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Job Title Host
Department Restaurant, Front of House
Reporting To Food and Beverage Manager
Job Description:
Host/Hostess responsibilities include greeting guests, providing accurate wait times and escorting customers to the dining and bar areas. For this role, you should have solid organizational and people skills to make sure our guests have a positive dining experience from the moment they arrive till their departure.
Responsibilities
- Welcome guests to the venue
- Provide accurate wait times and monitor waiting lists
- Escort customers to assigned dining or bar areas
- Provide menus and announce Waiter/Waitress’s name
- Greet customers upon their departure
- Coordinate with wait staff about available seating options
- Answer incoming calls and address customers’ queries
- Assist wait staff as needed
Requirements and skills
- Previous work experience as a Host/Hostess or Waiter/Waitress
- Understanding of restaurant etiquette
- Familiarity with health and safety regulations
- Experience in managing reservations
- Demonstrable customer-service skills
- Excellent communication skills (via phone and in-person)
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to monitor the entire dining and bar area
- Availability to work in shifts as needed
- Good physical condition to walk and stand during an entire shift
- High school diploma; hospitality certification is a plus
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 28-40 per week
Salary: From $15.00 per hour
Additional pay:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Zurich, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
