Host

Olive Garden; Davenport (FL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Olive Garden as a Host, where you will make a great first impression for guests, ensuring a welcoming environment and assisting with their dining experience. This entry-level position comes with flexible schedules and a variety of benefits, including medical insurance and opportunities for advancement within the restaurant.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Free Employee Meal (limited menu)

Weekly pay

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Medical/dental insurance

Ongoing training

Discounts on cellphones and travel

401(k) savings plan

Management career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage guest interactions warmly and safely.

Responsibilities

• Create a warm and welcoming environment for guests.
• Guide guests to their tables, present clean menus, and ensure sanitation.
• Thank guests for their visit and invite them back.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Job description

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Our Winning Family Starts With You! Check out these great benefits!

• Flexible schedules to help you balance other life commitments (school, childcare, family care, etc.)
• Free Employee Meal! (limited menu)
• Weekly pay
• Anniversary pay
• Paid Sick Leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked, begin accruing upon hire)
• Paid Family and Medical Leave (up to 2 weeks after 1 year of service)
• Medical/dental insurance
• Ongoing training to build critical skills for current and future roles
• Discounts on cellphones, travel, electronics & much more!
• 401(k) savings plan (Company match after 1 year of service)
• Management career advancement opportunities (50%+ of our managers are promoted from hourly positions!)
  
  

And much more! Because at Olive Garden, We’re All Family Here!

One key to our success is the high standards we set for ourselves and each other. That includes placing the health and safety of our team members and guests as a top priority. We are committed to the highest safety and sanitation practices, including ensuring team member wellness and maintaining clean restaurants.

As a host at Olive Garden, you create the guests' first and lasting impression. With a warm smile and friendly conversations, our host team members are responsible for creating a welcoming and safe environment for our guests' dining experience. As a host, you will ensure that various guest and team member touch points are regularly sanitized and disinfected. Our hosts take pride in making loyal guests by guiding them to their table, presenting them with clean menus, and offering suggestions to enhance their dining experience. Finally, as a host, you will complete the guests' experience by genuinely thanking them for their visit, wishing them a fond farewell, and inviting them back to our restaurants.

We'd love to welcome you home as the newest member of the Family!

#MyOliveGardenFam

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Restaurants

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