Hospitality Host

We are seeking a friendly and welcoming Hospitality Host to join our team at Maggiano's Little Italy in Overland Park. As a key member of our front-of-house team, you will be responsible for creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for our guests from the moment they arrive.

As a Hospitality Host, you will be the first point of contact for our guests and will play a crucial role in ensuring their experience is exceptional. Your duties will include:

• Greeting and seating guests in a timely and efficient manner
• Taking reservations and answering phone calls in a professional and courteous manner
• Maintaining an accurate head count of guests seated in each station
• Filling out telephone message pads and passing on information to the appropriate person
• Checking washrooms and coordinating with bus staff cleaning requirements
• Ensuring the host desk and waiting area are kept clean and organized throughout the shift

You will also be responsible for selling and accurately accounting for gift certificate sales, moving tables as needed for larger or smaller parties, relating to guests pleasantly and with good humor, and communicating effectively with guests.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a minimum of 1 year of full-service restaurant experience or equivalent. You must also have accurate mathematical skills and be able to meet personal schedule requirements punctually. Other requirements include being warm, sincere, and outgoing in personality, standing for long periods of time while on duty, moving safely throughout all areas of the restaurant, working amidst noise in a confined crowded space, and moving chairs, transporting high chairs and/or booster seats to tables when necessary.

We are looking for weekend and morning hosts/hostesses, with full-time and part-time positions available. If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you

We offer a competitive salary of approximately $25,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications. In addition to a great salary, we also offer benefits, including paid sick leave, health, dental, and life insurance, and education assistance. Our team members enjoy great pay, overtime eligibility, benefits, and lots of other perks and discounts.