Company description

About Sagra

In Italian, Sagra is “a local festival and feast to bring in the harvest - a celebration of nature, of earth and its bounty.”

Sagra is a hospitality company whose mission is to connect people with sustainable farms. Sagra invites guests to stay overnight on a beautiful property, learn about regenerative practices, and savor delicious meals with ingredients fresh from the farm and surrounding foodshed. Through hospitality experiences, we aim to deepen guest’s connections to their food, the land and each other.

Hospitality is an industry based around welcoming guests and it begins with creating a supportive community of team members. We look forward to building that fun, hard-working, collaborative environment on the farm with you.

About Hill Farm Inn

Sagra is converting the property back to agricultural use alongside the development of the Inn’s hospitality offerings -- including experiential farm components and an operating restaurant and bar on site.

Hill Farm is a boutique hotel located on a 200 year old farm in Southern Vermont. The Inn is in the Equinox Mountain valley, with spectacular views of both the Green and Taconic Mountain ranges. The property consists of 70 scenic acres of farmland and marshland with over 2 miles of walking trails, including a mile of frontage on the BattenKill River. Hill Farm Inn has 25 bedrooms in the original inn, annex and surrounding cottages, accommodating 50 guests. The restaurant and bar are scheduled to open in August of 2022.

Job description

About the Role

The role will be centered around executing the guest experience at Hill Farm by Sagra and entail day-to-day operations of managing the inn reporting into the General Manager. This position is meant for someone who enjoys interacting with people, managing a variety of daily tasks, is excited to bring a new concept to life, and isn’t scared to get their hands dirty.

General Sagra Employee Responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of the reservation system and guest check-ins/check-outs
• Welcome and check-in in guests, including greeting them with a taste of the farm
• Communicate with guests via email & text prior to their arrival
• Respond to guest needs as they arise
• Speak to guests about the agricultural components and happenings at Hill Farm
• Maintain inventory on guest services items and coordinate reorders with GM
• Breakfast set up and service shifts when needed or as scheduled
• Work evening shifts, including managing self-service bar and late check-in’s
• Ensure all programming, classes and farm tours, are running smoothly (at times leading or participating in programming) -- update calendars and assist guests in attending
• Communicate maintenance needs to management
• Communicate check-in & check-out’s with housekeeping
• Ensure all guests and staff feel welcome at Hill Farm
• Participate in staff education surrounding sustainable agriculture practices
• Assist farmer in small farm chores as part of daily side work

Preferred Experience

• Genuinely enjoys connecting with people
• Detail oriented and organized
• 3+ years experience in hospitality or event management
• Can foresee issues before they arise and act to solve them
• Easily overcomes obstacles and problem solves
• Is a true team player with a can-do attitude
• Is willing to do the small tasks -- to jump in to do any task needed on site
• Experience opening new hospitality spaces -- hotels, restaurants etc. is a plus
• Interested in sustainable agriculture and engaging with the educational components

Compensation

• Hourly compensation based on experience
• Paid Time Off
• Property wide perks

Sagra is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability.

Our love for the land, food, and its people is at the heart of Sagra. Our ability to grow as a hospitality company is rooted in the strength and diversity of our team. In bringing together individuals with varied pasts, backgrounds, perspectives, and talents we believe we can learn from one another, build upon cumulative ideas, and translate these into unforgettable experiences for our guests. Sagra is about coming together as a community to show how we respect and care for our land, for our farms, and for each other. We look forward to building this community with you.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $15.00 - $18.00

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline