SV-Host/Door

Sixty Vines • Winter Park, FL

2d • $17

About The Position

Sixty Vines is hiring a Host to welcome guests and provide a hospitable start to their dining experience. The restaurant features chef-driven, seasonal wine-country cuisine made with local ingredients in an open scratch kitchen.

The Host greets and seats guests, manages reservations and wait times, handles incoming calls, answers questions about the restaurant, and helps keep the entrance and guest areas clean. The role also includes assisting with bussing tables when needed and communicating important information to managers on duty. Hosts are expected to interact professionally and warmly with guests and coworkers, arrive ready for scheduled shifts, and wear the proper uniform.

Prior restaurant experience is desired but not required. Sixty Vines participates in E-Verify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Fun, energetic, and professional attitude while working.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

• Prior restaurant experience is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Greet and seat guests in a hospitable, friendly, and timely manner.
• Answer incoming telephone calls promptly and professionally, address guest needs, place calls on hold when appropriate, or direct calls to the proper department.
• Manage the reservations system, book reservations properly, and seat guests within reservation times without over- or under-booking.
• Offer alternative reservation times or options when a guest's preferred time is unavailable.
• Calculate, record, and quote accurate wait times; when waits are extensive, offer guests the bar for cocktails and appetizers.
• Escort guests to their assigned tables while engaging in light conversation.
• Maintain a clean entrance area, hostess stand, women's restroom, floors, and aisles; keep areas free of debris.
• Assist with bussing tables when the restaurant is on a wait or needs a table immediately.
• Provide guests right of way and directions around the restaurant.
• Thank departing guests and welcome arriving guests.
• Know basic restaurant information, including hours, menu items, price range, directions, and contact information, and answer guest questions or address concerns.
• Provide information about daily menu additions, musical performances, and cocktail or wine features.
• Communicate important information to managers on duty.
• Interact professionally and hospitably with guests and coworkers, arrive on time ready to work, and wear the proper uniform.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules.
• Five days of PTO after one year, subject to minimum average hours worked requirements.
• Insurance after 90 days, subject to a minimum average hours requirement.
• Average earnings of $17 or more per hour inclusive of tips.
• Wine country trips every quarter.
• WSET / Sommelier certification.

What This Job Offers

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