Meeting & Events Assistant

Village Hotels; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality service provider in Maidstone is looking for energetic and adaptable individuals to join their team. You will work in a lively environment hosting events from weddings to corporate meetings. The ideal candidate has a friendly personality, excels in teamwork, and enjoys a dynamic workplace. Benefits include discounts on stays, wellness memberships, and flexible hours.

Benefits

Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership

Discount on overnight stays

50% discount on Food and Drink

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Bring a smile and a positive attitude to engage guests effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service in a dynamic environment with varied events.
• Work in a supportive and exciting team culture.

Skills

Excellent team player

Warm, friendly, and engaging personality

Job description

Overview

Know how to party? Then we want you! Village Hotel Clubs are well known for hosting the best parties in town; from birthday bashes and weddings to sell out tribute acts. Village Hotel Club is where it’s at.

We are looking for individuals to work in this fast paced and exciting environment. One day you might be doing a corporate meeting, a baby shower, a Christmas event or a wedding! It really is the department with the most variety! We want professional, adaptable and energetic people to work in this varied department.

Work, Grow, Play! Here at Village Hotel Club we are all about embracing personality, individualism and fun. Forget stuffy hotels built around formality, pomp and ceremony. We create lively, modern spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, play and exercise. With hotels and leisure clubs Aberdeen to Bournemouth and more opening soon, we rely on you to deliver service that puts us head and shoulders above the competition.

Join us and we can offer you benefits* such as…

Benefits

• Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership at your home Club for you and a family member/ friend worth £1,500 a year.
• Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels, meaning you can experience our hospitality from £35 with a friend and even grab an excellent breakfast.
• Friends and Family discounted stays from £49 including breakfast
• 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased on or off shift at any Village Hotel Pub & Grill
• 30% discount on and off shift in our Village Hotel Starbucks stores
• Excellent training and development including our Rising Stars and Talent Academy programmes
• A much more exciting way to train across several areas in the hotels, utilising our exciting Mobile Gaming training platform.
• Discounts and cashback offers on many High Street Brands and Supermarkets.
• A range of Well-being and Healthcare benefits and monthly well-being programmes for all employees to support your mental health
• Putting your Mental Wellbeing first with Mental Health first aiders and up to 2 mental health days to utilise annually.
• Financial wellbeing support and salary drawdown via Wagestream
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and counselling
• Flexible working hours
• A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with regular team events
• Excellent Reward and Recognition Incentive schemes
• Anniversary rewards for key milestones of service
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Have your birthday off guaranteed
• Discounted Health Cash plan and Sick pay Insurance.
• A host of BIG People Days to celebrate, reward and recognise our wonderful employees and their local communities.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and pay
• Company Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• T&C’s apply based on your contract

But what we need from you…

What we need from you

• A smile and a cracking personality…that’s it!
• All we ask is that you must be an excellent team player, and be warm, friendly and engaging. We will teach you the rest!

Come and be part of something new & something special - Work, Grow & Play the Village Way!