Recreation Attendant

Minor International; Dubai; On-site; AED 25,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality brand in Dubai is seeking a dedicated sports and recreation manager to enhance guest experiences. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations of the department, creating engaging activities, ensuring safety standards, and maintaining a clean environment. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in a similar role within a 5-star hotel setting, and must be physically fit and fluent in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role in a 5-star hotel.
• Helpful and attentive attitude is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of the Sports & Recreations department.
• Create unique activities for guests.
• Lead health and safety codes implementation.

Skills

English communication

Attentiveness

Physical fitness

Education

Secondary school diploma or higher

Job description

Company Description

A luxury hospitality brand for modern travellers, Anantara connects guests to genuine places, people and stories through personal experiences and providing heartfelt hospitality in the world’s most exciting destinations. From pristine islands and tropical beaches to cosmopolitan cities, tranquil deserts and lush jungles, Anantara welcomes guests for journeys rich in discovery.

Responsibilities

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done. Anantara employees always find new ways to look after the business, their guests, and their colleagues. Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

• Participate in the smooth running of the Sports & Recreations department on a day to day basis to achieve the highest possible levels of guest satisfaction.
• Create new, unique and interesting activities that draw upon the best cultural, sporting or other offerings of the area in which the hotel is located. Help make the sports and leisure offering a point of competitive advantage for the hotel. Ensure outsourced service provides maintenance standards.
• To have a complete knowledge of the products and services offered by the hotel, and in particular all the sports and leisure activities and equipment in the hotel.
• To lead the implementation of all health and safety codes in the sports and leisure activities of the hotel, and in particular to take full and complete care of children.
• Execute of the Anantara Children programme.
• Ensure that all activities are performed in a safe environment using proper safety techniques.
• Use qualified attendants in all areas where relevant qualifications are required, i.e. Fitness leader, Aerobic Instructors, Lifeguard.
• Monitor the success of the activities programs through the number of participants per scheduled event and through guests’ feedback. Make necessary adjustments to maintain top quality, fun filled and original programs for hotel guests.
• Prepare and circulate clear information to guests of the events offered by the hotel in conjunction with the Anantara Concierge.
• Work closely to promote our Spa offering to ensure that we maximize guest satisfaction and hotel revenue by enabling our guests to experience our spa.
• Keep all equipment clean and well maintained, in gym area, sport activities, water sports and other in-house activities.
• In the gym, provide guests and members with skills, knowledge and motivation to achieve and maintain exercise related fitness goal.
• In the gym, develop and maintain a file system to ensure record of guests’ information for proper follow-up on fitness goal progress.
• Develop and maintain a strong working environment with the other departments.
• Ensure proper accounting procedures are followed when collecting of charging fees for Sports & Recreations
• Be prepared to assume other Sports & Recreations duties or responsibilities as requested by management.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduate or higher educational qualification
• Minimum 2 years experience on a similar role in a 5 star hotel
• Ability to communicate in English
• Helpful and attentive
• Physically fit