Housekeeper

Malmaison Hotel Du Vin Holdings Limited; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel chain in Brighton is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain high cleanliness standards in guest bedrooms and public areas. Candidates must have attention to detail and a positive attitude. Flexibility is essential as you will work shifts, primarily between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, on any day of the week. While previous experience in housekeeping is not necessary, a good fitness level is required for this physically demanding role. Opportunities for apprenticeships and career development are available.

Benefits

Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates

Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate

35% off in our Bistros

Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes

High Street Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cash Plans

Referral schemes

Wellness & National Campaign Days

Complimentary stays on anniversaries

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• No specific experience required, but strong desire to improve the hotel's environment is essential.
• Must be comfortable working independently for periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guest bedrooms are cleaned daily to high standards.
• Maintain public areas, including function rooms and courtyard, to cleanliness.
• Assist wider housekeeping team with guest bedrooms and ad-hoc maintenance tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good fitness level

Positive attitude

Conversational English

Job description

Housekeeper

£12.56 per hour, 16 hours per weekPermanent positionHotel du Vin Brighton

Working as part of the Housekeeping team you will ensure all guest bedrooms within the hotel are cleaned on a daily basis to the highest of standards. You will have an eye for detail and naturally high standards to meet our guests expectations of a perfect night’s stay.

Hotel du Vin provide a range of luxury and boutique hotels in 18 landmark locations around the United Kingdom. Synonymous with style and hospitality, Hotel du Vin offers exquisite accommodation with a relaxing atmosphere throughout our chain of hotels along with sumptuous food and wine in our trademark Hotel du Vin Bistros.

As a Public Area Housekeeper, you will regularlyinteract with our guests; therefore, a good standard of conversational Englishis essential.

You must also be comfortable working independently forperiods of time. This role is vital to the smooth operation of Hotel Du Vin,ensuring that all public areas, including function rooms and the courtyard, are maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness and presentation.

In addition to public area responsibilities, you will berequired to support the wider housekeeping team by assisting with guestbedrooms, linen porter duties, and ad-hoc maintenance tasks.These include jet washing, deep cleaning of showers usingsteam equipment, and descaling.

You will work set shifts, typically between 9:00 am and4:00pm; however, flexibility is essential to meet business needs. This rolewill require availability to work on any day of the week.

Housekeeping is a physically demanding role andrequires a good level of fitness. Full training will be provided, including thesafe use of chemicals and equipment.

Experience in a similar role isn't required but a positive attitude and desire to make a difference within the hotel is essential.

We actively encourage internal development and progression and Hotel Du Vin is on target to have 100 new apprentices in the business by year end. Candidates for this position would be given the opportunity to enroll on our apprenticeship scheme after they have completed their probationary period.

In addition to competitive rates of pay we offer:

• Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at Malmaison, Hotel du Vin and Frasers Hospitality with rooms available from £65 per night.
• Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate with 50% off best available rate.
• 35% off your bill when you dine in our Brasseries and Bistros
• Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes that support you in developing your career
• High Street Discounts on a range of high street shops, experiences, holidays and much much more
• Cycle to work scheme – save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes
• Healthcare Cash Plans - dental, optical, medical and more available from £5 per month
• Referral schemes that pay up to £1500 (just for getting your mates jobs!)
• A decent uniform that doesn’t make you look like an extra from a 70s TV sitcom.
• We have a Wellness & National Campaign Days Calendar which promotes and encourages activities like – Pay Day Lunches/Treats, National Popcorn Day, Mental Health Awareness week and more
• We work with Wagestream giving instant access to your pay as it’s earnt. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real time, stream up to 50% of the money you’re already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save direct from your salary
• We also offer complimentary stays on your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversary with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
• We are a proud sponsor of The Brain Charity, helping people with all forms of neurological conditions to lead longer, healthier, happier lives.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you and your family

Our Sustainability Goals:

• 100% of our electricity is generated using renewable energy with most of it coming from Wind Farms around the UK
• We recycle a minimum of 70% of the waste from our hotels. This target is achieved by everyone I the hotel focusing on the waste we produce and is championed by our Sustainability Council who work on project year round
• We have moved to a chemical free cleaning system in our bedrooms and public areas and an enzyme based eco-friendly system for our kitchens.
• Volunteer to work for sustainable charities 2 days per year on full pay instead of your normal workplace

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Frasers Hospitality, Malmaison & Hotel Du Vin are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.