Bower Surf Club Host

Location: Santa Monica, CA 

Restaurant: Bower Surf Club 

Bower Santa Monica is a new restaurant opening this September at the Colorado Center, a premier 15-acre office campus in Santa Monica. Bower, spanning 6,500 square feet, brings together California Coastal cuisine with influences from Australian café culture as well as Mediterranean and Southeast Asian flavors. From daytime espresso, grain bowls, and smoothies to evening shareable plates, whole-grilled fish, and cocktails.

Founded by restaurateur Dave Harper (Bondi Harvest, Amigo Roasters, Likeminded Wellness Club, El Chucho) in partnership with BXP and New School Hospitality, Bower is rooted in a love of surfing, coastal living, and genuine community. With warm, earthy interiors, open-air accordion doors, and an outdoor patio, we're creating a laid-back yet vibrant gathering space for the people who work, live, and play on the Westside.

As a Host at Bower, you are the first point of contact for every guest and play an essential role in creating a welcoming and memorable experience. Your ability to set the tone from the moment guests arrive is integral to our service model. Through genuine hospitality, exceptional communication, and strong organizational skills, you'll help manage the flow of the restaurant while ensuring every guest feels valued.

The ideal candidate is warm, confident, highly organized, and passionate about creating exceptional guest experiences in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Ability to work with honesty and integrity
• Ability to maintain a professional and positive attitude that reflects our Core Values
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule that may include mornings, late nights, weekends and/or holidays
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance
• Ability to comply with the uniform requirements and dress code
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions/information

Core Responsibilities:

• Determine seating before service
• Greet Guests as they approach the host stand
• Answer the phone and take reservations
• Seat Guests
• Manage the waitlist and timing of reservations
• Communicate Guest preferences to service team and managers
• Support other staff in order to maintain the restaurant service, aesthetic, and cleanliness
• Assist as needed with any training or feedback of new employees
• Be passionate and proud of the products and services delivered
• Always pass on any pertinent information to management as needed
• Actively monitor and maintain speed of service in conjunction with providing excellent Guest experiences
• Actively maintain restaurant cleanliness and personal appearances up to our standards
• Follows and maintains all POS, health & sanitation and safety & security procedures
• Always report incidents of any nature to management (safety & security hazards, accidents, operational inconsistencies, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits 

• $20.00–$22.00/hour 
• Additional tip earnings

Teaching and teamwork are the core of what we do on all levels. We look forward to meeting you. 

Bower Surf Club provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.