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Dining Room Associate (Flex)

Part-time

Erickson Living

Houston, TXPart-time$15/hrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$15/hr
Location
Houston, TX
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Dining Room Associate supports restaurant operations in the Continuing Care department at Eagle’s Trace, a continuing care retirement community in West Houston. The role helps provide residents with a positive dining experience by coordinating with restaurant staff, assisting with meal preparation and service, and maintaining cleanliness. The posting prefers food-service experience and requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Lifting 50 Pounds, requiredFlexible Scheduling, requiredFood Service, nice to have

Qualifications

6 Months Food Service Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Houston, TX

Part time

R0105813

Location:

Eagle's Trace by Erickson Senior Living

Join our team as a Dining Associate in our Continuing Care department and play a key role in delivering excellent service to our residents. You’ll ensure the dining room and pantry run smoothly, supporting our goal of providing a great dining experience.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience, starting at $15 / hr

What we offer

  • Quality of life – most of our restaurant's team members are out before 9pm

  • PTO, volunteer hours, and competitive benefits packages including medical, dental, vision for eligible team members, in accordance with applicable state law

  • 30% discount on food and drinks at on-site dining venues, plus additional healthy choice meal options at discounted prices!

  • A culture of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, which builds on our mission, vision and values

  • Growth Opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones!

  • Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age

  • 401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match

How you will make an impact

  • Greet and welcome residents upon their arrival at the restaurant

  • Ensure the smooth operation of the restaurant by coordinating with seaters to help servers and kitchen staff work efficiently

  • Assist with preparation, stocking, serving, and post-meal clean-up

  • Ensure all residents receive adequate nutritional intake

  • Answer phones professionally and follow up on requests

  • Maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the front of the house and kitchen

  • Assist in training the wait staff

What you will need

  • Minimum of 6 months of experience in a food service environment is preferred

  • Be able to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds

  • Flexible with schedule, available to work some weekends and holidays

Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.

Eagle’s Trace is a beautiful 70-acre continuing care retirement community in West Houston, Texas. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care. Eagle’s Trace helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us. As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Since 1983, Erickson Senior Living’s national network of managed communities has been devoted to one mission—helping people live better lives. If you're driven to make a difference and feel passionate about what you do, you'll thrive in an Erickson Senior Living career. Experience a work and social environment beyond the traditional office setting, with access to multiple on-campus dining choices, health and wellness facilities, lush green spaces, and so much more. Come see why we’re among the most respected names in senior living, now serving 27,000 residents with a team of more than 14,000 employees.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,940 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15/hr
  • Texas median$16–18/hr45 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr1,292 hourly ranges

This rate, $15/hr, is 12% below the Texas median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 314 open Food Service jobs in Texas and 2,940 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
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 (410 postings).
Education
14 of the 2,940 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 12, 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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