Designate Assistant Hotel Manager

Travelodge Hotels Limited; Worthing; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager to lead and inspire hotel teams across the Sussex area. This role offers the chance to develop your career in a dynamic environment focused on delivering outstanding customer experiences. You will be responsible for coaching team members, managing operations, and ensuring top-notch service standards. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and career progression, this company provides a supportive atmosphere where your contributions can truly shine. If you are passionate about hospitality and ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 13%

50% discount on rooms and food

£50 voucher on each work anniversary

28 days annual leave

High street retailer discounts

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in a service-oriented environment.
• Strong communication skills to engage and motivate team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and motivate hotel teams to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Manage team recruitment, inductions, and personal development plans.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Food & Beverage Management

KPI Management

Education

Experience in a customer-facing role

Job description

Job Description

Find where you belong!

Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you then our Assistant Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

What’s it all about?

As a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager at Travelodge Worthing Seafront, you would be responsible for leading, coaching and motivating the hotel teams. This is a Roaming position where you will be required to cover the Sussex area. Candidates interested would need access to their own vehicle.

Your role would also include:

• Working with team members to create personal development plans for their career growth
• Recruiting motivated team members and making sure they have a warm and welcoming induction
• Ensuring food is prepared and presented to brand standard (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Maximising food and beverage sales by cross and upselling (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Reviewing customer feedback to produce targeted action plans for improvement as required
• Making sure rooms and public areas are cleaned using company best practice
• Reporting and overseeing any repairs or maintenance needed
• Additional responsibilities include rota management, banking and health & safety
• Driving awareness and engagement for our Team Members to earn more through our incentive schemes

Why Travelodge?

Travelodge is expanding fast and we now have over 600 hotels across the UK, Spain and Ireland. We pride ourselves in giving all of our customers unbeatable value and a quality experience which is where our Assistant Hotel Managers come in.

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. We care about our colleagues' wellbeing by ensuring there are plenty of resources available to everyone. This allows our employees to look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

You are friendly, engaging and welcoming by nature and have previously led a team in a service-led customer facing industry. Food & beverage experience would be advantageous if applying for a Bar Cafe hotel.

You thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment where you are responsible for delivering the objectives and direction of our operations through your team. To support this, your communication style is straightforward, ensuring Team Members understand the part they play in delivering the bigger picture.

You are also results-focused and enjoy working towards KPIs and scorecard targets to ensure your hotel provides customers with a stay that they can trust!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• £30,000 FTE
• Annual bonus up to 13% by achieving KPI targets
• Flexible and part-time working hours
• 50% discount on rooms plus food and soft drinks
• Discounts for friends and family with thousands of rooms at £19.99
• £50 voucher on each work anniversary
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday with each year of service (capped after 5 years)
• High street retailer and mobile phone discounts
• Pension scheme totalling 8% (employer contribution 3%)
• To find out what our Managers get up to take a look at our short video: Click here for Video

Does a career as a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager appeal to you? then click ‘apply’ now. We’d love to hear from you.