Hofheimer Host/Hostess

We are hiring energetic and hard-working hosts for the Hofheimer business, including the Hofheimer Rooftop, Harry's Library, the Hofheimer Event Venue space, and Harry's restaurant. This position will be expected to provide a high quality, memorable experience to the guests of the Hofheimer Building. This position reports to the Hofheimer Building Venue Manager and Director of Operations.

ROLES + RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be highly skilled and experienced with the following roles and responsibilities. This includes, but not limited to:

• Welcoming: Provide a positive, warm, and friendly welcome to the restaurant while setting appropriate expectations of wait time and capacity limitations.
• Hospitality: Seating of guests and managing the seating chart, as well as ensuring their expectations are met.
• Capacity Management: Monitoring of bar/restaurant activity to determine seating and dining flow throughout shift.
• Guest Services: Respond to guest inquiries and requests in a timely, friendly, and efficient manner.
• Team Support: Performs opening and closing duties, as needed. Assist fellow team members and other departments wherever necessary to maintain positive working relationships.
• Operations: Assists others with side work including, but not limited to cleaning, stocking, folding silverware, etc.
• Exiting: Ensure that guests had an enjoyable experience. Ability to coordinate with management with problem solving as necessary.

REQUIREMENTS

• Guest Experience: Ability to engage with guests in a positive, fun, and high-quality manner to provide the ultimate guest experience.
• Work Experience: Must have previous restaurant/bar experience.
• Team Collaboration and Flexibility: Ability to work collaboratively and in a flexible manner with other positions and areas of business, including the kitchen, event venue staff, etc.
• Additional Duties: Other duties as assigned by supervisor and managers.

COMPENSATION
This position will be compensated an hourly wage of $15-18 per hour.

IDEAL CANDIDATE TRAITS

• Professional
• Outgoing/Energetic
• Team Player
• Driven
• Hard Working
• Multi-Tasker

ABOUT THE HOFHEIMER

Visit www.hofrva.com

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 35 per week

Shift:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Experience:

• restaurant: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Richmond, VA 23230 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Richmond, VA 23230: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person