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John Knox Village

Host / Hostess - Places Restaurant, PT

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What they do

A Host or Hostess greets customers when they arrive at a restaurant. Manages reservations, seats customers, and helps wait staff as needed with attending to customer requests and service.

$26,246 / year median in Missouri

+6% projected growth

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Job Description

Part-time, 20 hours per week Days Currently John Knox Village features 7 individual dining outlets spread out over the 400 acres of residential property each with a unique menu and style of service. Fireside is a cafeteria, Lakeside Grille is a quick service restaurant, Courtyard Café, Places Restaurant, and the newest, Stories Public House and Metropolitan are full service restaurants, and then there's the Coffee Shoppe. Each outlet is at least a mix scratch restaurant. Courtyard Café, Places, Stories Pub, and Metropolitan are 70 to 99% scratch made-to-order kitchens. Lakeside has some cook-to-order and some batch cooking for the meal period. Fireside is mostly batch cooking. All kitchens utilize prep and line cooks under the tutelage and leadership of a chef. Check averages range from $6.50 at Fireside to $20.00 at Metropolitan. All outlets feature flexible hours, full- and part-time positions. All full-time positions are benefit-eligible to include up to 5 weeks of PTO for the year. Each outlet has different hours of operations, the earliest starts service at 7am and the latest closing time is 8pm, so say goodbye to getting off work at 2am from a typical restaurant. Servers working the full-service restaurant earn a higher wage than a typical server in the retail world plus earn gratuities as well.
JOB SUMMARY
Provides host/hostess and service duties in the main dining room. Responsible for following instructions and carrying out assignments properly. Supportive of the Village mission and values.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
(required unless otherwise noted):
  • Ability to work with a large group of residents/customers.
  • Beginner level knowledge of cash handling and cash register operation.
  • Awareness of cost control responsibilities of the position within the Department.
  • Ability to work irregular hours.
  • Ability to speak in simple sentences.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
  • Ability to perform tasting and/or smelling.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but straight-forward written or oral instructions.
  • Minimum of 12 John Knox Village Improve U training and in-service hours annually.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Greet and seat customers using appropriate seating methods to ensure proper distribution amongst servers.
  • Service all take-out order requests and perform cashier responsibilities.
  • Sets up and cleans the assigned dining areas.
  • Handles stress well, gets along with others within the workplace, and maintains acceptable standards of conduct.
  • Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities. EOE/D/V Nicotine-free & Drug Free Workplace Post-offer background check and health screening required Questions can be directed to careers@jkv.org Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.