RECEPTIONIST

Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland | Formerly Jurys Inn; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team as a Receptionist at a luxury hotel in London, where your warm personality shines as you welcome guests. This is a busy role that involves managing check-in and check-out processes while ensuring every guest receives exceptional service. With a focus on professional development, you'll have access to ongoing training and career progression opportunities. This established hotel group values its employees and fosters a supportive community with exciting perks and recognition programs. If you're passionate about hospitality and enjoy a dynamic work environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals at work

Talent referral scheme

Employee Awards Celebration

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Wellbeing Support

Ongoing job-related training

Qualifications

• Passionate about hospitality and eager to make a difference.
• Top-notch organisational skills and dependable for guests.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for guests during check-in and check-out.
• Provide local recommendations and ensure a 5-star guest experience.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player – Be Leonardo

As a Receptionist you’ll be a face of the hotel, so we want you to bring your warm and friendly personality to work with you every day. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! Working as part of a vibrant team, you’ll be an ambassador for the hotel as the first person our guests will meet. Whilst organising all aspects of the check-in and check-out processes, you’ll be offering guests the real 5-star treatment at our hotel!

Some Of The Perks You Could Enjoy Include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals at work
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If You’re Our Ideal Receptionist, You Will:

• Be yourself!
• Be passionate to make a difference and eager to bring new ideas to the table
• Be courteous to guests and colleagues at all times
• Use your savvy knowledge to offer guidance and local recommendations for a great stay in the city
• Have top-notch organisational skills
• Be dependable, and a reassuring influence for guests

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. In our business, your hard work and pace is valued so it’s our role to keep you at the top of your game as a Hospitality professional! Our “GROWonline” learning portal ensures you develop the knowledge and skills you need, along with regular coaching and training from your manager. Our regular Learning Bites, “Come Join Us Guest Care” training and Wellness webinars all help your progress with us. With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality!

Our Story:

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!

About Leonardo Royal Hotel London St. Paul's:

Leonardo Royal Hotel London St. Paul's is a luxury 4-Star hotel, nestled beside St Paul's Cathedral in London's bustling business district. Its contemporary glass interior houses 432 guest bedrooms, an array of Food & Beverage outlets, Executive Lounge, a stunning Rena Spa, and a private Health and Fitness Club with gym and 18m swimming pool. Our St. Paul's hotel also has two expansive floors of meeting and events space. Popular local attractions include St Paul's Cathedral, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, and designer shopping destination One New Change.

About Leonardo Hotels:

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality. Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing. At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!