Vacancy - Chalet Host & Couples
Chalet Host
Powder White has just completed an 8th successful season and is starting already to make preparations for winter 20011/12. Due to the planned new programme launch, we are looking for capable and hard working Chalet Hosts and Chalet Host Couples to join our busy overseas teams this winter.
Responsibilites
- To prepare, cook and serve cooked & continental breakfasts, home-made fresh cakes for afternoon tea, pre-dinner canapes and 4-course evening meals in accordance with the carefully devised and confidential Powder White Menu Plan
- Clean all areas of the property to the highest standards in line with our stringent quality control guidelines
- To work in accordance with food and kitchen hygiene standards specified in the Level 2 Award in Food Hygiene
- To provide general hosting duties which will include entertaining guests, booking third party suppliers and ensuring that the Powder White product is provided and received as marketed and sold
- Weekly completion of fire safety reports and chalet accounts sheets working to the Powder White allowance at all times
- Working to detailed Health & Safety Regulations to include access clearance, maintenance and safety issues in the properties and to ensure the all elements of the property are in full working order at all times
- Attend weekly Accounts & Operations meetings with both your Resort Manager and Product Coordinator
- Weekly shopping, payment of resort baker/butcher accounts and taking responsibility for any Powder White cash held
- Assisting your Resort Manager with ski pack arrangements and your Resort Product Coordinator with promotion of the Powder White clothing line
- To take pride in your role in offering the best possible experience for our guests, with an approach to enable you to go that extra mile on their behalf
Experience Required:
- Proven record of excellent team participation with the ability to also work on your own without question
- Good customer service experience in a front-line client-facing environment
- Good accounting & budgeting skills to ensure the chalet allowance is fully maximised in order to achieve excellent service and cuisine
- Computer literacy in Excel & Word
- Level 2 Award in Food Hygiene as a minimum (provided)
- Relevant cooking/chefing qualifications along with good cooking and dinner party preparation experience (NB. Regrettably we are unable to employ anyone who has only completed a 1 or 2 week cookery course without showing really strong and prolonged relevant practical experience)
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to be part of a team who drive forward to achieve superb results, to excel and to exceed expectations
Important Attributes:
- Personable & outgoing with strong yet polite personality
- Good team player with the strength to lead by example
- Excellent guest relations & interpersonal skills
- Hard-working and self-motivating work ethic
- An excellent eye for detail in order to maintain high standards and a real desire to achieve to the best of your ability
- Pro-active and forward-thinking approach and ability to think for yourself and solve problems
- Good numeric, administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- High levels of professionalism and flexibility
- Sense of humour!
All applicants must have an EU passport, UK NI number and bank account.
What you can expect from Powder White:
- Competitive salary
- Generous on target bonus scheme
- Excellent accommodation
- Food allowance
- Return transport to/from London
- Comprehensive training scheme to include internationally recognised Level 2 Award in Food Safety & Catering
- Stylish & Tasteful uniform (payable at cost price)
- Medical Insurance (Personal Belongings Insurance available at a supplement)
- Equipment hire and free ski/snowboard tuition in low season (resort dependant)
- Season lift pass
- Free internet access
- Unbeatable back-up from both in-resort management and our team in London
- The chance to experience ski resort life, build a strong career based on knowledge received and the opportunity to make lots of new friends and have lots of fun!
If you feel you have what it takes to be part of this forward-thinking, fast-growing and exciting independent Company, please email our recruitment team on recruitment@powderwhite.com or send your CV with recent photo and covering letter to Powder White , 11b Osiers Road, London SW18 1NR.
For further information, please visit our website www.powderwhite.com