Receptionist

Castlebridge Hospitality; Winchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates

50% off dining at Restaurants or Bars

Fully funded Apprenticeship programme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cash Plans

Referral schemes

Flexible shift patterns

5-Star Service rewards programme

Wagestream pay access

Employee Assistance Programme

Internal communications hub

Job summary

voco Winchester Hotel & Spa is seeking a confident Receptionist to join our team. You’ll be the first point of contact for guests, greeting them warmly and delivering exceptional service, managing check-in/out, and coordinating with Front of House departments to ensure smooth operations.

You should be a lively, communicative person with attention to detail and a genuine interest in local areas to offer thoughtful recommendations.

Qualifications

• Front of House experience or strong customer service background.
• Ability to communicate clearly and warmly with guests.
• Opera (hotel management system) knowledge is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm welcome to guests and deliver exceptional service.
• Manage check-in and check-out efficiently and respond to guest queries.
• Collaborate with Front of House teams to ensure smooth daily operations.

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Local knowledge

Job description

Our voco Winchester Hotel & Spa is a modern haven, designed with a focus on both style and comfort. Our thoughtfully crafted spaces combine contemporary design elements with inviting amenities, ensuring a distinctive and enjoyable stay. Located near the historic and picturesque city of Winchester, voco Winchester Hotel & Spa is located on the edge of the beautiful South Downs National Park and within five minutes from the city centre. With that in mind, our voco Winchester Hotel & Spa is a great place to kickstart your hospitality career or if you’re looking to progress your journey, this is the place where future can become reality.

It’s a big operation, so you’ll need to be hands-on, featuring 131 bedrooms, 8 flexible event spaces, our restaurant Kitchen 21 and the stunning ANA Spa. Whether it be a pre-cruise stay, accommodation for a business trip, a relaxing spa-day, wedding or family celebration, our hotel offers it all.

Are you out-going, full of energy and enthusiastic? A natural-born communicator? Are you passionate about offering an excellent guest experience? Then our fabulous voco Winchester Hotel & Spa could be the place for you.

The Role:

We’re looking for a confident Receptionist to join the team. You’ll be front and centre of our stage providing guests and visitors with a warm welcome and unparalleled service. Working to ensure the smooth running of the reception office and related areas, your main focus will be to provide a first -class service to all guests, anticipating their needs wherever possible to achieve the ultimate to guest satisfaction. You’ll answer all queries quickly and effectively, be fully conversant in all hotel and local amenities, ensure check -in and check -out are seamless, and be polite, courteous and helpful to guests at all times. You’ll need to be able to build quality working relationships between the other Front of House departments, supporting them when needed, to work together to ensure the smooth running of each area.

The Ideal Candidate:

We’re looking for a Receptionist who likes to get to know people. Being the first point of contact for our guests, you’ll need to be a strong communicator and have the ability to hold genuine, authentic conversations and inspire our guests to create wonderful memories. You should have good attention to detail and clear customer focus, with a dynamic and flexible attitude. Experience using Opera would also be beneficial, but not essential. Having a knowledge of the local neighbourhood is very important, you’ll need to share this knowledge with every guest to give thoughtful recommendations to enhance their stay.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility

• Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at all Castlebridge properties for you and your friends and family, so everyone can enjoy a break away. Rates start from £50 per night, with breakfast included.
• 50% off your bill when you dine in one of our Restaurants or Bars.
• Fully funded Apprenticeship programme to develop your career without a reduction in your pay.
• Cycle to work scheme - save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes.
• Healthcare Cash Plans - dental, optical, medical and more available from just £1 per week.
• Referral schemes for referring your friends or family to join our team.
• Flexible shift patterns and contracts available to suit your lifestyle, we are 24/7 operation, meaning shift patterns to suit everyone.
• Monthly colleague recognition through our 5-Star Service rewards programme and monetary rewards for long service milestones.
• Use of Wagestream financial wellbeing platform, allowing you to access your pay as and when you need it.
• Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you.
• An internal communications hub which acts as our very own social media platform, connecting you to your colleagues and the wider group in seconds.