Host

River & Post

Host

Jacksonville, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Vision insurance

    We are looking for a customer-focused Host to join our team! You will be welcoming guests, seating them in the restaurant, and helping ensure they enjoy an exceptional dining experience.

    You are a natural people person who can quickly build rapport with guests and create a welcoming atmosphere. Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities, you rely on your excellent organization and communication skills to bring your best each day for yourself, the restaurant staff, and your guests.

    Responsibilities:

    Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas

    Provide guests with menus

    Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings

    Inform guests of and who will be serving them to ensure a smooth handoff to the service staff

    Manage the flow of guests into the dining and bar areas, and provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate

    Answer the phone.

    Keep the host stand neat, tidy, and presentable for guests.

    Qualifications:

    Previous restaurant hosting or serving experience preferred

    Friendly and customer-focused personality

    Ability to articulate clear greetings and farewells to guests, as well as being able to understand requests for assistance

    Ability to clearly communicate guests’ needs to Servers, Bussers, Managers, etc.

    Ability to effectively communicate on the telephone