Canada; we provide private pay services to residents in our beautiful communities. At Symphony Senior Living, we provide care to our residents to end of life. We are the true alternative to a Long-Term Care facility - to that end we are not a medical institution; we are the home to many seniors of many levels of ability. We serve both our Seniors and their loved ones.

If you love working with seniors and you find the challenge of connecting and serving seniors with physical and memory care needs rewarding this could be the position for you We require someone who is compassionate and driven to provide a high quality, interactive, residential environment to residents, their families, and the team.

**Job Requirements**:
Under the direction of the Food Services Coordinator or designate, the Dietary Server is responsible for making sure the dining room is clean prior to each meal. The Dietary Server will serve residents breakfast and lunch and reset the tables after each meal. They will also clean the dishes and put them away. The Server will be interacting with the residents, serving coffee/tea and taking meal orders.

**Job Qualifications**:

- Compassion, Common Sense and Empathy required
- Strong team orientation
- Demonstrates a positive, flexible work style and approach to the implementation of change
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be able to communicate in English (written, verbal, reading) to a minimum High School Level.

**In addition**:

- Symphony is an equal opportunity employer
- This position is _a Union _position
- You must pass a Vulnerable sector background check
- You must be able to work with dogs, cats and other animals
- Due to our high level of residents with dementia; your tattoos and piercings must either remained covered by clothing or are discrete. Any other external body decoration, including hair, must not be frightening to a frail senior with dementia.
- You must be legally allowed to work in Canada
- You must be in good physical health as this job requires lifting, sitting, standing and walking.
- Must be available to work every second weekend.
- Should there be an outbreak, must be able to carry out their duties.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Part-time
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: From $15.86 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Carleton, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- waitress/serving: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location