Hospitality Team Member
YHA Beer, Seaton, East Devon, South West UK
Fixed term contract March 2025 - November 2025
Variable 25-42.5 hours per week
£11.44 per hour (This will rise to £12.21 in March in line with National Living Wage and applies to all, including those under the age of 21)
Staff accommodation is available at a rate of £63.70 per week
Are you looking for a fun and varied job in hospitality? YHA Beer are looking for a Hospitality Team Member to join their team!
YHA Beer is a beautiful Edwardian era house built in the Arts and Crafts style. Surrounded by tranquil grounds and mature trees, guests will catch a glimpse of the sea from our upstairs rooms. We are located on the outskirts of a picturesque fishing village on the East Devon Coast, approximately 35 minutes drive from the city of Exeter. An easy,10-minute walk from the hostel will take you to Beer beach, local shops and the famous South West Coast Path. YHA Beer makes the ideal base for those who enjoy an active break, a journey of discovery along the Jurassic Coast, or simply a quiet family beach holiday. We offer meals, drinks and a range of accommodation including bedrooms, bell tents and camping pitches.
As a Hospitality Team Member, you'll play a key role in making our guests' experiences memorable. Your efforts will be at the core of our mission to provide exceptional hospitality.
Why work for YHA?
Join our team and enjoy a range of exclusive staff benefits that support your well-being and career growth:
* 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family
* Access to YHA's staff discount and cash back portal
* Free YHA Membership each year
* Access to support via our Employee Assistance Program
There are many more benefits to working for YHA so please visit our YHA Jobs website for more information.
What will you be doing as a Hospitality Team Member?
We are a friendly team and will provide the training required for you to undertake the role. However, there is plenty for you to get stuck into from day one, including:
* Providing great customer service to all our customers, members and guests.
* Working on reception, offering insights about the hostel and the local area. Ensuring every guest feels informed and welcomed.
* Using both digital and paper based systems for efficient guest check-ins and check-outs, food and beverage sales and service.
* Carrying out housekeeping duties, ensuring a comfortable, clean environment for all visitors.
* Preparing food and serving food and drinks with genuine warmth, hospitality, and pride that will influence more sales.
* Supporting the team with a range of other ad-hoc duties including; receiving deliveries, basic health and safety routines, answering occasional out of hours calls
What Skills and Experience do you need to be a Hospitality Team Member?
Our Hospitality Team Members undertake a wide range of customer facing duties within the hostel, delivering an excellent service to all guests and visitors.
To provide this service to our guests we are looking for the following qualities in our Hospitality Team Members:
* Experience of working face to face with customers
* Experience of working in a team - can help others to achieve a common goal
* Excellent timekeeping, with flexibility to cover different shifts - punctual and reliable and can work to deadlines
* Ability to manage varying pressures, include peaks in workload demands - can prioritise, able to deal with conflicting duties, adapt to change
* Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA - what YHA does and how we do it
* Keen to reflect on performance, develop skills and competencies to continually improve their standard of work
* Working with awareness and a responsible attitude towards site safety and security
* Ability to work alone or without direct supervision while still operating in the interests of the whole team's performance and wellbeing
Please note our shifts include early mornings, evenings, and weekend working.
For more information about the role and the skills and experience required, please refer to the job description.
At YHA, we understand the richness of life experiences, and we place just as much importance on lived experiences as we do on skills and knowledge. We provide a robust induction, ongoing training, and opportunities for personal growth. While certain roles may require specific skills, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Who are YHA?
YHA is a social enterprise with a mission to enrich the lives of all, especially young people. YHA does this by providing brilliant hostel stays and experiences that improve physical health, mental wellbeing and life skills.
If you would like to find out more about YHA the charity, the culture, the heritage and so much more please visit our jobs website.
How do you apply?
Submit your CV and complete the application form (it's a short one, we promise!). If you need any assistance, please visit the contact page on the YHA Jobs website.
Once the hiring manager has reviewed your application we will contact shortlisted candidates. We aim to get in touch within a reasonable amount of time after the closing date.
PLEASE NOTE All relevant checks are in place to ensure safeguarding and legal requirements of safer recruitment are adhered to. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
YHA Job Title: Team Member
Keywords: Hospitality Assistant, Team Member, Hospitality Team Member
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