Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

La Quinta Panama City

This position is two-fold, part-time Breakfast Attendant and part-time Room Attendant. Candidate will be trained to work in both departments.

The Room Attendant will be servicing guest rooms, while making sure to follow a comprehensive cleaning process throughout the hotel

following all of the Brand and CDC guidelines for cleanliness.

The Breakfast Attendant or (Club Floor Attendant) is responsible for providing the highest quality service possible to guests while maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the hours of operation. The club floor attendant is responsible for the set up and maintaining of the breakfast buffet while insuring that all breakfast tables are kept clean and presentable at all times.This is a part-time position, but could become full time if willing to cross train.

• Thoroughly clean and santize guest rooms on a regular schedule, daily.
• Remove all trash and dirty linen from public spaces, hallways, and rooms.
• Keep all hallways, public areas and closets clean, neat and vacuumed
• Restock cart with cleaning and sanitization supplies such as bleach, mops, wipes, brooms.
• Replenish chemical bottles.

Breakfast Attendant

• Ensure overall cleanliness satisfaction for all rooms, public spaces, and guest touch points.
• Employees must at all times be attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to guests, managers and fellow employees.      
• Keep all work areas clean and properly stocked according to the current meal period.
• Keep all tables cleaned and properly set according to property specific standards.
• Set up and Break down of the breakfast buffet area according to established standards.
• Pro actively pre-bussing tables, and promptly resolving any guest requests.
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• Ability to perform job function with attention to detail speed and accuracy
• High School diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or a related field preferred
• Must be willing and have the ability to work a varied schedule that may include evenings nights weekends and holidays
• Must meet the legal age to serve alcoholic beverages and satisfactorily pass responsible serving course such as TIPs as required by property
• Must be able to obtain and provide Food Handlers card as required by city/county/state
• Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm professional manner
• Understanding of hotel products and guest services
• Ability to communicate professionally when answering phones and speaking with guests and team members
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and a desire to be of service to others
• Possess a basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation service standards, guest relations and etiquette
• Ability to perform numerical operations using basic counting adding subtracting multiplying and dividing
• Ability to read comprehend and write simple instructions and/or short correspondence and memos
• Ability to effectively deal with customers and staff while executing high levels of patience tact and diplomacy
• Willingness to learn new tasks and information provide back-up and support to other team members and respond to guests and co-workers in a positive and optimistic manner