Host/Hostess - Mayfair Grill Coconut Grove
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**Description**For seekers of the timeless and worldly, the provocatively spirited, the cultured, and the hidden gem traveler, Mayfair House Hotel & Garden, A MICHELIN Key Hotel, offers an iconic experience set against a sexy & seductive backdrop, designed to evoke a cultured escape through guestprograming and effortless service. Mayfair House Hotel & Garden is a place where everything is refreshingly current yet timeless. It is rooted in its artist narrative and anchored by its signature eccentric design. Join this industry changing and forward-thinking team as our Host/Hostess to create high touch, unpretentious, personable, accommodating, effortless and discreet service, ultimate with the highest level of diligence in in making the Mayfair House service come to life.**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:**+ Meet and greet guests as they arrive, offer choice of seating, then escort them to their table and present menu.+ Read, maintain and make daily entries in the logbook to coordinate communication between shifts and management.+ Maintain proper set-up of dining room.+ Receive records and make any necessary arrangements for reservations and special functions in the restaurant.+ Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.+ Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.**QUALIFICATIONS** **:**+ Restaurant experience preferred.+ Must have the ability to communicate in English.+ Self-starting personality with an even disposition.+ Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.+ Can communicate well with guests.+ Must be willing to pitch-in and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player.+ Ability to comprehend guest requests, memos, reservations, promotional materials, event orders and similar written materials.+ Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.+ Ability to move throughout a crowded room to seat guests.+ Ability to effectively deal with customer complaints and concerns in a friendly and positive manner.+ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers and patrons.+ The pride you have in your organizational and time management skills will be a great benefit in this role. We do require that you can be available a variety of shifts, which may include weekends.**In addition to a great work environment, our talented team enjoys:**+ Competitive compensation+ Professional development and growth+ Paid time off for personal, vacation, and holiday+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)+ Room discounts at all Crescent Hotels & Resorts hotel locations+ Parking at a discounted rate+ Daily Employee Meals+ And much more!**REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:**Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to pitch-in and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player. Thorough knowledge of food and beverage products, proper preparation and presentation of foods and beverage items. Ability to prepare signage for catering functions. Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise move goods weighing a maximum of 20 lbs. on an occasional basis. Ability to create special themes and menus. Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)