Job Title: Host/Hostess

Job Type: seasonal and year-round, part-time and full-time

The Stray Dog is looking for part-time and full-time Hosts to join our team! As a Host, you are responsible for the initial, warm greeting and seating of guests, answering guest questions in-person and via telephone, and sincerely thanking each guest as they leave.

Essential Responsibilities:

Warmly greet and seat guests with a friendly, sincere smile.
Answer telephones, take orders, and respond knowledgeably and warmly to questions.
Communicate messages and questions regarding dietary restrictions, large parties or special requests to management.
Use good judgment, patience, and courtesy when dealing with guest challenges or responding to guest needs.
Safely and effectively move and arrange chairs, tables, highchairs, booster seats, and other equipment as necessary.
Assist with clearing, cleaning, and resetting tables as needed.
Complete cleaning tasks for the front of house area to ensure cleanliness throughout each shift.
Perform other relevant tasks as instructed by management.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Must be at least 16 years of age
Availability days, evenings, weekends, holidays.
Previous experience in customer service work preferred.
Skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and communication in-person and via phone.
Ability to present a positive, professional, customer-service-oriented attitude.
Ability to stand, move, and walk for multiple hours.

Authorization, Certification and At-Will Employment Agreement

I certify that I have personally completed this application. I declare that the information provided in this employment application is true and complete and I understand that any false information or significant omissions may disqualify me from further consideration for employment and may be justification for my dismissal from employment if discovered at a later date. I agree to immediately notify this company if I should be convicted of a crime while my job application is pending or during my employment, if hired.

I understand that I shall be required to provide documentation establishing my legal authorization for employment within the first three days of my employment.

I authorize this company to make an investigation of all information contained in this employment application and I release from liability all companies and corporations supplying such information. I understand any false answers, statements, or implications made by me on this application or other required documents shall be considered sufficient cause for denial of employment or discharge.

I specifically authorize and direct my current and former employers to supply employment-related information to this company and do hereby release my current and former employers from liability for providing information to this company.

Upon termination of my employment for whatever reason, I release this company from all liability for supplying any information concerning my employment to any potential employer.

I authorize this company, if applicable, to request a copy of my credit report, motor vehicle driving record, and any other investigative report deemed necessary through various third party sources. As required by law, upon request within a reasonable period of time, I will be notified as to the nature and scope of such investigations.

If applicable, I also agree to submit to any drug test required of me, whether prior to my employment or if employed by this company at any time thereafter.

At-Will Employment Agreement

I understand and agree that nothing contained in this application, or conveyed during any interview is intended to create an employment contract between the company and me. In addition, I understand and agree that if you employ me, in consideration of my employment, my employment and compensation will be at-will, for no definite period of time, and may be terminated at any time, for any reason, or for no reason at all. I understand that only the company’s managing member is authorized to change the employment-at-will status and such a change can only be done in writing. I have read, understand, and agree to the above.

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