TEA ROOM ASSISTANT
QUINCY, ILJob$15.5–20.93/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Tea Room Assistant provides a positive guest experience by greeting guests, serving and bussing tables, preparing and serving food, handling cashier duties, cleaning dishes, maintaining a sanitary work area, and restocking gift merchandise. The role requires customer service, communication, basic math and cash handling, multitasking, physical stamina, and flexibility to work shifts including weekends. A high school diploma, food service training, and IDPH Food Service Sanitation Certification are preferred.
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PAY RATE: $15.50 - $20.93 BASED ON RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
COMPETITIVE BENEFITS Click here (https://www.blessinghealth.org/benefits) to review our complete Total Rewards Guide.
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Retirement + matching
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Up to 4 weeks paid time off in first year
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Onsite childcare - Quincy
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24/7 Wellness Center access
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Educational assistance opportunities
JOB SUMMARY
A Tea Room Assistant is responsible for providing a positive guest experience in the Tea Room. This role involves greeting each guest, waiting and bussing tables, food preparation and service, cashier, cleaning dishes, maintaining a sanitary work area and zoning and restocking gift merchandise.
This position requires full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Blessing Hospital and Blessing Volunteers in Partnership. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the Code of Conduct and ICARE standards while supporting the strategic plan of Blessing Hospital.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Training/Experience:
REQUIRED:
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Excellent customer service skills
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Strong verbal communication and active listening skills
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Basic math and cash handling skills
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Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
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Physical stamina to stand, walk and lift up to 30lbs for long shifts
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Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends
PREFERRED:
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High School Diploma or equivalent
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Special Training in Food Service Preparation and Delivery
License/Certifications/Special Requirements:
- IDPH Food Service Sanitation Certification preferred.
PAY STATUS
- Non-Exempt Hourly
EEO Statement: Blessing Health System provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Blessing Health System complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Blessing Health System expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Blessing Health System's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,997 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15.5–20.93/hr
- Illinois median$18–19/hr88 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr1,302 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $18.22/hr, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 103 open Food Service jobs in Illinois and 2,997 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Chipotle Mexican Grill16 open
- Little Caesars12 open
- Cracker Barrel11 open
- Experience
- Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (416 postings).
- Education
- 14 of the 2,997 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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