Food service
Host(ess)
$18.25 hourly
Pay is below the local median for this work ($19.23 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- Part time, Permanent employment
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Maîtres d'hôtel require experience as a formal or captain waiter/waitress or other food service experience.
- Often asked for in B.C.: Serving It Right. Needed to serve or sell liquor in B.C., in bars, restaurants and liquor stores.
- Often asked for in B.C.: FOODSAFE Level 1. B.C.'s food safety course. Food service employers often ask for it.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (NOC 64300). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Receive and record patrons' reservations and assign tables
- Greet patrons and escort them to tables or other seating areas
- Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, and attend to complaints
- Order dining room supplies and equipment
- Inspect dining and serving areas and equipment
- Supervise and coordinate activities of food and beverage servers and other serving staff
About the employer
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Job Bank's search for this title and town usually shows this ad first.
From Job Bank.
