Reception Team Member

Welcome Break; Haddon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal on shift (£1)

Free drinks on shift

Flexible hours

Discounts at onsite brands

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Welcome Break is hiring a Hotel Receptionist at Days Inn Peterborough. The role offers immediate start with flexible full-time or part-time hours and an hourly rate up to £12.85. You’ll greet guests, manage check-ins, handle bookings and payments, and provide excellent service in a busy hotel environment.

Benefits include subsidised meals on shift, free beverages, and staff discounts. Training is provided, and you’ll join a supportive team at the Peterborough site.

Qualifications

• Friendly, welcoming service to guests.
• Stay calm and organised when it gets busy.
• Attention to bookings and payments and guest requests.

Responsibilities

• Welcome guests and manage check-ins/outs.
• Handle bookings and payments and answer guest questions.
• Follow safety procedures and maintain a tidy reception.

Skills

Welcoming service

Calm under pressure

Organisation

Bookings & payments

Team player

System training

Job description

Hotel Receptionist

Welcome Break, Days Inn Peterborough, Peterborough, PE7 3UQ

Immediate start available | Flexible full‑time or part‑time hours

Earn up to £12.85 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift

Looking for a role where you can meet new people every day, stay busy, and make every guest feel genuinely welcome?

As a Hotel Receptionist at our Welcome Break [Days Inn/Ramada] hotel, you’ll be the friendly face guests see first (and the helpful voice they speak to last!)

From smooth check‑ins and check‑outs to answering questions and keeping everything organised behind the desk, you’ll help create a great stay for every guest.

Role

This role could be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy delivering friendly, welcoming service and helping people feel at ease
• Can stay calm, organised and professional when it gets busy
• Take pride in getting the details right—bookings, payments, and guest requests
• Like working as part of a supportive team and are happy to learn new systems (full training provided)

What You’ll Do As a Hotel Receptionist

• Welcome guests, manage check‑ins and check‑outs, and make sure everyone has what they need for a great stay
• Handle bookings and payments, answer calls and guest questions, and keep the reception area tidy and welcoming
• Follow health & safety and security procedures, complete checks as trained, and elevate guest issues quickly and confidently

What you’ll get as a Hotel Receptionist at Welcome Break

• Enjoy £1 meals every shift – that’s a week of work lunches for just £5 if you’re full time!
• Free tea, filter coffee and fizzy drinks whilst on shift
• Flexible working patterns that suit your lifestyle with immediate start
• 50% off onsite brands (including big brands like KFC, Burger King, Starbucks & Taco Bell) this will extend to your family and friends when you visit with them!
• MyWB discounts & reward portal, savings, cycle to work, cashback on thousands of retailers like Tesco, JD Sports and TUI!
• My Wellbeing Centre & Employee Assistance Programme to support you
• Inclusion Networks, making sure everybody’s included and recognised
• Annual incentive schemes to reward great performance
• Long Service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Clear and (award-winning!) e-learning and structured development plans from Team Member to Supervisor
• Apprenticeship programmes where you can learn and earn at the same time
• Holiday allowance that grows as your career grows with us
• Workplace pension scheme with employer contributions to help you save for the future
• Free onsite parking across all Welcome Break locations
• Uniform provided – of course!

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.