Host / Hostess

Role

Host Invitation: To make a difference by loving people with a bright smile. You’ll be responsible for enthusiastically greeting guests as they arrive and depart from the restaurant. You’ll assist guests to their seats and maintain the overall guest flow of the restaurants -- all with a caring sense of hospitality so whether a guest is starting or ending their experience, it’s in a positive way.

Responsibilities

• Opens door for guests arriving and departing. (40%*)
• Accommodates any special needs of guests, i.e., boosters, highchairs, disabilities. (35%*)
• Manages the Wait List when the restaurant is full. (10%*)
• Provides guest assistance to servers as needed. (5%*)
• Maintains a clean and organized work area and completes cleaning as assigned. (5%*)
• Invites all guests back for another experience. (5%*)

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Reading, writing and verbal communication skills required.
• Mobility required during the entire shift.
• Transports and carries objects (such as high-chair) up to 15 pounds up to 15 times a shift.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off the floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests.
• Move and grasp items up to five pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Bend and stoop.
• Adequate vision to be able to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen.

Benefits

To perform these essential functions, reasonable accommodations may be made if you have disabilities.

Pay

This is an average estimate, only, and actual take home pay varies based on availability. In this role you are paid the tip credit minimum wage, plus tips.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is typically Monday through Saturday, with varying hours depending on the location.

About the Role

We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which we live. If you want to work in a fun family atmosphere and are interested in learning business, leadership, and hospitality, this is the place for you.

Skills

A desire to care for others, grow, and learn. A positive attitude. Reading, writing and verbal communication skills required. Mobility required during the entire shift. Transports and carries objects (such as high-chair) up to 15 pounds up to 15 times a shift. Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off the floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant. Physical Requirements: Regularly required to navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests, move and grasp items up to five pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, bend and stoop. Adequate vision to be able to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen.

Benefits

To perform these essential functions, reasonable accommodations may be made if you have disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tennessee locations use E-Verify per state requirements.