Host / Hostess

Schedule

We arrive to work early, but we’re off by at least 3:30 pm every day. No dinner shifts.

Pay and Benefits

This is an hourly position that receives tip share. Pay is the same or better than traditional restaurant gigs. Full‑time team members receive paid time off, vision, dental, and medical benefits.

Culture

A work environment characterized by kindness, a welcoming spirit, teamwork, and personal development. We cultivate kindness and partner with local food purveyors, dairy farmers, bee keepers, and other community members to deliver fresh, quality food.

Company Overview

HomeGrown is Omaha’s newest, hottest, and busiest breakfast/brunch place. Part of Thrive Restaurant Group—a family‑owned restaurant company with over 50 years in business and several locations since 2017—we are committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which we live.

Invitation

To love and serve people by cultivating kindness in a way that makes our guests feel welcome on their way in and valued on their way out, while supporting teammates to ensure all guests receive the highest level of care.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with other hosts/hostesses, bussers, servers, bartenders, and management to keep the seating system and waitlist updated.
• Maintain the seating system and waitlist.
• Answer the phone.
• Provide exceptional service for guests who order take‑out.
• Pre‑bus tables in the dining room when all dirty tables are clean.
• Bus and clean tables inside the restaurant, on the patio, and assist with cleaning the bar top as needed.
• Replace sanitizer in spray bottles and buckets to ensure safety and sanitation.
• Clean, disinfect, and sanitize work areas before, during, and after shift.
• Assist with stocking glassware, water bottles, plateware, silverware, dishes, etc., as needed.
• Complete assigned daily and weekly cleaning projects.
• Complete daily restaurant maintenance program.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and desire to learn and grow.
• Friendly and upbeat personality.
• Ability to place plates, utensils, pans, and cases on high and low shelves.
• Reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to follow directions exactly as expected.
• Ability to work fast, safely, efficiently, and accurately for periods of up to 10 hours per day.
• Attention to detail.
• Mobility required throughout the entire shift.
• Ability to carry bus tubs full of dishes and miscellaneous items.
• Ability to respond in emergency situations to avoid imminent dangers to self and others.

Physical Demands

• Navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests.
• Move and grasp items up to five pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Bend and stoop regularly.
• Adequate vision to discern cleanliness and operate a touchscreen.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities.