Weekend Front of House Supervisor
On site in Rhodes House, Oxford
Permanent
Part-time 24 hours per week (working Saturday and Sunday including BH weekends)
£33,500 - £35,200 P ro Rata
We have an exciting opportunity for a Weekend Front of House Supervisor to join the Rhodes Trust, Oxford. The purpose of the Weekend FOH Supervisor (WFOHS) role is to assist the Facilities Manager (FM) in leading the Weekend Porter and Reception teams for the delivery of an efficient, consistent and excellent service across the Trusts Estate. The Weekend Supervisor is also tasked with overseeing the onsite weekend contract cleaning team and ensuring all bedrooms are prepared to a high standard ready for weekend guests.
We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us as soon as possible.
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanitys challenges.
In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, RISE and Oxford Next Horizons.
The role
This role is key to ensuring that Rhodes House and its ancillary buildings are presented at their very best at all times, and to create a welcoming, clean and well-kept environment for all staff, Scholars, and visitors. This role also helps ensure the House is ready for delivery of its extensive and complex programme of commercial events whilst ensuring that the Trust is compliant at all times with its legal, environmental and health and safety obligations.
The role will be responsible for;
Leadership
Being the onsite weekend Supervisory presence and leading the weekend FOH teams as well as overseeing the cleaning teams and assisting the Events Manager with weekend events.
Front of House
Responsible for delivering a friendly, professional and efficient customer service to all staff, Scholars, clients and guests of the Trust.
Welcome visitors to the House and provide assistance where necessary.
To respond to enquiries from staff, Scholars, Trustees and the general public promoting a professional and positive image of the Trust.
Accommodation/Cleaning
Responsible for delivering a professional service to all weekend accommodation guests and dealing with any issues which may arise.
Assist in the co-ordination and preparation of weekend guest bedrooms and assist in the spot checking of room cleanliness prior to arriving guests.
Events
Safety and logistics of commercial and Trust events, working with on-site caterers and ensuring function rooms are set-up prior to the start of each event with the furniture and equipment as detailed in the Running Sheet, with flexibility for last minute amendments.
Maintenance
Ensure the management team are made aware of any damaged property or equipment belonging to the Trust.
Ensure the correct and safe upkeep of the Trusts equipment, furnishings and fittings.
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Health, Safety and Security
Work closely with the FM and Health & Safety Manager to ensure that the Front of House team remains compliant at all times.
To serve as a member of the House emergency response team coordinating responders.
Other duties
Role modelling the Trusts organisational values of commitment, inclusion, belonging, growth and innovation.
Carrying out any other duties relevant to the role, as requested.
A deep commitment to the values, ethos and mission of the Rhodes Trust.
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Essential Criteria
Experience of working in a customer-facing environment, ideally a front-of-house or reception role.
Possess a high conversational standard of spoken English.
Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to create good working relationships with people at all levels across the Trust.
Have a proactive and enthusiastic attitude
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Desirable Criteria
Security experience
Good IT skills including email, internet and Microsoft office and an ability to learn IT systems and produce reports.
The Weekend FOH Supervisor will need to become qualified, if not already so, in the following, (the Trust will meet the cost of this and any other training required for the role):
o Emergency First Aid at Work (or other First Aid training course if required)
o Fire Marshal
o Emergency Evacuation training
o Manual handling training
o Defibrillator training.
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each others thinking and generate new ideas.
30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
Competitive pension scheme
Generous family leave schemes
Private health insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Personal development opportunities
Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
Cycle to work scheme
Electric car scheme
If you would like to find out more, please click apply to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note that this role will close on 10 March 2025. Please also note this role will need to undertake background checks.
If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email the Recruitment team .
The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.
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