Host/Hostess – Roots Steakhouse, Ridgewood, NJ | Year-Round Position | Approximately $20–$25/hr Total Earnings Including Tips

Harvest Restaurant Group • Ridgewood, NJ

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Roots Steakhouse in Ridgewood, part of Harvest Restaurants, is seeking a part-time or full-time Host/Hostess for a year-round position. The Host/Hostess welcomes guests with genuine enthusiasm and warmth, communicates wait times, enters guest names into the Resy system, escorts guests to their tables, and bids them farewell as they leave. The role also includes light housekeeping, such as cleaning glassware and menus, and ensuring restrooms are clean, stocked, and orderly. Hosts are described as an important part of the dining experience and the first and last impression guests receive.

The posting advertises approximately $20–$25 per hour in total earnings, including tips. Benefits are offered at 30 hours per week and include medical, dental, and vision coverage. Other offerings include flexible scheduling, career growth potential, a daily family meal, a dining discount, a referral program, and NJ sick leave.

Requirements

• Be upbeat, outgoing, positive, happy, and nice.
• Be able to assist guests and demonstrate strong guest-relations skills.
• Work positively in a fast-paced environment.
• Stand and walk and remain focused and alert for extended periods of 6–8 hours per shift.
• Have excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work effectively within a team.
• Communicate effectively on the telephone.
• Be able to lift up to 35 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a full-service restaurant is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests warmly and enthusiastically upon arrival.
• Inform guests of wait times.
• Enter guest names into the Resy system.
• Show guests to their tables.
• Bid guests farewell as they leave.
• Perform light housekeeping duties, including cleaning glassware and menus.
• Ensure restrooms are clean, stocked, and orderly.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling for full-time and part-time employees
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits offered at 30 hours
• Career growth potential
• Daily family meal
• Dining discount
• Referral program
• NJ sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed