Restaurant Seat jobs

At The Residences, we believe great dining is about more than food. It is about creating memorable experiences that foster connection, comfort, and community. Our residents enjoy restaurant-style dining, engaging social events, and an active lifestyle supported by exceptional service and modern amenities. As a Dining Services Manager, you will help lead a hospitality-focused dining team that delivers outstanding service, supports special events, and creates a welcoming atmosphere where residents and guests feel valued every day. Guided by a commitment to excellence, The Residences offers a rewarding environment where hospitality professionals can make a meaningful impact.

Position Summary:

Manage all aspects of restaurants and private dining experiences. Assist in special event operations to provide exceptional service to all residents, guests and coworkers by performing essential duties effectively and efficiently. Ensure that all aspects of food and beverage services are in adherence with Brightwaters policies while being fiscally responsible.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
• Directly oversee front-of-house personnel duties, including but not limited to:
  • Recruiting, hiring, supervising, evaluating, counseling, and, if necessary, terminating front of house dining services employees.
  • Create, implement and conduct routine staff meetings, pre-shift meetings, and training programs.
  • Assure staff is appropriately trained.
  • Establish standards for service personnel performance and customer service.
  • Assure servers are in dress code and order additional shirts and aprons as necessary.
  • Complete and maintain monthly work schedule and duties for front of house personnel.
• Adheres to and enforces all company sanitation and safety procedures.
• Monitor the training of and enforce daily completion of proper cleaning standards for all equipment and service areas.
• Monitor use of and order service supplies as necessary.
• Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.
• Assist in monitoring compliance with health, fire and Liquor regulations regarding food and beverage preparation and service and building maintenance in dining and kitchen facilities.
• Assist in research, development, design and updating, maintenance and costing wine list and drink menus.
• Takes weekly inventory of wine and beer consumption to anticipate amounts to be purchased and/or requisitioned to maintain par levels.
• Possess proficient knowledge of preparation of drinks and keeps updated on new and revised beverage recipes.
• Assists servers in bar knowledge (e.g. proper glassware, correct garnish, ingredients, etc.).
• Control waste in all areas including labor, food, beverage and alcohol.
• Complete Resident Meal Attendance Log.
• Obtain complimentary and paid meal tickets from guests and record number of guest meals.
• Seat late arriving residents and guests as well as serve portion of meal missed.
• Address resident dining issues promptly (e.g., missing or change of food item, etc.).
• Ability to remain calm when confronted with an angry resident or guest.
• Capable of performing the work of all subordinates, including but not limited to:
  • Taking orders;
  • Serving food and drinks;
  • Clearing tables;
  • Read/write notes to hearing impaired guest and/or read menus to sight-impaired guests.
• Help with physical set-up, execution and break-down of social functions and events.
• Keep immediate supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance and take prompt corrective actions where necessary or suggest alternative course of action that may be taken.

• Have two years’ relevant management experience.
• Maintain current Food Handler Card and Liquor permit.
• Maintain any certifications as required by state or provincial regulations.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions (e.g., probability, predictability, deductions, fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions) to order supplies, convert recipes, etc.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to operate POS computer, make correct changes and process credit card transactions.
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Publisher and Word.

About us
Brightwater is a management company that oversees senior living communities across North America. At Brightwater, our goal is to lead the way in innovation for tomorrow to enrich the lives of seniors today by providing seniors and families with hospitality and healthcare experiences that are unrivaled.

Why we do what we do
We know that the most important moments in our residents’ lives are the ones that make them feel at home. We continue to create services and amenities designed to help seniors' live life THEIR way and never ask them to change who they are to fit into our communities. We design spaces that adapt to their lives, their needs, and their choices.

What we value
Everything our team members do, everything our team members say, and the way our team members act is a direct reflection of the Brightwater brand. We know how important it is to show admiration, have integrity, and work as a team to strive for both excellence and innovation. We expect our team members to take ownership of their role and show stewardship in the way they manage human, material and fiscal resources that have been entrusted to our care. We also encourage the complete well-being of our team members by valuing the time required for regeneration and rejuvenation.

Our communication philosophy
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that facilitates open and transparent communication with our team members, our residents and our families. Our team is available to listen, support and serve the needs of all team members through direct and ongoing dialogue, and we believe that this respectful, open-minded dialogue makes us stronger in what we do and how we do it. We make every effort to ensure team member’s suggestions, ideas, opinions, and concerns are heard, and we reward team members for creation of ideas that improve any aspect of our community.

Brightwater Senior Living is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to provide an environment in which human dignity prevails. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, creed, religion, age, marital status, family/parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, receipt of public assistance, status as a veteran or current or future military status. Brightwater Senior Living does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.