Host/Hostess
Job Description
As a Host/Hostess, you help create a smooth guest experience by recognizing, seating, and supporting dining service operations at E11EVEN Club Hotel & Residences.
Responsibilities
- Greet guests and seat them at appropriate tables in a timely manner.
- Stay attentive to guests’ needs and help deliver a pleasant dining experience.
- Assist the cashier with collecting payments from guests and coordinating money or credit card handling with servers as needed.
- Know how to prepare the cashier report at the end of the shift.
- Pay out servers’ and service attendants’ tips if appropriate.
- Take reservations for outlets correctly.
- Perform quality control checks on menus, focusing on cleanliness and appearance.
- Complete opening and closing duties following established sidework checklist.
- Support room service by understanding standards of service for receiving room service orders.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of menus and current specials across applicable departments.
- Assist servers and cashiers with servicing guests as needed.
- Know and understand state liquor laws.
- Support overall guest satisfaction throughout the dining experience.
Requirements
- High School diploma and/or experience in a hotel or related field preferred.
- Flexible schedule with the ability to work long hours sometimes required.
- Light work requirements: exert up to 20 pounds occasionally, and/or 10 pounds frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
- Ability to stand during the entire shift.
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written) with employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous, service-oriented manner.
- Ability to listen to, understand, and clarify concerns raised by employees and guests.
- Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards; scheduling varies based on hotel needs.
- Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, including proper uniform and nametag.
- Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to support safe and efficient hotel operations.
- Maximize productivity, identify problem areas, and assist with implementing solutions.
- Effectively handle problems by anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving as necessary.
- Show initiative, including anticipating guest or operational needs.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
- Maintain a friendly and warm demeanor at all times.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave (provided in accordance with applicable law)
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Educational opportunities / Tuition reimbursement
- Paid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law
- Employee benefit details vary by location; terms governed by applicable laws and plan documents, including possible differences for associates covered by a CBA
Posting date: Posted on 11/8/2026 and will remain open for at least 60 days.
Location: Miami, FL (onsite)
Position: Host/Hostess
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