Restaurant Host - SPA

GetHired, Inc.; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa is seeking a friendly Host to create a warm welcome for guests at the Prairie Rose Kitchen. You will manage reservations, seating, and guest communications to ensure a smooth dining experience.

Work closely with service, culinary, guest services, and group teams to balance guest expectations with capacity. Flexible hours including evenings and weekends are required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in food and beverage restaurant, café, or hospitality operations is preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize guest needs.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Serve ItRight Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification is an asset.
• Safe Food Handling Certification is an asset.
• WHMIS certification is preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Greet and acknowledge guests promptly in a friendly and professional manner.
• Manage reservations, walk-in guests, waitlists, table assignments, and seating rotation accurately.
• Confirm guest names, party size, special occasions, accessibility needs, and relevant reservation notes.
• Provide realistic wait times and keep waiting guests informed.
• Coordinate table readiness with Servers, Bussers, and Shift Leads.
• Answer dining questions and provide accurate information on menus, hours, policies, and spa-related dining considerations.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and professional host area.
• Recognize guest cues and create a calm arrival experience even during peak periods.
• Communicate special requests, allergies, celebrations, group details, or service concerns to the appropriate team member.
• Assist with wayfinding and coordinate with Guest Services when guests require support beyond the restaurant.
• Thank departing guests and invite feedback when appropriate.
• Protect guest privacy and handle personal information according to policy.
• Assist with menus, telephone inquiries, lost-and-found routing, and other front-of-house tasks as assigned.
• Assist with server, host, busser, and food-runner training and mock services.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Calm under pressure

Multitasking

Customer service

SIRS certification

Safe Food Handling

WHMIS

Flexible hours

Job description

NEW: Opening December2026, Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa

Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa is a world-classdestination featuring our NEW one of a kind INDIGENOUS themed THERMAL WATERSSPA that features expansive thermal waters, spa rituals, day spa services, andinspired food & beverage offerings. Our mission is to create anunforgettable guest journey that nurtures wellbeing, connection, and renewal.

Position Overview

The Host is responsible for creating awarm and welcoming first impression for guests visiting the Prairie RoseKitchen. This position manages guest seating, assists with reservations andwaitlists, and helps ensure an organized and positive dining experience.

The Host works closely with the service,culinary, guest services, and group teams to balance guest expectations withoperational capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Greet and acknowledgeguests promptly in a friendly and professional manner.
• Managereservations, walk-in guests, waitlists, table assignments, and seatingrotation accurately.
• Confirmguest names, party size, special occasions, accessibility needs, and relevantreservation notes.
• Providerealistic wait times and keep waiting guests informed.
• Coordinatetable readiness with Servers, Bussers, and Shift Leads.
• Answerdining questions and provide accurate information on menus, hours, policies,and spa-related dining considerations.
• Maintainan organized, clean, and professional host area.
• Recognizeguest cues and create a calm arrival experience even during peak periods.
• Communicatespecial requests, allergies, celebrations, group details, or service concernsto the appropriate team member.
• Assistwith wayfinding and coordinate with Guest Services when guests require supportbeyond the restaurant.
• Thankdeparting guests and invite feedback when appropriate.
• Protectguest privacy and handle personal information according to policy.
• Assistwith menus, telephone inquiries, lost-and-found routing, and otherfront-of-house tasks as assigned.
• Assistwith server, host, busser, and food-runner training and mock services.

Qualifications

• Previousexperience in food and beverage restaurant, café, or hospitality operations ispreferred.
• Excellent communicationand organizational skills.
• Ability toremain calm and professional in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize guest needs.
• Strongcustomer service and interpersonal skills.
• Serve ItRight Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification is an asset.
• Safe FoodHandling Certification is an asset.
• WHMIScertification is preferred.
• Ability towork flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shiftsas required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Performance-based incentive program.
• Comprehensive health benefits and employee discounts.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.

Join Our Team

Applicants must currently reside in theSaskatoon area; relocation may be considered from within Canada.