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We are looking for a customer-focused Host to join our team! Our Host presents a positive first impression of River & Fort's friendliness, excellent service and high standards. The Host also greet Guests upon arrival, inform Guests of their wait time, monitor a waiting list, enter Guest names into the computer system, show Guests to their table, helping ensure they enjoy an exceptional dining experience and bid Guests farewell as they leave.

Being a natural people person who can quickly build rapport with guests and create a welcoming atmosphere is who we are looking for. Must be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities, rely on your excellent organization and communication skills to bring your best each day for yourself, the restaurant staff, and your 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 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, and provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate
Answer the phone.
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

Compensation: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour

River & Fort’s mission is to enrich the lives of our guests, our employees and our owners. We do this through superior quality food and beverages, legendary customer service, sales growth, cost controls and treating our employees like family. We believe that our employees are our most important resource, and our success depends upon creating and retaining a staff capable of delivering an exceptional dining experience to every customer, every time.

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