Host Part-Time Wilmette

Egg Harbor Caf Team Member

The Hospitality Support Team includes the host, food runner/drink runner, barista, and busser roles. Hospitality Support Team members will enhance the guest experience by supporting the front of house servers to make and deliver drinks, deliver food, accommodate guests coming in, clear tables, keep the dining area clean and organized, etc.

At Egg Harbor, we are committed to building an ever-growing base of regular customers in the communities that we serve. We do this by maintaining our standard of excellence, providing a warm and family-friendly atmosphere, and serving a wide variety of food. As part of our team, you will be integral in our goal. When asked "Where should we go to eat?" We want Egg Harbor to be the first and unanimous answer. You are integral in us achieving this goal. You will work as part of a team, having new and inspiring interactions with guests and team members alike daily. All this leading to both you and our customers leaving Egg Harbor every day feeling fulfilled, accomplished, and excited to return tomorrow.

Shifts start and end early so you'll never work at night. Scheduling is generally flexible if you understand that our busiest days are on the weekends and holidays. We are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, and we open later New Year's Day.

If you are someone who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment, is responsible, trustworthy, prompt, reliable, and self-motivated, then you would be a great fit for the Egg Harbor Caf Team. To do well at Egg Harbor Caf, you would be someone who has a positive attitude, is flexible, energetic, dedicated to achieving goals, energized in the morning, genuinely enjoys being around people, motivated to learn and grow, honest, and has great work ethic.

Our hosts are the first and last person that a customer sees when entering and departing the restaurant, and the interaction should be positive and enthusiastic. Hosts take care of a variety of tasks but are primarily responsible for welcoming customers with a polite and friendly approach, seating them in their desired place and in a coordinated manner.

In addition, the hosts may also be responsible for:

• Handing to-go orders to guests.
• Taking guest information and quoting wait times accurately when tables are not readily available.
• Managing table setups and arrangements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interactions with other departments
• Helping assist other departments when assigned by management (i.e., making beverages, running beverages or food, clearing plates, etc.)
• Keeping the restaurant common areas clean and tidy
• Support other tasks as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Perform opening/closing and on shift side work and maintenance properly.
• Most of all, wearing a friendly smile throughout the shift

Perks of the Job:

Flexible schedule, holiday bonus, PTO, employee scholarship program, meal discounts, shifts end early (restaurant closes at 2pm), family owned (never franchised), employee assistance program, etc