Hospitality Assistant

Oakland Care Ltd; Hastings; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 freemeal per shift

Uniform provided

Enhanced Bank Holiday pay

Recognition and staff appreciation

Job summary

Oakland Care Ltd. is seeking a Hospitality Assistant in Hastings to deliver exceptional service in a luxury setting. You will support mealtimes, keep dining spaces tidy, manage stock and temperature checks, and assist residents with daily non-care needs.

The role emphasizes a warm, welcoming environment, strong people skills, reliability and teamwork. Benefits include meals, uniforms, enhanced bank holiday pay, and staff appreciation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in luxury or premium-settings desirable.
• Customer-facing experience with strong interpersonal skills.
• Reliable, punctual and able to work as part of a team.
• Professional appearance and standards expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal service in resident rooms or dining areas.
• Refill water/drink jugs regularly in resident rooms.
• Set up and clear tables before/after lunch service.
• Record and monitor temperatures of fridges and service stations.
• Maintain the Bistro to be clean, organized and well stocked.
• Attend to non-care related needs and assist residents as required.

Skills

Customer service

Reliability

Teamwork

Punctuality

Professional appearance

Job description

Hospitality Assistant

Are you someone who delivers exceptional service with a touch of luxury? We are looking for a Hospitality Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team!

You will contribute to a seamless hospitality experience by supporting mealtimes, maintaining tidy and well‑organised dining spaces, managing stock and temperature checks, and assisting residents with their day‑to‑day non‑care needs.

If you have a passion for creating a warm, welcoming environment and making people feel at home, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer some excellent rewards and benefits.

• Offer all team members 1 freemeal per shift.
• Uniform provided.
• EnhancedBank Holiday pay.
• Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives.

Location: Hastings Court, 314 The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2RA

Hours: 0 hours

per week

Pay: £13.20 per hour

Contract: Bank

Shift: Days

What do you need to succeed:

Our Hospitality Assistants assist our care teams to provide an exceptional hospitality service, supporting the Head Chef, Reception Teams, Housekeeping and Lifestyles Team. This is a key role at the heart of our residents’ daily lives, so strong people skills and good organisation are essential. If you have hospitality experience and a genuine interest in care, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Hospitality Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with meal service either in resident rooms or dining rooms.
• Ensuring that water/drink jugs are regularly refilled in resident rooms.
• Setting up and clearing down tables before and after lunch service.
• Recording and monitoring the temperatures of fridges and dining room service stations to meet compliance standards.
• Maintaining the Bistro to ensure it remains clean, organised and consistently well stocked.
• Attending to residents “non-care” related needs including opening/closing curtains, changing TV channels etc.

To be successful in this role, you need to have/be:

Essential

• Previous experience of working in a similar role within a luxurious setting.
• ‘Can do’ attitude and willingness to work with us ensuring we support our residents with the best quality service.
• Customer-facing experience including building working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Personal Attributes:

• Reliable and punctual.
• Ability to work as an effective team member.
• Professional personal appearance and standards.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding and/or awareness of the sensitivities of working within a care home environment.
• Able to develop good working relationships and to represent the organisation professionally.
• Able to build trust and demonstrate an awareness and understanding of individual differences.
• Motivated to go above and beyond, and to work with passion and enthusiasm.
• Motivated to contribute towards the team and home goals.
• A commitment to grow and learn new things at work.
• Able to remain approachable and calm under pressure.

“Our mission” is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our family.

• Family
• Integrity
• Respect
• Exceptional
• Sustainable

We run background checks on all new hires in this position.

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