The First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle

About the First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle

Unleash the explorer in you at The First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle, an upscale hotel located in in the heart of JVC. Our 491 well-appointed rooms and suites make for the perfect retreat after a busy day of discovering the city, or attending business meetings. Centrally located, the district of JVC offers convenient access to the entire city. The area is connected to three main roads, while bus networks and the hotel\xe2\x80\x99s shuttle service will keep you seamlessly connected to the city. Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai and The Expo 2020 site are all within a 20-minute drive. The community of Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) provides a number of family friendly conveniences including the Circle Mall, public parks and restaurants, which are all easily accessible from the hotel. Our signature restaurants and bars provide trendy venues to enjoy a refreshing cocktail or a mouth-watering meal. Sant\xc3\xa9 Ria oozes with full bodied Latino spirit that serves mouth-watering flavours inspired by the vibrant cultures of South America. The Village Bistro offers a vibrant, family-friendly dining experience where guests will enjoy an \xc3\xa0 la carte menu options and international buffets. The Village Bistro also serves the terrace and pool deck where guests will be able to enjoy a refreshing dip and al fresco dining. The hotel also offers a number of leisure facilities including an exclusive club lounge, a large outdoor swimming pool, a gymnasium and male and female massage treatment rooms.

About The First Collection

The First Collection, brings together the key hotel, hospitality, and lifestyle assets of The First Group under one exciting and progressive brand. Comprising of five operational hotels and a pipeline of seven upper midscale hotels that will launch under The First Collection banner, the company has ambitious growth plans across the UAE. The First Collection also encompasses popular dining outlets including MasterChef, the TV Experience, Lola Taberna Espa\xc3\xb1ola and Ikigai, which have received acclaim for delivering unique and exceptional dining experiences.

The First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle

Put your career first by embarking on a rewarding journey with the First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle. We understand that our employees are the face of the company and providing our guests with memorable experiences is at the forefront of everything to do. To support this, we provide our employees with tailored training and development opportunities to help them grow in terms of their career and personal objectives.

We are committed to hiring talented and energetic individuals who will enrich the stay of every guest. To achieve this we focus on providing a work environment that inspires motivation and retaining employees. We offer comprehensive benefits to our employees, which include: return air tickets to home destination, uniform and laundry services, accommodation and recreation facilities, medical coverage and life insurance, transportation, duty meals, colleague discount in our F&B outlets and reduced hotel rates, enhanced employee rewards program, team bonding and engagement events, employee health and wellness activities.

• Responsible for doing all preparations for the service, like preparing table planning and menu\xe2\x80\x99s.
• Ensure all menus and are clean and ready for operation on floors.
• Any specific menus (buffet, brunch, promotions and etc.) have been printed and are ready for use.
• Making sure to work with clean equipment and surfaces.
• To ensure that Micros is correctly set-up according to the meal period.
• Ensure to be fully aware about the promotions and discounts.
• Ensure daily emails and serVeme reservation have been checked.
• Making sure that he/she is always enthusiastic and delivering great service to all guests, is the first contact for the guests and should always be aware of that in answering phone or speaking with the guests directly.
• To prepare the table plans according to reservation sheets.
• Keeping an eye on guests when they move or something changes and communicating this with waiting staff and kitchen.
• Taking orders and giving information to guests if required and clearly communicating this to colleagues.
• Record guest preference and record in guest history folio.
• Communicating with the chef or kitchen for any special request, dietary requirements or restriction from the guests.
• During the service the hostess should be able to deal with challenges, changes and keep an eye on table turnovers.
• If necessary preparing orders like drinks and preparing snacks, bread.
• Responsible for cleaning tasks during and after service.
• Attend departmental meetings if required.
• Check with managers or coordinator for any large party reservations.
• Ensure package forecast for HB, BB and FB are printed every day.
• To wish \xe2\x80\x9cFarewell\xe2\x80\x9d to all guests, encouraging repeat customers.

Desired Skill & Expertise

• Fun/outgoing personality/Female hostess experience essential.
• Receive and seat the guests and having good communication with the waiting staff and kitchen about the guests.
• Maintains great customer service to all guests.
• Previous customer service experience required.
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations.
• Excellent reading, written and oral proficiency in English
• You\xe2\x80\x99re not just bringing your abilities, but also your character

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