Breakfast Host - The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

Salary/Benefits Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge*

Contract type Permanent

Hours Part Time

Hours per week 20

Closing date17/09/2026

Overview:

As Breakfast Host/Hostess, you will be responsible for welcoming and seating all guests arriving for Breakfast in the Garden Restaurant at peak times.

This will involve at times managing large numbers of people as sometimes over 200 guests will visit the restaurant in under a two-hour period.

You will be responsible for managing the seating arrangements in the restaurant, dealing with any special requests, and at times managing multiple requests at once including assisting and guiding the breakfast team.

Other responsibilities may include assisting in the set up for dinner service and other mise-en-place duties.

The perfect smiley person is the most important aspect of this role, so we are happy to be flexible in hours.

Key skills/experience for this role includes:

• Polite and personable with good customer service skills
• Well-presented and impeccably groomed
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Previous customer service experience essential, previous waiting experience preferred
• A positive personality and service with a smile

Apply to: careers.elitehotels.co.uk

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