HOST/HOSTESS (FULL TIME)

Now Hiring: Full-Time Host/Hostess | Midtown Manhattan

Join our culinary team at Moss New York and take the next step in your hospitality career. We are seeking passionate, motivated host/hostess who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences.

Location: Moss New York, 520 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10036

Schedule: Full-time; flexible schedule with varying days and hours. Open availability preferred.

Fixed Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour.

What We're Looking For:

• 13 years of New York City restaurant experience required
• Upscale or fine dining experience preferred
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and team-first mindset

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay
• Free daily shift meal
• Uniforms provided
• Convenient Midtown location near public transportation
• Comprehensive training and development
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Employee referral bonus program

Moss is a private members' club offering a refined yet welcoming dining experience. Our approach to hospitality is thoughtful, detail-driven, and rooted in collaboration across culinary, beverage, and service teams.

Job Summary: Responsible for seating residents in the dining room. Handles customer service situations as they arise. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promptly and warmly greets and directs guests to their tables based on availability or desired seating arrangements.
• Helps create an overall enjoyable dining experience and promotes a safe, clean and neat environment for guests and other associates.
• Exhibits exceptional communications skills. Gets along well with others, demonstrates flexibility and patience; possesses an interest in people.
• Maintains a high level of sensitivity and confidentiality regarding personal or medical information that is shared.
• Supervises the activities of food-service associates in the dining room to ensure proper customer service, food handling and sanitation procedures are followed.
• Helps train new food-service team members.
• Supervises the closing of the assigned dining room; ensures side work and station setup is properly completed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency safety procedures and helps evacuate guests to safety in the event of fire or other emergency.
• Assists with service, including occasional bussing and food service, while maintaining safe food handling and sanitation standards.
• May be asked to operate equipment, including but not limited to fire extinguishers, telephones, iced tea/soda machines, soup wells and coffee machines.
• Works with staff of other departments to perform job duties and during special events or functions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

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Req ID: 1518478