The Customer Services Assistant in our Food and Beverage team will be based at our Mayfield retirement village in Watford. Mayfield Watford is part of a buzzing residential neighbourhood which includes facilities such as a shop, food and beverage outlet, leisure club and a beautiful riverside park.
Mayfield villages comprises of owners, who permanently reside on site within their own private homes and who pay a management fee for the upkeep of their properties and access to services on site. In addition the village hosts external customers and this role is responsible for providing a first class, positive experience for all.
The Role
We’re serious about investing in our people’s training and development, making this a great place to build on your skills, take on a varied range of roles and develop your career in hospitality with the support of our Mayfield Academy.
As our Customer Services Assistant in our Food and Beverage outlets, you’ll ensure that Mayfield owners and External Customers have the highest quality of service and experience. Thanks to you, owners and the guests who come to enjoy the food at our 'M Bar & Kitchen' will get a warm welcome and a smooth, seamless service.
Whether you’re taking reservations, seating guests, advising on the menu, serving afternoon tea, promoting the village and our luxury spa, or sharing a joke with regulars, you’ll deliver an exceptional service. You’ll also help service our guest suites, answer owners’ enquiries, keep an eye on stock levels, help set up for special events, and keep everywhere looking scrupulously clean.
The Ideal Candidate:
1. Experience of working in a customer facing role.
2. Excellent communication and relationship building skills to ensure the customer receive the highest quality of service and customer engagement is high.
3. A ‘can do’ attitude and an organised approach that ensures things get done.
4. Ability to hold conversations, being attentive to the needs of our customers whilst spotting opportunities to upsell
5. Strong team worker.
6. Ability to deal with queries in an efficient and diplomatic way.
7. Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
8. Self-motivated and driven by standards and sales opportunities.
9. Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and produce creative solutions
10. Accurate cash handling skills.
11. Hands on and flexible approach in order to be able to carry out a variety of tasks inline with the needs of the village.
In Return You Will Receive :
12. Work life balance
13. Competitive salary
14. Company pension scheme, with a 5% company contribution
15. 28 days holiday (inclusive bank holidays)
16. 50% discount on food and drinks at all of our restaurants nationwide
17. Guest suites at staff rates at all of our luxury villages nationwide
18. Excellent learning and development opportunities
19. Free membership to our Health Care Cash Plan
20. Free membership to our employee discount portal with access to discounts at all major retailers
21. Refer a friend bonus scheme
22. Free uniform and a lot more…