Vacancy: Chalet Hosts/Cook, French Speaking, non-cooking and Cooking
Company: Chalet Hotel La Terrasse de Verchaix
Category: Ski Chalet Jobs, Cooks / Chef Jobs, Winter Resort Waiting Staff
Dates: Winter Ski Season - December 2010 - April 2011
Salary: Competitive + tips, Grand Massif season ski pass, ski equipment, accommodation, half board, travel to resort
Job Details
Chalet-Hotel La Terrasse de Verchaix – We are a small dedicated team offering a professional, friendly and individual service to our guests. Family owned and operated by Philip and Louise Taylor who between them have 26 years experience in working in European ski and beach resorts. Phil as operations manager and tour guide, and Louise as a professionally trained chef, managing chalets and hotels.
Now an offical 2 star hotel and a member of Logis Hotels de France, with 7 rooms sleeping 18/20 guests, restaurant seating 30, and outdoor hot tub with amazing panoramique views.
We have vacancies for Chalet Hotel Host - French Speaking and Chalet Hotel Cook/Host
As chalet-hotel host you will provide an attentive, caring and personal service to our guests at all times, with a positive friendly attitude. Create a relaxing, homely atmosphere in a professional environment.
Duties will include setting up and service of breakfast and afternoon tea and dinner, taking food orders, hosting the bar, daily and weekly housekeeping to ensure our high cleaning standards are maintained throughout the chalet-hotel. You will also be required to assist with other duties such as snow clearing, guests luggage, setting up jacuzzie and seeing in deliveries. Chalet host must be able to speak French, preferable to degree level. You should be well organised and work in a clean and tidy manner.
We are looking for applicants with previous hospitality experience in a restaurant/chalet environment – it is essential that you are committed to providing an excellent level of customer service that exceeds our guest’s expectations, with a positive friendly attitude.
Chalet Hotel Cook/Host role includes aiding the above plus preparing and cooking breakfast, afternoon tea, three course evening dinner, restaurant service and washing up. Catering experience/qualification is esential, conversational French an advantage.
The chalet-hotel is in the popular resort of Samoëns, which is part of the Grand Massif ski area in France. There are over 265km of piste linking the resorts of Samoëns, Morillon, Sixt, Flaine, and Les Carroz to provide excellent high altitude skiing for all levels. Situated 55 minutes from Geneva airport.We will provide you with:
- Accommodation on site,
- Competitive monthly salary
- Grand Massif season ski pass,
- Ski equipment
- Share of the tips,
- A friendly working environment
- The opportunity to develop your skills in a small professional team.
- Travel to and from the resort (within Europe)
Applicants must hold a European passport or French work visa to apply. Have previous hospitallity and catering experience, and either speak French or have a catering qualification to apply for these positions.
Please supply your CV with a covering letter, landline phone number, photograph, and menu plan if applicable.The season runs from December through until the end April, so you must be available for the whole of this time.
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