Front of House Team Member - Gainesville

Call Your Mother Deli; Gainesville (VA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tips included

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) with match

English & Spanish classes

Job summary

Call Your Mother Deli in Gainesville, VA area offers a fast-paced front-of-house role with friendly guest service and teamwork at the center of daily operations.

We've designed an inclusive environment with tips, benefits, and growth opportunities. No bagel experience required, just a positive attitude and willingness to learn. This is a full-time, on-site position with generous perks and a focus on hospitality.

Qualifications

• Hospitality mindset and guest-focused service.
• Ability to work well in a team and stay positive under pressure.
• Strong communication and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests, take orders, and serve with a smile.
• Maintain a clean, organized front of house and assist teammates as needed.
• Ensure accurate orders and timely service to guests.

Skills

Hospitality

Teamwork

Outgoing

Punctuality

Job description

FRONT OF HOUSE

GAINESVILLE

THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

THE BEST-ISH BAGELS IN THE WORLD.

OUTTA THIS WORLD OPPORTUNITY.

GRAB YOUR GOGGLES - LET'S DIVE RIGHT IN:

• Pay that adds up QUICK! With tips, your pay is likely to range from $27-28/hour. The base hourly rate for this role is $16.50/hour + all positions earn generous tips.
• Grow with us! 80% of our leaders started in hourly positions.
• Your evenings are all yours. Never ever (ever ever ever ever) work a night shift again!
• Work with other good human beings. Teammates who care and have each other's backs like chiroprac’!
• Health Insurance. Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time (avg 30+ hrs/wk) team members.
• 100% Paid time off Because you deserve it…duh
• 100% Paid, 12 week parental leave for time with the itty, bitty baby!
• 401(k) with 4% company match. Plan for a bright and beautiful future!
• Step your knowledge game up. Free English and Spanish classes, plus Duolingo reimbursement.
• Early Wage Access. Instantly get up to 50% of your eligible earned wages before payday!
• Real support when life gets complicated. Confidential therapy and professional resources for mental health, legal guidance, financial wellness, and more.
• Company culture that doesn’t suck. Community events, team parties, and a healthy work/life balance.
• BAGELS ON THE HOUSE! Shift meals and LOTS of coffee on us, plus 50% off when you're off the clock.

If you’re picking up what we’re laying down, keep reading!

DEEPER THAN BAGELS

Call Your Mother is the Jew-ish deli where Boca meets Brooklyn, grandma-level hospitality meets seriously good bagel sandwiches, and hard work meets face-melting vibes.

Husband-and-wife team Andrew and Chef Dani built Call Your Mother around a simple idea: make scrumptious, nostalgic food and unforgettable experiences without being bougie or taking ourselves too seriously. From our first little farmer’s market stand in 2018, to shops across the DMV, Colorado, Chicago, and Philadelphia in 2026, we’re spreading carb love all over the map and our ovens are just getting warmed up! We’ll take bagels to mars if the locals are hungry up there.

YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF...

• You'd rather stay active than stare at the clock.
• You grasp the importance of hospitality. As the folks behind the little-known, very authentic neighborhood Italian restaurant, Olive Garden, like to say: "when you’re here, you’re family."
• You’re outgoing. You haven’t met a stranger, every new person is just a friend you haven't met yet.
• You’re digging our big BIG V.I.B.E.S.(Vibrancy, Integrity, Belonging, Energy and Seize the Moment)
• You have integrity and take pride in doing the right thing for others, even when nobody's watching.
• You see this as a team sport without big egos and jump in when a teammate is in need.
• You think committing a regular guest’s order to memory, creating a secret handshake or something as simple as remembering a guest’s name is pretty pretty pretty cool.
• You are a morning person with weekend availability and like to reserve your evenings to spend how you please!

Shall we proceed? If you blurted out an audible "YES INDEED!" then please keep reading.

What will your days look like?

You’ll offer guests a heaping helping of good ol’ Call Your Mother Hospitality, brew the best coffee in the whole wide world, ring in orders, deliver scrumptious food accurately and with flair, keep the shop looking sparkly clean, be the expert on ALL things Call Your Mother, and lend a helping hand wherever and whenever your teammates are in need. With that being said, every day is a new adventure and each shift comes with a different set of little surprises—which is exactly how we like it.

YOU DON'T NEED BAGEL EXPERIENCE.

Variety is the spice of life and we hire folks with a crazy wide range of backgrounds! Our team is an eclectic mix of restaurant workers, teachers, retail associates, baristas, students, parents, and people working their very first job. The right attitude > a polished resume.

We're building a place where people grind hard, share lots of good (and bad) jokes, and have the chance to make a guest's day through thoughtful gestures and genuine hospitality. Most importantly, we're a culture where members of the squad want to and can shape their futures and grow into fulfilling careers.

If all this mumbojumbo speaks to your soul, we'd love to meet you!!!!

Come Make Somebody's Day (Yours Included)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands for this position include seeing, hearing, speaking, reading, and communicating effectively; standing, walking, reaching, bending, and performing repetitive physical movements; lifting up to 50 pounds; and safely operating equipment and tools using manual dexterity. This role also requires working in a fast-paced environment around hot equipment, sharp tools, and varying temperatures, and occasionally working in confined spaces. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Call Your Mother is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically celebrate the diversity of our team and believe that talent, passion, and experience are the only relevant criteria for considering new team members. We provide equal opportunities to everyone who works for us and every applicant. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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