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
Job 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.
Job Specifications:
- 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
Job Responsibilities:
- 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.
Job Requirements:
- Excellent people and communication skills
- Able to work long hours and varied shifts
Preferred Skills:
- Previous Food and Beverage Experience
What's In It For You?
- 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 trails and THE greatest perk ever – living in one of the most picturesque national parks!
- FREE Recreation Program and complimentary use of Rec Halls, Employee Gyms (Climbing Wall at JLL) and watersports equipment.
- 40% retail discounts plus online ProDeals
- 20% grocery and restaurant discounts
- $112/week Meal Plan covers 3 meals/day in the employee cafeteria (mandatory for dorm residents, optional for RVers, FREE for Salary roles)
Before you apply, visit http://www.TetonEmployee.com for detailed information about housing and other information you will find helpful.
We are committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability through zero waste, energy and water conservation, green dining and retail, volunteerism, and education. Grand Teton Lodge Company offers an amazing place to live and work, as well as staff housing. www.vailresortscareers.com
The expected pay range is $17.75/hr. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.
We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers.
In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Requisition ID 513298
Reference Date: 01/23/2026
Job Code Function: Front of House
