We are looking for a customer-focused Host to join our team! You will be welcoming guests, seating them in the restaurant, and helping ensure they enjoy an exceptional dining experience.

You are a natural people person who can quickly build rapport with guests and create a welcoming atmosphere. Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities, you rely on your excellent organization and communication skills to bring your best each day for yourself, restaurant staff, and 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 current promotions 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, provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate
Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages
Answer the phone.
Take to-go orders when necessary.
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
Must be able to carry trays or supplies (10-30 lbs.)

Complete our short application today!

Compensation: $12.00 per hour

Our Grandparents opened our first Village Inn August 12th1965. Now on our 3rd generation of family, we have employed and fed countless families in the Ozarks and are excited to see those numbers grow over the next 50 years! Locally owned and operated for over 56 years! We're made up of people of all different beliefs, culture, colors, and backgrounds with one thing in common... we’re in this together. We’re here to make a difference in our community and in ourselves by delivering the best family dining experience for our guests while its hard work, we support each other and have fun doing it! In our company you have a voice. In fact, we expect to hear from you. You will get the opportunity to learn and grow with the company you will be supported with hands on training and all the tools you will need to reach your goal.

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