What are the responsibilities and job description for the Host position at 26 West on the Navesink?
Benefits:
- Certain Major Holidays Off
- Opportunities for Advancement and Continuing Education
- Sick Time per NJ Law
- Flexible Scheduling
- Friends and Family Discount
- On shift and Off shift Employee Discount
Join Our Team at 26 West on the Navesink!
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.
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.
At 26 West on the Navesink, we’re redefining the dining experience in Red Bank. Since 2017, we’ve set ourselves apart with our fresh approach, blending great service, exciting cocktails, and innovative Nantucket-style dishes—all in a stunning, bright, and clean space.
With two bars and three distinct dining areas, including a rooftop and private dining, we’re a vibrant operation with huge earning potential for those ready to join our team.
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.
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.)
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!
