Entry: FOH - Host - Ltd Tips

Overview

Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it's your first time seeing the mountains, or you already call them home, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world. Join the Grand Teton Lodge Company for a season, or stay for a career at one/many of our 40+ resorts.

From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free access to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, Employee housing, free activities, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development program, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.

Other Employee Benefits

• Paid SICK time
• Paid PTO after 500 hrs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent training and professional development
• Referral Program

To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary. Responsible for greeting guests, take reservations in person or on the phone, walk guests to table, manage the flow of the restaurant to maximize seating capacity, reduce wait times and ensure guest satisfaction. You are expected to adhere to the company’s mission, vision and value statements. Be knowledgeable of the company’s management systems, policies and initiatives for Hospitality, Environmental, and Health and Safety.

You have specific responsibilities within these areas and are expected to understand them.

• Starting Wage: $17.75/hr
• Employment Type:
  
  Summer Seasonal 2026
• Shift Type:
  Full Time hours available
• Minimum Age:
  At least 14 years of age
• Housing Availability:
  Yes

• Ensure all company policies, procedures, service standards and assigned duties are performed correctly and efficiently.
• Maintain a positive and professional rapport with all staff and guests.
• Be familiar and comply with Brand Standards and NPS Standards.
• Become knowledgeable of all Food and Beverage items available.
• Become knowledgeable of general information on GTLC operations and National Park.
• Greet guests by offering them a warm, heartfelt welcome, maintaining eye-contact and smiling when interacting with guests.
• Attend pre-shift meetings; make notes of items being served as the specials and of any other information conveyed.
• Give every guest a fond farewell, thanking them for their business and inviting them to come back and see us again.
• Take reservations in person or on the phone, inputting them in Open Table as available.
• Add names and room numbers for walk in guests if applicable.
• Request additional information when taking reservations like special occasions, allergies and special requests.
• Work with Managers to assign sections, develop a floor plan and plan for big groups ahead of time.
• Check the voicemail frequently.
• Confirm reservations day off and manage reservations to maximize seating capacity respecting turn times and maximum settings.
• Ensure prompt seating with anticipation and compliance of all guests’ needs.
• Engage guest in conversation when walking them to the table.
• Assist in the set up and clean up of tables.
• Responsible for the cleanliness of the restaurant maintaining a clean and organized work area specially in at the Host Stand
• Responsible for the state, accuracy and amount of menus, wine lists and kids menus. Requesting more to be printed as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining all host stand equipment in operational order and report all concerns to the Maintenance or IT Dept.
• Assist in the opening and closing procedures of the Restaurant
• Complete all assigned pre-shift side duties and post-shift side duties.

• Excellent people and communication skills
• Able to work long hours and varied shifts

• Previous Food and Beverage Experience

• FREE Dormitory Housing (including linens and all utilities) or Full Hook-Up RV Sites
• FREE Wi-Fi
• FREE National Park Pass to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park
• FREE Participation in guest activities:
  Horseback rides, kayak and boat rentals, lake cruises & scenic raft tours, 200 miles of hiking…