Assistant Hospitality Manager – Permanent £15.50 per hour, 40 hours per week KYN BICKLEY, Bickley Park Rd, Bromley BR1 2AZ About KYN KYN is a brand-new care home company focused on offering an elevated approach to care: Individualised journeys built around the needs and interests of our residents in beautiful surroundings with life-enriching practices. Our first home, KYN BICKLEY, opened in February 2023. KYN BICKLEY is an 86-bedroom home offering each resident an elegant and comfortable bedroom, communal areas for dining and reclining; and inviting outdoor terraces overlooking landscaped gardens bordered by woodland. We have a further three care homes in development in London. About the opportunity: As a Assistant Hospitality Manager you will be responsible for: To support the Hospitality Manager in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere To support the Life Enriching Activity Lead/Life Enriching Activity Co-ordinators in the implementation of a whole home approach to the provision of meaningful occupation for all residents, taking a proactive attitude towards the engagement of all residents at all times To lead from the front in an operational and hands on role To consistently deliver residents and their family members a five-star hospitality service, offering an experience whilst always aiming to exceed their expectations The day-to-day management of the bar and waiting team and providing the highest quality of service with a well-trained and resident/relative focused team To complete audits, stock and rota management To ensure that health and safety/food safety standards are managed, trained, and adhered to, achieving the highest quality standards across KYN’s hospitality teams To build relationships with our residents and fully understand their individual needs To be accommodating and flexible to the requests of our residents and their families within the agreed boundaries To ensure compliance with the KYN allergen policy and all associated legislation and guidance To develop, implement and review hospitality service standards and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure that we continually drive company standards and train the team to deliver these To respond and seek appropriate solutions to resident complaints quickly, empathetically, and professionally To ensure that KYN’s Complaint Policy and Procedure is adhered to when dealing with feedback To pre-empt any signs of residents and relatives’ dissatisfaction with an aim to resolve them at the time To ensure all hospitality sections/areas and teams are presented to the residents and their families in line with company policy and standards To actively seek verbal feedback from our residents and relatives at every interaction To write team rotas with the agreement of management/hospitality team To order and accept all deliveries to Company policy/standards and legislative requirements To adhere to all open and closing standards including cleaning To be fully competent in all the administration and paperwork as set by KYN To maintain brand standards as per the Brand Standards Manual To achieve company standards on financial audits To recognise and reward excellent performance within the Hospitality Team, encourage individual development and strive for excellent standards of service With the Hospitality Manager, review the appraisals of the team and produce an action plan To help, plan and organise team meetings To assist in the management of full team meetings To communicate all important company information to the team appropriately To assist with the recruitment and selection of the team as needed To assist with all on-job training as required To monitor compliance with mandatory training across the hospitality team and support the Hospitality Manager to meet 100% compliance To help the Hospitality Manager in conducting annual appraisals and PDPs with all the team To take responsibility for personal development and career paths To provide a hands-on approach to hospitality teams to ensure continuity of service and service support To build and maintain excellent relationships between the Kitchen team and front of house team To implement budget, margin, and labour controls in line with KYN standards To ensure all end of day and banking procedures are completed according to company policy To interpret KYN and brand objectives, clarify them with the team and seek to find opportunities to achieve them To manage Beverage stock in line with KYN’s policy To deputise in the Hospitality Manager’s absence and overseeing other departments including Concierge and Housekeeping To serve alcohol responsibly and adhere to all terms of the premises licence To comply with KYN’s dress code whilst on duty To be responsible for the health and safety of self, other team members, residents and visitors under the Health and Safety regulations To report any hazards or potential hazards to the person in charge or take other appropriate action To comply with COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations To attend all statutory training sessions making certain that practices reflect the learning outcomes of the training To attend any other training sessions that KYN deem applicable to the role Adhere to all KYN’s policies and procedures About you: You will have experience in a similar role within a care home or 4–5-star hospitality venue A professional, who has proven history of delivering and maintaining standards at the highest level Experience in managing and maintaining Hospitality systems, such as point of sales and billing systems A confident individual with a hands-on approach who will lead and inspire the team You will have experience in implementing and adhering to allergens, Health & Safety/COSSH procedures and guidelines You will be observant, with an ability to anticipate residents’ needs and understanding and know how to adapt your service style to engage with each individual resident and their families You will be an organised person with strong communication and influencing skills, an approachable manner, an eye for detail and the ability to drive standards that not only meet but exceed expectations and elevate the lives of our residents You will have the ability to work under pressure, flexibly and consistently You will be a compassionate, empathetic, kind, and caring individual Approachable manner and a hands-on attitude Eye for detail and ability to drive consistent brand standard Good financial understanding and a proven ability to consistently follow processes and controls accurately to contribute to deliver of business KPI’s Our commitment to you: Competitive salary and benefits 33 days annual leave including bank holidays Complimentary meals, hot drinks, and snacks throughout your shift Bespoke company induction and on-going training programmes at all levels Access to the best-in-class equipment and technology Custom-made uniforms provided Annual bonus (discretionary and scheme rules apply) Employee assistance programme and other attractive wellbeing benefits Discount schemes Company contributory pension scheme And much more…… To find out more about KYN, our teams and values please visit www.kyn.co.uk/careers KYN is an equal opportunities employer. 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