Host / Hostess - Places Restaurant, PT

  • John Knox Village
  • Lees Summit, Missouri
  • Full Time

Part-time, 20 hours per week

Wednesday – Friday 3:45p-8:00p

Saturday 10:45a-2:30p AND 3:45p-8:00p

Sunday 9:00a-3:00p

Currently John Knox Village features 7 individual dining outlets spread out over the 400 acres of residential property each with a unique menu and style of service. Fireside is a cafeteria, Lakeside Grille is a quick service restaurant, Courtyard Café, Places Restaurant, and the newest, Stories Public House and Metropolitan are full service restaurants, and then there’s the Coffee Shoppe. Each outlet is at least a mix scratch restaurant. Courtyard Café, Places, Stories Pub, and Metropolitan are 70 to 99% scratch made-to-order kitchens. Lakeside has some cook-to-order and some batch cooking for the meal period. Fireside is mostly batch cooking. All kitchens utilize prep and line cooks under the tutelage and leadership of a chef. Check averages range from $6.50 at Fireside to $20.00 at Metropolitan. All outlets feature flexible hours, full- and part-time positions. All full-time positions are benefit-eligible to include up to 5 weeks of PTO for the year. Each outlet has different hours of operations, the earliest starts service at 7am and the latest closing time is 8pm, so say goodbye to getting off work at 2am from a typical restaurant. Servers working the full-service restaurant earn a higher wage than a typical server in the retail world plus earn gratuities as well.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides host/hostess and service duties in the main dining room. Responsible for following instructions and carrying out assignments properly. Supportive of the Village mission and values.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (required unless otherwise noted): • Ability to work with a large group of residents/customers. • Beginner level knowledge of cash handling and cash register operation. • Awareness of cost control responsibilities of the position within the Department. • Ability to work irregular hours. • Ability to speak in simple sentences. • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. • Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. • Ability to perform tasting and/or smelling. • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but straight-forward written or oral instructions. • Minimum of 12 John Knox Village Improve U training and in-service hours annually.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Greet and seat customers using appropriate seating methods to ensure proper distribution amongst servers. • Service all take-out order requests and perform cashier responsibilities. • Sets up and cleans the assigned dining areas. • Handles stress well, gets along with others within the workplace, and maintains acceptable standards of conduct. • Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements. The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.

EOE/D/V

Nicotine-free Workplace

Post-offer background check and health screening required

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Job ID: 485066767
Originally Posted on: 7/13/2025

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