Restaurant Seasonal Host Requisition ID 2025-61765 Category Food and Beverage Job Location US-TN-Nashville Property The Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nashville Compensation Type Hourly Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location

The Joseph Hotel - Nashville

 

Overview

The Restaurant Host is responsible for providing a professional and inviting first impression of the restaurant.

Responsibilities

You will greet guests in a warm, professional, and timely manner and, after determining the size of their party and accounting for any seating preferences, will escort them to an appropriate table. You will pull out chairs for each guest and ensure that each has the proper tableware available. You will give a brief introduction to the provided menus and answer any immediate questions or concerns the guests may have. You will communicate and track any relevant guest notes or information received. You will answer telephones in a timely and professional manner to provide accurate information and make reservations, as needed. You will develop and implement a deep understanding of luxury service standards.

Qualifications

Must possess exemplary verbal and written communication abilities.
Must be able to work effectively with a diverse population of both employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
Must be able to multitask and prioritize functions to provide outstanding guest service in a timely manner.
Must be able to learn and implement the Forbes standards.
Successful applicants will possess a magnetism emanating maturity and confidence.

Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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