Hospitality team member - yha beer

Hospitality Team Member - YHA Beer Hospitality Team Member - Catering & Housekeeping YHA Beer, nr Seaton, East Devon Fixed term contract April 2025 - November 2025 Part-time, 3 days per week, including a weekend day Shift pattern: 06:45am -13:00 £12.21 per hour (applies to all, including those under the age of 21) 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 cosy hostel in private grounds on the outskirts of a pretty East Devon fishing village. We provide bed and breakfast accommodation to families and individuals, who stay with us in private rooms, bell tents and camping pitches. On occasion we also host catered group stays. We are looking for a proactive, reliable and friendly team-player to prepare cooked breakfasts and help keep the hostel clean and tidy, 3 days per week. 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: Ensuring adherence to food hygiene standards in food storage, preparation, and delivery. Upholding health and safety regulations, ensuring timely and accurate completion of kitchen checks. Taking pride in the preparation, presentation, and service of high-quality food. Recording food wastage in accordance with your hostel's procedures, focusing on minimizing waste to maximize profit. Providing great customer service to all our customers, members and guests. Preparing and serving food and drinks with genuine warmth, hospitality, and pride that will influence more sales Using our 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 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 Confidence to work under your own initiative with minimal supervision Excellent timekeeping, with flexibility to cover different shifts – punctual, can work to deadlines Ability to manage varying pressures, include peaks in workload demands – can prioritise, able to deal with conflicting duties Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA – what YHA does and how we do it Experience of working in hospitality, catering or customer service Food Safety Level 2 Certificate (desirable) – otherwise will be required to complete within hostel Basic IT skills (ideally Microsoft Office) – able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, browse the internet and use apps Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA – what YHA does and how we do it Ability to carry out physically demanding tasks such as bed-making, vacuuming and operating catering equipment Able to get to work for an early start. Please note there are no public buses to Beer at the times required for this role, so you will need your own transport to get to work. 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