Summer Seasonal Waitstaff

Overview

Silver Bay YMCA is a 700‑acre conference center, children’s day camp, and family retreat located on Lake George in the Adirondacks. Founded over 100 years ago, the center serves more than 800 people per week during the summer season and offers activities such as swimming, boating, fitness classes, indoor climbing, ropes courses, tennis, pickleball, archery, basketball, hiking, lectures, string quartet concerts, and arts and crafts studios.

Seasonal employees begin between April and mid‑June and may work through mid‑November. This position reports to the Dining and Banquet Manager and provides guest service and food service support in the dining room, café line, and catering functions.

• Prepare, deliver, and serve food for all catering functions across campus, including weddings, conferences, private parties, and more.
• Greet and assist guests, clear tables, maintain table set‑ups, maintain bus stations, and clean the dining room and outdoor food service areas.
• Serve guests from the buffet line and maintain the salad bar and beverage area.
• Follow proper food handling and sanitation procedures.
• Serve as a customer service agent through positive and friendly guest interactions.
• Report all accidents and incidents involving self, participants, guests, and other employees to the correct parties.
• Perform other duties as requested.
• Work weekends, evenings, night shifts, and/or holidays as a 24‑hour operation to serve members, guests, and program participants.

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Experience preferred but not a requirement.
• Bartending experience is a plus.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated ability to follow directions and meet food service health and safety standards.
• Demonstrated ability to be alert, thorough, detail‑oriented, and work effectively with others in a noisy and fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service and multitasking skills.
• Sound verbal, writing, and mathematical skills.
• Basic working knowledge of computers.
• Maintaining good personal hygiene and personal sanitation.

This position requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop or kneel for prolonged periods; must be physically able to access and navigate all areas of dining and catering services. Other physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 25 pounds at a time and to work in excessive heat, damp and cold, as required in association.

Entry level

Temporary

Management and Manufacturing

Hospitality