Server Training Manual: First Week Plan and Test
Build a first-week training plan for new servers with shadowing days, menu knowledge, service steps, a quiz and a sign-off checklist.
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Create a first-week training plan for new servers. Restaurant style: [RESTAURANT_STYLE]. Menu size and key items: [MENU_OVERVIEW]. Point of sale system: [POS_SYSTEM]. Service standard we aim for: [SERVICE_STANDARD]. Trainer availability: [TRAINER_AVAILABILITY]. Typical new-hire background: [NEW_HIRE_BACKGROUND]. Produce a day-by-day plan as a table with the columns Day, Shift, Focus, Trainer activity, Trainee activity, Evidence of learning. Cover the floor layout, steps of service, menu and drinks knowledge, taking orders, POS use [VERIFY for my system], handling mistakes, safety on the floor, and teamwork. Then write a 15 question quiz mixing multiple choice and short answer, with an answer key, based only on the menu details I gave. Add a sign-off checklist with at least 20 skills and three levels (not seen, can do with help, can do alone), and a scoring rubric from 1 to 5 for the final shadow shift. Include a section on allergens that tells trainees to take every guest allergy seriously, never guess, and ask the kitchen or manager, with the exact process left for me to complete using my own procedure and local rules [VERIFY]. Do not invent menu items, wages, laws or my company's policies. Mark gaps as "Add from our handbook". Add a worked example with invented figures: 5 shifts of 5 hours with 3 shadow shifts, and show the hours of training and the split between shadowing and solo work.
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