Hostel Assistant

Hostelling Scotland; Oldham; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Scotland is seeking a Hostel Assistant for Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel. This role involves various tasks including customer service, housekeeping, and catering duties. The candidate should be adaptable, a great communicator, and enjoy working as part of a team. This position offers employee benefits such as pension, holidays, and accommodation. Successful applicants must complete Disclosure Scotland clearance and provide right to work evidence.

Benefits

Membership of Hostelling Scotland

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension and holidays

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Able to communicate effectively with guests and colleagues.
• Experience in customer service preferred.
• Ability to adapt to changing workloads and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake various hostel duties including reception service.
• Handle customer inquiries and check-in/out processes.
• Perform cleaning, housekeeping, and basic catering duties.

Skills

Great communication skills

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Job description

Hostel Assistant - Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel - Accommodation Available - Lairg, Highland

• Job Reference: ACBHA008
• Position: Hostel Assistant
• Location: Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, (IV27 4JB)
• Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 16/Mar/2026 until 27/Sep/2026
• Hours per week: 37.5 Hours
• Salary: £12.40 per hour
• Accommodation: Live in accommodation available (Note: a small weekly utility levy applies.)

Do you enjoy outdoor activities and exploring your surroundings in your spare time?

From cities to islands, beaches to hills or mountains and all points in between, our youth hostels provide the perfect base for field trips, activity breaks or cultural tours.

Hostelling is open to all. We are a non-profit charity and we take our responsibilities seriously, helping guests of all ages and backgrounds to discover and experience all that is Scotland.

We are recruiting Hostel Assistants for 2023 Season to join our dedicated, friendly and professional team.

As a Hostel Assistant, you will be undertaking a range of hostel duties including full reception service, check-in/out, handling customer enquiries, cleaning & housekeeping and basic catering duties. You should be adaptable, as workloads & priorities can change during the busy periods.

You will be based at our Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, which sits on the NC500 and besides a beautiful white sandy beach, close to the iconic mountain of Suiven.

Naturally a great communicator who loves to work as part of a team. Someone who can support and respect their colleagues, as some of the teams live in depending on location.

In return we offer:

• Membership of Hostelling Scotland - so you too can enjoy the wonderful locations of our hostels and experience the great service that our guests receive when it is your time away from work.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension and holidays
• Uniform is provided

Please note, that we do require the successful candidate to be able to complete and provide evidence of basic Disclosure Scotland clearance as well as evidence of right to work in the UK.