Host at Homestead Canal Winchester – Canal Winchester, Ohio

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, restaurant staff, and 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 current promotions 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, provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate
-Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages
-Answer the phone.
-Take to-go orders when necessary.
-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
-Must be able to carry trays or supplies (10-30 lbs.)