Host/Hostess - Campbell's Tavern

About the role

Upon being hired for this position, you will enter a Probationary status, working up to 40 hours per week. Upon completion of the probationary period, you could become benefit eligible.

Responsibilities

As a Host/Hostess, you will assist in greeting and seating guests in a hospitable manner and maintaining a waiting list.

• Welcomes guests with hospitality and courtesy by meeting, greeting and seating them as they arrive for meals.
• Verifies reservations.
• Maintains a waiting list and server rotations.
• Performs other duties as required to exceed guests' expectations.

Requirements

• 6 months public contact and/or food and beverage work experience.
• Must be available to work all shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with computers.
• Ability to handle a variety of rapidly changing priorities and remain calm and professional while seating 400 - 600 guests for lunch and dinner.
• Ability to interact with guests, co-workers and management in a professional manner and work at a fast pace for several hours at a time.
• Physical requirements include but are not limited to: working while standing for long periods of time, standing, stooping, and bending, and extensive use of stairs.

Expectations

• Maintain an upbeat attitude and a positive, enthusiastic mindset.
• Greet guests, employees, managers, and supervisors with a warm smile and friendly demeanor.
• Always treat everyone with respect and work cooperatively with colleagues and management.
• Ensure timely arrival at work according to your scheduled hours.
• Adhere to established uniform and appearance policies.
• Perform assigned tasks accurately and on time.

About the organization

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital.

We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation. Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S.