Mainsail Lodging & Development
Ella Mae's Host
1300 Hendry St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Part-time
First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026
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We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.
Restaurant Host will be responsible for greeting and seating all guests in the Restaurant dining areas to ensure each guest is welcomed with a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic greeting and that they are seated as quickly as possible to start their dining experience.What you have
- High School diploma or higher
- Previous hospitality experience preferred, at least one-year host position in the Macon, GA area preferred
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to use technology e.g. tablets, iPads
- Ability to assist with menu revisions when needed
What you’ll do
- Welcome each guest genuinely and seat them as quickly as possible
- Ability to converse with guests in a friendly, hospitable and informative manner
- Use a rotation method to ensure seating is fair
- Report to work on time and in proper uniform/approved attire
- Work as a team with all team members within the hotel
- Check greeter station assigned for cleanliness of area
- Ensure the front of the restaurant is clean and all objects are dust free
- Check all tables to ensure they are set up and ready to be seated with guests
- Communicate to servers when seating tables
- Assist servers when necessary
- Have knowledge of all areas within the hotel
- Ability to communicate to managers the flow of private dining rooms
- Observe flow of the private dining rooms
- Assist in the detailing of tables and remove items not in use, extra place settings should be removed
- Never solicit tips
- Attend monthly department meetings and daily stand ups
- Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests.
- Ability to use POS (point of sale) system MICROS as well as Yelp reservation system
- Assist managers with daily duties such as scheduling of stations
- Follow the procedures addressed in the training manual
Physical Demand
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Ability to lift 20 lbs. or more
- Corrected vision to normal range
- Long hours sometimes required
Mental Demands
- Make sound judgments quickly
- Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
- Manage differing personalities within the office, the hotel and the community
- Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
- Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations
- Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary