Room Attendant

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Dakota Hotel based in Leeds
City Centre are seeking a reliable and hard-working individual to join our
Housekeeping Team in the role of Room Attendant.

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

The role carries a permanent
contract of a minimum of 25 hours per week. Typical shifts will be 5,
working any 5 days out of 7 including weekends. Earnings are £12.00 per
hour, paid weekly.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Thoroughly deep clean guest bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, making beds, and
  detailing to provide guests with an immaculately clean and welcoming
  space.
• Carry out tasks such as vacuum cleaning, dusting and polishing, mopping,
  and lifting items such as duvets.
• Action notes on
  guest preferences and requests to personalize guest stays, e.g., provide
  firm pillows or set up a cot.
• Maintain knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines and usage of
  cleaning equipment such as steamers.
• Follow health
  and safety procedures closely at all times, including those pertaining to the
  handling of waste and manual handling.

BENEFITS

In addition to being part of a
culture infused with positivity and opportunities for ongoing development,
tangible benefits include:

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any
  Dakota.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, which
  includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP
  consultations, and private prescription services, as well as access to daily
  rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers.
• Support from our in-house Mental Health
  Champions.
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary
  of your employment.
• Family-friendly flexible working options.
• Meals on duty and uniforming.
• Bonuses for recommending a friend to join our team
  and for every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor.
• Accredited, certified compliance training given
  on employment.
• Access to a suite of external, certified
  resources via our Learning Management System.
• Supportive continuous professional development
  culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan.
• Opportunities for both internal and
  external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships.

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a
growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling
brasserie Grills, and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two
boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and
Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations
in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and
Newcastle with more in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous with delivering
attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who
are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted
within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last five
years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024
Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the
Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.

As recent winners of The Cateys
‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes
within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As
a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for four
consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award
awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry,
demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow |
Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle

Our location, 8 Russell St,
Leeds LS1 5RN, is ideally located on Greek Street, just a 5min walk from
Leeds Train Station. We are also easily accessible by bus, close to the east
parade bus link and within a 10min walk from Leeds Bus Station.

We are a 94-bedroom luxury
hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a champagne room and
brasserie-style Grill.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will
have:

• A minimum of one year's working experience
  in a cleaning role is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work alone in guest bedrooms and
  therefore must be self-driven and work at pace.
• A keen eye for detail when cleaning.
• Able to be physically active and stand for the entirety of your shift.
• Enthusiastic and promote our culture of positivity.
• Task-oriented with great pride in
  the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available
  around the needs of our business.
• Demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

APPLY

Please
send us your up-to-date CV.

Visit
our Careers page to learn about
current opportunities and find your #DreamRolesAtDakota – we’d love to hear
from you!

For
more information on our luxury hotel, please visit our:

• Website
• Dakota Hotels
  Instagram or Dakota Leeds
  Instagram