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Part-Time Server – Hillcrest Shadow Lake

Location: Papillion, NE
Service Line: Hillcrest Shadow Lake
Schedule: Part-Time | Sundays – 8-Hour Shift + 2–3 Evening Shifts per Week (Approximately 4.5 Hours Each)

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a friendly, dependable, and service-focused Server to join our culinary team at Hillcrest Shadow Lake in Papillion, NE.

This part-time schedule is a great fit for someone looking for consistent hours without a full-time commitment. The position includes an 8-hour shift every Sunday plus two to three evening shifts during the week, approximately 4.5 hours each.

Hillcrest Shadow Lake offers senior living and healthcare services in a welcoming environment where team members have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with residents, families, and coworkers.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Server, you will help make mealtimes enjoyable by providing friendly, attentive service while maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming dining environment. The role is responsible for serving prepared meals and beverages while following required cleaning, sanitation, and food-service standards.

What You’ll Do

As a Server, you will provide tableside meal service to residents while supporting dining-room setup, cleanliness, sanitation, and daily culinary operations.

You will:

• Serve residents meals and beverages tableside in accordance with prescribed dietary orders.

• Become familiar with menus, prescribed diets, and food textures so you can accurately respond to resident questions.

• Provide friendly, attentive, and respectful service throughout the dining experience.

• Set and reset tables before and after meal service.

• Maintain a clean and organized dining room and kitchen area.

• Clean plates, silverware, glasses, pots, pans, and other food-service equipment using the dish machine or three-compartment sink.

• Maintain appropriate dining-room supply levels to ensure the team is prepared for meal service.

• Complete required food-service temperature logs before and after service.

• Follow food-safety, sanitation, and infection-control standards.

• Properly store and use cleaning chemicals in accordance with safety requirements.

• Ensure food items are properly dated, stored, and rotated.

• Learn resident preferences and help create a positive, personalized dining experience.

• Assist with other culinary responsibilities and team needs as assigned.

The position combines resident-facing meal service with dining-room preparation, sanitation, dishwashing, food-temperature monitoring, and other culinary support responsibilities.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is dependable, friendly, and genuinely enjoys working with aging adults.

The right candidate will understand that great dining service is about more than delivering a meal. It is about remembering preferences, creating positive interactions, paying attention to details, and helping residents enjoy an important part of their day.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Previous restaurant, serving, dining-room, hospitality, or food-service experience preferred.

• A friendly and service-focused approach.

• A genuine interest in working with aging adults.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to learn menus, dietary requirements, and resident preferences.

• Strong attention to detail with meal service, food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness.

• Ability to work efficiently during busy meal periods.

• Dependability and consistent attendance.

• A calm, flexible, and professional approach when priorities change.

• Strong teamwork and willingness to assist wherever needed.

• Comfort using basic workplace technology and resources.

• A professional, respectful, and positive attitude.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Previous experience waiting tables or providing dining-room service preferred.

• Previous experience in senior living, healthcare, hospitality, restaurants, or food service is helpful but not required.

• Training will be provided for Hillcrest dining procedures, resident needs, and applicable food-service standards.

Why Hillcrest?

At Hillcrest Shadow Lake, mealtimes are an important part of each resident’s day. Servers have the opportunity to build relationships, learn resident preferences, and create a welcoming experience through something as simple as a favorite beverage, a warm greeting, or dependable service.

This part-time schedule provides consistent weekly hours while leaving flexibility outside of work. With Sundays plus two to three shorter evening shifts each week, this could be a great fit for someone balancing school, family responsibilities, another position, or simply looking for meaningful part-time work.

What Hillcrest Offers

• Competitive compensation.

• Consistent part-time scheduling.

• Short evening shifts during the week.

• Supportive leadership and a collaborative culinary team.

• Professional development and career-growth opportunities.

• Dayforce Wallet, allowing you to choose when you get paid.

• Gym membership reimbursement and partner discounts.

• Opportunities to grow within a mission-driven senior care organization.

Physical & Other Requirements

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English.

• Must be able to independently lift up to 35 pounds.

• Must be able to perform repetitive sitting, bending, standing, walking, reaching, lifting, and movement as needed.

• Must be comfortable standing and moving throughout meal-service periods.

• Must be flexible, calm, and professional in stressful or changing situations.

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.

• Must follow applicable food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and chemical-handling requirements.

• Must be able to utilize technology and workplace resources efficiently and effectively.

• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

• Other duties as assigned.

Ready to Make Mealtimes Meaningful?

If you are friendly, dependable, and enjoy creating positive experiences for others, we invite you to apply for the Part-Time Server – Hillcrest Shadow Lake role.

Join Hillcrest Health & Living and help us continue inspiring people to live their best lives through meaningful connections, excellent service, and dependable teamwork.