Restaurant Host (Part Time) in Itasca, Illinois at Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Change your career and join the hospitality team at Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Arbor Lodging. We're always looking for talented, driven people to enhance our team and help us deliver on our promise: exceeding our guest’s expectations. We offer a world of promising opportunities across a diverse range of career areas, all of which will engage and empower you to realize your passion, achieve greatness, and experience the rewards of making a positive impact in our guests and employee’s lives.

A job at Eaglewood Resort is unlike any other. You’ll be challenged. You’ll be inspired. And you’ll be proud. Because whatever your job is here, you’ll be part of our success and our family.

Arbor Lodging is a leading hotel investment and management company with a growing portfolio of hotels throughout the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We have been entrusted by numerous partners and are approved managers for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG. Our service ethos is proactive and holistic, fostering an environment where guests feel truly welcomed and supported at every interaction. Our culture is people-focused, data-driven, and results-oriented.

Summary

The restaurant host is responsible for greeting guests, determining the number in their party, and seating guests at a clean, available table. They are the first point of contact in the restaurant and should provide a great first impression for guests’ dining experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Part-time role with mandatory weekend shifts. Candidates must be available to work Fridays, Saturdays and/or Sundays.
• Providing high quality service to guests in a friendly, enthusiastic, professional and timely manner.
• Greeting and escorting guests to tables
• Maintaining an efficient dining room operation to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Assisting with clearing tables during or after service and controlling guest flow.

• One year experience as a host in a full service restaurant or banquets operation or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain a food handler card and liquor license.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted and to stand for long periods of time

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual review with increase potential
• 401k program with company match
• Additional benefits may be available

Arbor’s Guiding Principles

Arbor Lodging focuses on Five Guiding Principles to foster a culture where growth, development, and progression thrive within the properties:

• Do the Right Thing - Operate and act with integrity in all you do even when it is not convenient.
• Lead with Heart - Be kind, passionate and hospitable.
• Be Accountable - Take ownership and deliver results.
• Aim Higher - Go above and beyond to exceed expectations and pursue thoughtful change.
• Celebrate Differences - Embrace diversity, respect individual opinions and ideas.

Arbor Lodging Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arbor Lodging Management complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.