Front of House Team (reception and reservations) Bodmin, England
Job description
Luxury | History | Cornwall
When constructed in 1779, Bodmin Jail was an innovative milestone in prison design with its individual cells and sanitation. Now a four-star luxury hotel, The Bodmin Jail Hotel provides guests with a haven of style and comfort, set within its breath-taking historic surroundings. Located in the heart of Cornwall, this truly unique hotel is now ready for new stories, cherished memories and unlimited possibilities. It’s an iconic building and we are building a brilliant team to help shape and deliver the best experience in Cornwall. The day-time tavern and night-time bistro-style restaurant, combined with the adjacent Bodmin Jail Museum, offer the chance of courtyard dining to soak up all the heritage and intrigue of this amazing property.
Front of House (reception and reservations)
As we continue our journey to deliver true luxury, we understand just how important the Front of House department is, they play a key part throughout our guests experience and our team need to be on hand to help whenever it’s needed. From the first call, the welcoming ‘hello’ right through to an authentic ‘until next time’ the front of house team are the font of all knowledge. It is being able to offer this bespoke and personal service that is key to what sets us apart. We are looking for exceptional people who thrive on being such an integral part of this exceptional experience.
If you are resilient, enthusiastic and dedicated with a desire to be part of something amazing then we would love to hear from you. Our people need to be passionate about our core values of being creative in our approach, loyal with our relationships and memorable in our delivery. Our whole business relies on the enablement and trust of our team so that we build a place we are all proud of with an experience that is truly luxury.
If you have hospitality and great service at your core and can work independently to drive and develop our exacting standards, then we have a career for you. Working with us involves collaborative working across the hotel, creating an environment where we all share in learning and success with equal measures and we find happiness in supporting our wider hotel family to deliver exception to our guests.
Our backbone of attitudes and behaviours that create excellence are:
- A high level of integrity
- To be passionate about attention to detail
- Resilience to complete the work required
- To be kind and considerate always
- Confidence to speak out when needed
- To be robust in your approach to feedback and change
- Bring your whole self to work and be proud of who you are
- Remain calm under pressure
- Be collaborative and encourage empowerment and enablement
- Professional, ethical and honest always
To be successful the key qualifications and experience we need or prefer:
- Previous experience of working in a guest care position, minimum 1 year (preferred 3 years)
- Experience of working in a high-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal English
- Strong team ethics
- Demonstrable employer loyalty
- Experience of 4- star hotels (preferred)
- Experience of working with a PMS system (preferred and Oracle a distinct advantage)
In return we offer:
- An hourly rate above national minimum
- On site benefits with Company rewards and discounts
- Many career and learning opportunities
‘Working at The Bodmin Jail Hotel really is Time Well Spent…’
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