Housekeeping Team Member - YHA Broad Haven

TN United Kingdom; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a leading social enterprise dedicated to enriching lives through exceptional hospitality. As a Housekeeping Team Member, you'll ensure a welcoming environment for guests at a beautiful location near Broad Haven beach. This role offers the chance to make a real impact on guests' experiences while enjoying exclusive staff benefits, including free hostel stays and a supportive work culture. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are passionate about hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

10 nights free hostel stays per year

Staff discount and cash back portal

Free YHA Membership

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience working face to face with customers in a hospitality setting.
• Ability to manage varying pressures and prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and preparing bedrooms between guest departures and arrivals.
• Maintaining cleanliness of shower and toilet areas.

Skills

Customer Service Experience

Hospitality Experience

Teamwork

Timekeeping

Basic IT Skills

Ability to Manage Pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Retail

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Broad Haven

Temporary contract

16 - 25 hours per week

£12.21 per hour (applies to all, including those under the age of 21)

Are you looking for a fun and varied job in hospitality? YHA Broad Havenare looking for a Housekeeping Team Member to join their team! Based near a spectacular broad haven beach in the coastline of Pembrokeshire. We are looking for a dedicated team member to focus on housekeeping duties with a strong eye for detail and a level of care towards giving our guests a great experience.

As a Housekeeping Team Member, you'll play a key role in making our guests' experiences memorable. Your efforts will be at the core of our mission to provide exceptional hospitality.

Why work for YHA?

Join our team and enjoy a range of exclusive staff benefits that support your well-being and career growth:

• 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family
• Access to YHA’s staff discount and cash back portal
• Free YHA Membership each year
• Access to support via our Employee Assistance Program

There are many more benefits to working for YHA so please visit our YHA Jobs website for more information.

What will you be doing as a Housekeeping Team Member?

We are a friendly team and will provide the training required for you to undertake the role. However, there is plenty for you to get stuck into from day one, including:

• Cleaning and preparing bedrooms between guest departures and arrivals
• Maintaining the cleanliness of shower and toilet areas
• Keeping all areas of the hostel clean and tidy
• Efficiently undertaking housekeeping tasks, maintaining consistent cleanliness standards throughout the hostel
• Complying with YHA requirements for the use and storage of cleaning products
• Reporting any faults or damage to a member of the hostel management team
• Sorting and distributing used and unused linen

What Skills and Experience do you need to be a Housekeeping Team Member?

Our Housekeeping Team Members undertake a wide range of customer facing duties within the hostel, delivering an excellent service to all guests and visitors.

To provide this service to our guests we are looking for the following qualities in our Housekeeping Team Members:

• Experience of working face to face with customers
• Experience of working in hospitality or customer service (desirable)
• Experience of working in a team - can help others to achieve a common goal
• Excellent timekeeping, with flexibility to cover different shifts - punctual, can work to deadlines
• Ability to manage varying pressures, include peaks in workload demands - can prioritise, able to deal with conflicting duties
• Basic IT skills (ideally Microsoft Office) - able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
• Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA - what YHA does and how we do it

It's important to note that the role can be physically demanding, as our beds are predominantly bunk bed style.

For more information about the role and the skills and experience required, please refer to the job description.

At YHA, we understand the richness of life experiences, and we place just as much importance on lived experiences as we do on skills and knowledge. We provide a robust induction, ongoing training, and opportunities for personal growth. While certain roles may require specific skills, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Who are YHA?

YHA is a social enterprise with a mission to enrich the lives of all, especially young people. YHA does this by providing brilliant hostel stays and experiences that improve physical health, mental wellbeing and life skills.

If you would like to find out more about YHA the charity, the culture, the heritage and so much more please visit our jobs website.