Part Time Guest Service Assistant - Weekend Nights

Reception - Holiday Inn Express York East

Contract: Part time
Salary: 12.71 / hour

Located on the outskirts of York, Holiday Inn Express York is a welcoming hotel ideal for business or leisure. Comfortable beds, an Express Start™ Breakfast, complimentary WiFi and free parking are all included, offering value for money and a great base whether you're heading into the city on the nearby Park and Ride or exploring further afield.

Holiday Inn Express York is an ideal base for those wishing to explore North Yorkshire. From the historic city of York to the North York Moors and beyond, with so much on its doorstep and the coast under an hour's drive away, a stay at this hotel allows you to experience and explore North Yorkshire to your heart's content.

Job Description

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic team member, to act as a Guest Service Assistant for the Night team. As a Guest Service Assistant, you’ll deliver a friendly and efficient service; to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all our guests and ensure they have a great experience. You’ll be attentive to our guests needs from the moment they arrive, make recommendations and serve accurately and efficiently. You will be totally guest focused, ensuring we are creating memorable stays for all our guests, consistently delivering excellent customer service with an informed, friendly and effective approach.

What We Offer

We want our staff to enjoy coming to work and provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to work in. You’ll develop personally through meeting and working with people from all over the world as we create memorable guest experiences together, and for those keen develop you’ll have the opportunity to explore the business with various career options. In addition, on offer:

• 28 holiday days (pro rata for part time)
• Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts
• Use of worldwide IHG team member rates
• Uniform
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family

About Us

Our hotel is a quiet, quaint hotel set 2 miles from centre of York. Here you will find a welcoming team that create an environment of fun, trust, hard work, and family. We all love our jobs and work together as a unit towards delivering the very best guest service to all who enter through our hotel.
Nearest bus stop either Yorkshire Coastliner, Stockton Lane, 10 mins walk, close to Monks Cross

Role in our Family

As a Guest Service Assistant (Nights) your key responsibilities include:

• Welcoming guests in a friendly, prompt and professional manner recognising IHG Rewards Club Members and returning guests.
• Answering, recording and processing all guest calls, messages, requests, questions or concerns, record guest preferences in the system.
• Communicating any outstanding guest requests or issues to management that may require additional monitoring or follow-up.
• Booking guest reservations for individuals that are requested either by phone or from within the hotel; process cancellations, revisions, and information updates on changes.
• Work as part of a team and communicate with other departments as per hotel procedures to ensure excellent quality and service.
• Perform other duties as assigned including serving on bar, cleaning, action special guest requests

What Happens Next

Does this role suit your skillset? Apply now, this takes second, you’ll just need to provide some contact details along with a CV. Next, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll invite you to meet one of the team to learn more about you, your experience and let us tell you more about the Splendid Hospitality Group.
The Splendid Hospitality Group is an equal opportunities employer and a disability confident committed employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.