Service Attendant
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The Jefferson Hotel
Richmond, VA, US
Summary
The Service Attendant supports the dining team by clearing and resetting tables, refilling water, and delivering food from the kitchen to guests. They ensure smooth operations by maintaining a clean dining area and communicating effectively with kitchen and service staff.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: The Jefferson Hotel - RICHMOND, VA, Position Type: Part Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Server/Service Attendant, Lemaire, the acclaimed restaurant at The Jefferson Hotel, is seeking a dedicated and service-oriented Part-Time AM or PM Server Assistant / Food Runner to support our evening service team. This role is ideal for someone who is guest-focused, detail-oriented, and thrives in an elegant, fast-paced dining environment. By assisting servers and running food from the kitchen, this position plays a critical part in ensuring smooth service and an exceptional dining experience for every guest.
Key Responsibilities
Assist servers in providing exceptional service by clearing and resetting tables, refilling water, and delivering items as needed.
Support overall guest satisfaction by maintaining a clean and organized dining area.
Anticipate the needs of both guests and service staff to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
Deliver food promptly and accurately from the kitchen to the dining room, ensuring correct presentation.
Communicate clearly with kitchen staff to confirm dish details, modifications, and timing.
Coordinate with servers to ensure food is delivered in the proper order and to the correct guests.
Follow all health and safety regulations and food handling guidelines.
Communicate effectively with servers, hosts, and kitchen staff to support coordinated service.
Perform side work and closing duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Prior experience in a full-service restaurant preferred but not required.
A positive attitude and commitment to high-quality service.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Punctual, dependable, and willing to take initiative.
Comfortable standing, walking, and lifting moderate weights for extended periods.
Traits of a Successful Candidate
Professional appearance and demeanor.
Team player with strong work ethic.
Quick learner who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Attention to detail and pride in maintaining a polished dining room.
Passionate about hospitality and guest satisfaction.
Why Join Us
As part of The Jefferson Hotel’s award-winning dining team, you’ll be part of a tradition of excellence. We’re committed to providing an elevated experience — for our guests and for the people who serve them.
Qualifications:
Authentically opulent. Eternally relevant. For more than a century, The Jefferson Hotel has provided visitors to the Richmond Region with an extraordinary travel experience in the heart of downtown. The Jefferson’s first guests in 1895 found contemporary conveniences like electric lights and elevators and hot and cold running water in each guest room. Over the ensuing decades, The Jefferson has become synonymous with extraordinary dining, breathtaking architecture, flawless service and Richmond.
Today, guests enjoy that same feeling of luxury created by trend-setting amenities such as televisions in the bathroom vanity mirrors and Nespresso coffee makers seamlessly presented in a meticulously maintained and historically significant building. Genuine, friendly service brings these physical attributes alive to create a uniquely Richmond getaway.
Founded
1895
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia
Authentically opulent. Eternally relevant. For more than a century, The Jefferson Hotel has provided visitors to the Richmond Region with an extraordinary travel experience in the heart of downtown. The Jefferson’s first guests in 1895 found contemporary conveniences like electric lights and elevators and hot and cold running water in each guest room. Over the ensuing decades, The Jefferson has become synonymous with extraordinary dining, breathtaking architecture, flawless service and Richmond.
Today, guests enjoy that same feeling of luxury created by trend-setting amenities such as televisions in the bathroom vanity mirrors and Nespresso coffee makers seamlessly presented in a meticulously maintained and historically significant building. Genuine, friendly service brings these physical attributes alive to create a uniquely Richmond getaway.
Founded
1895
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia