Seasonal Innkeeping Couple ~ Could be long-term for the right fit. - Norfolk, CT

Innkeeper(s) / Breakfast Cook needed for an elegant, yet unpretentious country inn in the CT mountains in the Northwest corner.  We are committed to providing warm hospitality in an upscale welcoming environment. Your experience should include guest services, food service, housekeeping, and business operations. Compensation is based on skill-set and number of candidates and includes accommodations, professional development allowance, bonus plan, and PTO. Applicants with at least three years in a similar role are encouraged to apply (prior experience aboslutely required).  Late April start date. This position could be a two-month contract, six-month contract, or for the right fit, a long-term position. Bonus if you have sous chef or line cook experience since we have plans to hire a chef and open a restaurant, also!

Primary services / responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Answering phone calls and replying to emails
• Managing reservations and lodging payments with booking engine (thinkreservations) and online travel agencies for what is currently a nine-key inn
• Maintaining accurate records of current and past guests
• Checking guests in and out; greeting and orienting them to the property
• Scheduling, preparing, serving (with help, when needed), and cleaning up after meals
• Preparing and delivering packages for guests based on special services (i.e. picnic baskets, cheese/charcuterie boards, wine tour packages, etc.)
• Kitchen management including: breakfast menu planning, inventory, creating shopping lists, receiving food delivery, rotating/labeling/storing product to maintaining ServSafe food safety standards in the kitchen
• Kitchen cleaning and organizing
• Surveying the inn for cleanliness and maintenance issues
• Communicating and collaborating with the property / general manager to address supply and maintenance needs 
• Directing and scheduling the housekeeping staff and wait table staff (when needed) for guest room turn-over and to keep common guest areas clean and orderly
• Tidying and maintaining common areas between housekeeping presence
• Room turn-over as needed when occupancy is low and/or housekeeping is not available
• Receiving supplies & deliveries
• Laundry – linens and towels, stain treatment, and washing/folding, and inventory (with help when needed; this is shared with housekeeping)
• Restocking beverage room amenities and maintaining cleanliness 
• Coordinating schedules with contractors onsite when needed, to ensure guest experience isn’t compromised unnecessarily
• Physical requirements of the job require regular standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling (up to 20 lbs)
• Availability for five workdays each week; on call overnight as needed when in service, including on select holidays, and always on long weekends.