Cinema Host

ODEON Cinemas Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading cinema chain in Milton Keynes is seeking a Cinema Host who is passionate about film and customer service. In this role, you will guide guests through an enjoyable cinema experience, contributing to a welcoming environment. Ideal candidates should be proactive, flexible in scheduling, and value teamwork and diversity. The position offers fantastic career development opportunities and a range of benefits including unlimited cinema tickets and work-life balance support.

Benefits

Unlimited free cinema tickets

Up to 40% discount on food and drinks

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Professional qualifications through Bright Lights Apprenticeship

5.6 weeks holiday

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Demonstrate a proactive, can-do attitude.
• Understanding of the need for flexibility in work hours.

Responsibilities

• Guide guests through facilities for a great cinema experience.
• Contribute to a welcoming and efficient environment.

Skills

Strong commitment to teamwork

Willingness to go the extra mile

Can-do attitude

Appreciation for diversity

Flexibility in scheduling

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for film, and a desire for flexible working? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your guest service skills with potential to grow further? Then this is the role for you! Our Cinema Hosts are at the heart of our cinemas, navigating our guests through an immersive cinema experience. Now's your chance to make movies better.

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. This also helps us provide the best candidate experience for everyone who has applied. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make movies better for our guests! Apply today!

Responsibilities

As a Cinema Host, you will help guests have a great cinema experience by guiding them through our facilities and service environment, and by contributing to a welcoming, efficient, and enjoyable visit.

Qualifications

• A strong commitment and willingness to work with others, because this is a place where the team seamlessly unites to deliver. Where better to collaborate, step up and make the magic happen than with people who share your passion?
• Being always prepared to go the extra mile – for your colleagues and our guests – and you look for innovative solutions if you see a need or a gap
• A heads up, eyes open, can-do attitude to learn as you go and enjoy every minute (even the hard ones)
• You appreciate the things that make people different from you and understand that there is always more to learn
• Trust and respect. Diversity and equity are our strengths, inclusion is our superpower. So be yourself, work hard and help everyone else do the same
• You understand that the cinema industry is flexible, some weeks we have big blockbusters and others we have small art house releases. You will be flexible with working schedules and understand that our cinema operations can finish very late at night. You’ll have a safe way to get to and from work

Benefits

• Unlimited free cinema tickets for you, and 12 friends and family tickets every three months
• Up to 40% discount on our food and drinks, including our in-cinema Costa Coffee stores
• Free access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme – an online platform that offers advice and support on topics including finance, health, and mental wellbeing
• The opportunity to gain professional qualifications through our Bright Lights Apprenticeship scheme
• Fantastic career development opportunities across our cinemas and support offices
• An easy-to-use app for booking holidays and requesting days off, supporting flexible working
• 5.6 weeks holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
• Monthly rewards and recognition schemes
• Pension scheme

At ODEON Cinemas Group, everyone is welcome. We make movies better by bringing all our incredible differences and our different ways of thinking together with our passion for cinema, to deliver inspiring entertainment experiences for our guests. We are all individuals, and we recognise that everyone brings something special to our team.

Starting from the moment you apply, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is embedded into all parts of the colleague journey, and we welcome individuals from all backgrounds. We select colleagues based on merit and the passion they show for their role.

We are proud to partner with 'ReciteMe' to offer accessible tools to support you with your job application. Simply click on 'Accessibility Tools' at the top of the job advert screen. Should you require additional help from our team, whether that's to support with your application through to making adjustments to our recruitment process to assist you, we will be more than happy to help - drop us an email to [e-mail] and we will be back in touch to help you!