Events Assistant

Overview

We are looking for an authentic and driven Events Assistant to join us on a Part-Time basis at Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel and embrace your unique, best self to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel brings together traditional Edinburgh architecture with an exciting and fresh indoor feel, offering our guests a modern luxurious stay. Welcoming locals to relax in our Garden area, experiencing mouth-watering food in BABA restaurant, or guests from far and wide being pampered in our state-of-the-art Spa – we cover it all.

What you will do

• Work across a wide range of events such as birthdays, weddings, conferences and baby showers to provide customers with excellent service.
• Operate at a fast pace and ensure the smooth running of our operations.
• Support events in a guest-centric environment while delivering personal experiences and human connections.

What you need

• Availability to work 8 hours per week.
• Flexibility of working hours; late finishes and early starts depending on the event you are supporting.
• Experience working at events within a bar, restaurant or hotel as a waiter/waitress, server or host.
• Drive to produce results and contribute to a team that delivers extremely personal experiences.
• A warm and authentic personality with a can-do attitude and commitment to service.
• Willingness to work within our team to embrace our service and delight our guests.

Joining Kimpton and benefits

• Financial security – £12.60 per hour, guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay. Wagestream available for financial wellbeing.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks – worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B for employee rate, discounts on supermarket shopping, experiences and retailers via our perks portal.
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders.
• Hotel specific benefits – complimentary stay for you and a guest upon successful probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets and Spa and gym discounts at our Kimpton property.

If you are someone who likes to march to the beat of their own drum and want to join a company which encourages authentic individuality, apply today. Check out our Instagram page @kimptoncharlottesquare to see more.

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual\’s race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Who we are

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants crafts unique destinations that kindle heartfelt human connections. Our bespoke spaces blend spirit, style and delight to create an addictive culture of refined irreverence where locals, visitors & colleagues seamlessly connect.