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£14.75 ph
Flexi Contract
We are thrilled to announce our opening in the beautiful town of Godalming in Early summer 2025, so we have an amazing opportunity for a very experienced Night Porter to join our fantastic team.
Role Overview And Responsibilities
The Night Porter is responsible for the safety of our guests who engage in overnight accommodation, the smooth running of operations, and ensuring health and safety standards and a high degree of guest care are delivered through the night. Overall responsibility and accountability for the safe, consistent and compliant operation of the site outside of key trading hours.
* Undertake late guest check-in and early guest check-out, forward reservation checks, and room allocations/upgrades in the property management system (PMS) and ensure special requests and room setup are communicated to Management Teams and Housekeeping Team.
* Assisting and learning to conduct night auditing procedures such as routine fire, health and safety, security, walkarounds and compliance checks, reporting any issues or discrepancies to the opening Duty Manager.
* Ensure the breakfast service pre-shift checks and duties have been completed before and provide effective shift handover.
* Complete cleaning duties and rotas throughout, manning the cleanliness and standards across the property.
* Evacuate the property in the event of a fire alarm activation and follow company procedure to manage the event until support arrives on site.
* Work with the Management Team to ensure that the property is safe and operating within the legal within Fire, Health and Safety, Licensing laws, Environmental Health and Employment law.
What We Offer
* Flexible contract
* Stepping Stones - Our industry-leading training and development platform which supports progression for those who want it
* The Pantry – 100’s of retailers and experience discounts through Reward Gateway
* 50% off food at any Heartwood Inns or Brasserie Blanc
* Friends and Family discount of 20% off food at any Heartwood Inns or Brasserie Blanc
* Enhanced Maternity and paternity package
* 28 days of holiday
* Refer a Friend Bonus up to £1500
* A thoughtful gift to celebrate your birthday
* Employee Assistance Program with Hospitality Action
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Instant access to pay you have already earned through EarlyPay
The Ideal Candidate
* A genuine passion for the hospitality industry, with experience in hospitality management, and a hands-on approach
* An ability to balance health, safety and security requirements with service and standards delivery and guest expectations
* Strong interpersonal skills for diplomatically handling staff and customers, people-focused
* Structured and organised with strong planning skills, and problem-solving ability, to resolve issues as they arise
* To be fully conversant with property fire management procedures
* A trustworthy individual and a versatile all-rounder, able to effectively manage their time between administration tasks and having a visible presence in the operation.
Heartwood Collection is already an award-winning collection of cosy pubs and atmospheric brasseries at the heart of their local communities serving great fresh, seasonal food. We are now expanding the concept into rooms. Our Brasserie Blancs, the French brasserie business inspired by Raymond Blanc and Heartwood Inns are renowned for being a home-from-home.
Recruitment Manager: Cameron Johnson
Phone: +447976 787953
Email: Cameron.j@heartwoodcollection.com
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitality
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