Host

KITH; Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Kith as a Host and play a vital role in creating memorable dining experiences. As the first point of contact for guests, you'll ensure a friendly environment while managing reservations and enhancing guest satisfaction, all within a dynamic and energetic café setting.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in a Host position.
• 1+ years in the Food & Beverage industry.
• 1+ years in a customer facing role.

Responsibilities

• Greet and engage guests in a friendly manner.
• Coordinate and maintain all reservations.
• Ensure a clean and organized host area.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Communication

Professionalism

Education

Valid Food Handlers Certificate

Job description

time left to apply End Date: June 23, 2025 (25 days left to apply)

job requisition id R-01523

ABOUT THE ROLE

Status: Part-Time

Compensation: $17.50/hr

Position Summary:

The Kith – Sadelle’s Host is an important aspect in our guest’s dining experience, as they have the first interaction with our guest(s). The host is responsible for not only welcoming all of our guest(s) in person, but as well as coordinating all reservation requests with supervision from the Food and Beverage management team. They should be maintaining a positive, energetic, pleasant, and professional demeanor, the Host will ensure the restaurant/café is maximizing covers while prioritizing the guest’s satisfaction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities:

• Engages and connects with guest(s), while always exceeding expectations.
• Remains up to date on all menu items, to best answer any guest(s) inquiries.
• Promptly greets and engages all guests, in a friendly and courteous manner, as they enter the café.
• Answers all phone calls in an upbeat and professional manner, while answering any guest(s) inquiries.
• Accurately coordinates and maintains all reservations.
• Effectively communicates any noted guest’s food allergies and special request(s) to the serving, kitchen, and management teams
• Manages the organization of all menus, while effectively communicating any upkeep needs.
• Accompany all guest(s) to their assigned tables or seating area.
• Provides a genuine and welcoming experience to any guest(s) waiting for their table(s).
• Maintains a safe, organized, clean and presentable Host’s area by, but not limited to sweeping, cleaning or clearing any garbage from the immediate area. They will efficiently communicate any issues that need more involved cleaning efforts.
• Collect and communicate any guest(s) reactions, comments, or overall suggestions to the Management team.
• Welcome all exiting guests back to dine with us and thank them for their visit.
• Assist F&B leadership team with housekeeping responsibilities including but not limited to, dusting, sweeping, collection of trash, and other tasks traditionally associated with standard food & beverage operations.

Special Projects/Tasks:

• Assist with the planning and execution of any on/off-site events, including but not limited to pop-up events and private guests’ events held outside of normal business hours.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and organized café, by completing any standard cleaning procedures commonly associated with a food & beverage outpost.

REQUIREMENTS

Availability:

• Open & flexible availability, including but not limited to evenings, overnights, and weekends as well as Holidays.
• Availability to consistently work weekends, special projects, drops/releases or as the business’ needs require.

Licenses/Certificates:

• Valid Food Handlers Certificate.

Experience:

• 1+ years in a Host position.
• 1+ years in the Food & Beverage industry.
• 1+ years in a customer facing role.

Skills & Abilities:

• Multi-tasking while maintaining an upbeat and professional demeanor
• Ability to lift and move 13.6 kilos.
• Ability to perform standard tasks that are related to retail operations including but not limited to, bending, twisting, and climbing ladders/step stools.
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.

WHO YOU ARE

Professional Characteristics:

• Organized
• Strong written and verbal communicator
• Professional

Personal Characteristics:

• Outgoing and upbeat
• Friendly
• Continuously positive

WHO WE ARE

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.

Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.

The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.

Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kith welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

About Us

Established in 2011, Kith is a leading lifestyle brand and progressive retail concept that’s celebrated globally for its ability to tell stories, evoke nostalgia and connect product to the passion it’s woven with. Now in its eleventh year of business, Kith has in-house apparel lines for men, women and children, an ice cream parlor in every flagship, a full-service restaurant and a retail footprint in three continents.
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg rose the ranks from 13-year-old stock boy at footwear franchise David Z. to the company’s chief buyer, earning him a profound understanding of the retail landscape and a network of powerful brand relationships. As the brand’s CEO and Creative Director, Fieg is known for his ability to create premium products and deliver unparalleled experiences, with a personal philosophy of giving the consumer more than what they pay for. Using Kith as a vehicle, Fieg has applied his signature lens to an impressive list of collaborators, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Versace, BMW and many others.