Host/Hostess - Café

Job Type: Full-time

Description:

We are seeking a skilled and friendly Host/Hostess to join our team at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort. As a Host/Hostess, you will be the first point of contact for our guests and will be responsible for ensuring a warm and welcoming experience for all.

Key Responsibilities:

• Minimize confusion and disorderly sequence of guests and customers being welcomed, seated and served.
• Enforce the chronological reception of guests and customers being received and served.
• Ensure that all tables and dining areas are properly arranged and cleaned for the next patron's use.
• Revisit each table after guests and customers are seated to ensure that waiters/waitresses are providing the appropriate level of attention and service.
• Coordinate all reservations when required.
• Provide information regarding the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Casino, Restaurant, Hotel, Shops on the property, directions to other destinations, schedules of activities, and any other information needed by the guests and customers.
• Ensure that Wait staff is courteous and professional toward the guests, customers and to one another.
• Project a positive and friendly attitude at all times.
• When possible, open the front door for guests entering or leaving the restaurant.
• When immediate seating is limited, record guest names and number of people in party.
• Call out name and number of party when tables become available.
• Provide guests with estimated waiting time.
• Accommodate special seating requests for guests whenever possible.
• Seat guests based on guest preferences and balancing of customer flow in service stations.
• Upon seating, offer guests a menu and inform them of their server's name. Inspect table for proper presentation and completeness.
• Relay messages to servers and bus persons as needed.
• Thank guests as they leave and invite them to return.
• Must have exceptional patience and public relations skills.
• Any additional duties as assigned by the Restaurant Manager, Food and Beverage Director, General Manager, Business Committee or representative of upper management.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the principles applied in the hospitality industry regarding how to make every dining experience a pleasant and memorable one for the guests and customers.
• Knowledge of scheduling and coordinating the flow of guests and customers from entry to exit.
• Knowledge of tabulating and computing for the appropriate charges when the level of satisfaction of the guests and customers has not been met.
• Ability to memorize names and recognize regular guests and greet by name. Knowledge of appropriate and inappropriate methods of greeting guests and customers.
• Knowledge of the principles of undue familiarity with guests and customers.
• Knowledge of public health prescribed methods of hand washing, and principles of cross contamination, and food borne, air borne and cleaning cloth borne bacteria and microbe control.
• Knowledge of the demographics of the surrounding area, state and region.
• Knowledge of the history of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
• Knowledge of the total amenities offered by the property.
• Knowledge of appropriate and professional grooming, hygiene, dress and appearance.