Host / Hostess

Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned restaurant company that’s been in business for over 50 years. 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.

About the role

In Applebee’s, we’re known as Legacy Apple. Applebee’s has become synonymous with the neighborhood, which inspires us to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve, not just a great place to eat. Whether we’re helping save a high school prom, or raising money for children battling cancer, we’ve given over $5 million to strengthen the lives and relationships in our communities. Our guiding value is “Be a Good Neighbor”.

Role: Host

Invitation: To make a difference by loving people with a bright smile.

Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically greet guests as they arrive and depart from the restaurant
• Assist guests to their seats and maintain the overall guest flow of the restaurants
• Open door for guests arriving and departing (40%)
• Accommodate any special needs of guests, i.e., boosters, highchairs, disabilities (35%)
• Manage the Wait List when the restaurant is full (10%)
• Provide guest assistance to servers as needed (5%)
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and complete cleaning as assigned (5%)
• Invite all guests back for another experience (5%)

Qualification Standards

• 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

There are physical demands that come with this role. To be successful in this role you’ll be 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

You must have adequate vision to be able to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen. To perform these essential functions, reasonable accommodations may be made if you have disabilities.

Pay

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