Seasonal Duty Manager in Padstow

Seasonal Duty Manager (Kitchen focus)

YHA Treyarnon Bay – Treyarnon Bay, Padstow PL28 8JR

Seasonal, flexible contract – July to end of September, 25–42.5 hours per week, £13.63 per hour.

Staff accommodation available at £74.62 per week.

Why work for YHA?

• 10 nights of free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family
• Access to YHA’s staff discount and cash back portal
• Free YHA Membership each year
• Access to support via the Employee Assistance Program

What will you be doing as a Duty Manager?

• Guiding and supporting team members in all areas of the hostel, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Using systems for efficient guest check‑ins and check‑outs, food and beverage sales and service, and other management functions
• Carrying out housekeeping duties, ensuring a comfortable, clean environment for all visitors
• Assisting in the preparation of food and serving food and drinks with genuine warmth, hospitality, and pride that will influence sales
• Deputising for the Hostel/Deputy Manager, managing the daily hostel operation in their absence

What skills and experience do you need?

• Experience of working face‑to‑face with customers
• Experience in hospitality or customer service, including the management and delivery of a quality service
• Experience of managing a team – experience of leading others, providing guidance to members of your team (desirable)
• Food safety level 2 and APLH level 2 qualifications (desirable)
• Ability to manage varying pressures, including peaks in workload demands – can prioritise, able to deal with conflicting duties
• Basic IT skills (ideally Microsoft Office) – able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
• Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA – what YHA does and how we do it
• Demonstration of HEART values – they’re part of everything we do, and we look for people who bring them to life in their everyday work

PLEASE NOTE All relevant checks are in place to ensure safeguarding and legal requirements of safer recruitment are adhered to. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.