Host/Hostess, Food Service

Work setting

• Hotel, motel, resort

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Order and receive liquor and other supplies and maintain inventories
• Inspect dining rooms and other food and beverage serving areas
• Answer customers' questions regarding menu items and preparation methods
• Greet customers
• Receive customers' reservations and assign tables
• Receive payments from customers
• Establish work schedules
• Co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Reliability