Night Porter in Leeds

Dakota Hotel based in Leeds City Centre are seeking a reliable and proactive individual who enjoys working alone to join our Front of House Team in the role of Night Porter.

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

Earnings are £12.70 per hour, paid weekly equating to a minimum guaranteed gross annual salary of £26,500 (inclusive of the anticipated tronc payment). The role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 40 hours per week with shifts being 22:40-07:10 and 5 out of 7 nights.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To set up our meetings and events spaces for conferences and private dinners, carrying out detailing to provide guests with an immaculately clean and welcoming space in accordance with their specific needs.
• Carry out deep cleaning tasks such as vacuum cleaning, dusting and polishing, mopping.
• To thoroughly deep clean the public areas of the hotel.
• Work closely alongside all other departments especially Reception to ensure excellent communication and be proactive in assisting other departments as required. This may include delivering room service, taking items to guest bedrooms, and answering the hotel phone.
• Be assigned the role of Fire Warden in the event of an emergency evacuation as well as being trained as a fire evacuation chair user to assist our guests.
• Follow health and safety procedures closely at all times particularly pertaining to the handling of waste and manual handling.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines and best practice relating to the immaculate upkeep of back of house and public areas.

BENEFITS

• 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 inhouse Mental Health Champions.
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment.
• Family-friendly flexible working options.
• Meals on duty and uniforming.
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and 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 to undertake 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 for 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.

Our location, 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN, ideally located on Greek Street, we are 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 an 94‑bedroom luxury hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a champagne room, and brasserie‑style Grill.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of one years working experience in a cleaning or labouring role is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience working night shifts is strongly preferred.
• Someone with an eye for detail and who likes to work alone.
• A reliable and dependable individual.
• Able to be physically active and be standing for the entirety of your shift.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

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