Location: THE PIG – and The Village Pub, Barnsley, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Salary: £11.10 - £11.44 per hour, plus service charge Hours: Full Time, 40-45 hours per week. Applicants must be flexible to cover some rota weekends. Contract Type: PermanentImportant Information: All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an informal recruitment session on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th June. If shortlisted, you will receive an email with further information on your application including a link enabling you to book yourself on one of the sessions. Please continue to check your email inbox and/or junk mail for updates.THE PIG – and The Village Pub is due to open its door early September. Therefore, for training purposes the anticipated start date is mid-August. We kindly ask all applicants to take this into consideration upon application.Welcome to THE PIG – and The Village PubIn January 2024, we acquired the 17th century Barnsley House hotel that is tucked away in the quintessential Cotswold’s village of Barnsley, just four miles from Cirencester. THE PIG – and The Village Pub offers guests a classic example of an English country garden that evolves with the seasons including a kitchen garden that will supply the produce found on our 25-mile menu.We are delighted to announce the start of our recruitment for THE PIG – and The Village Pub and are seeking for Receptionist to join our team.The Role:This is not a ‘behind the desk’ role. As Receptionist you will be on your feet, working throughout the public areas to be the first point of contact for our hotel guests. We are looking for someone who loves to make guests smile every day and has high standards of service and great attention to detail.Responsibilities include, but not limited to:On your feet, working in all public area’s ensuring guests are attended to. We do not have a sit-down reception desk – our desks are podiums.Providing a detailed service with a relaxed and informal approach.Answer incoming calls, liaising with all departments with regards to any guests needs.Liaising with our Central Reservations team with regards to guest booking and requests.Answer and respond to guest queries via email.Provide a warm welcome to guests, guiding them to their room, providing a detailed room introduction.Skills & Experience:Previous experience as a Hotel Receptionist, plus experience using reservation systems is beneficial. We are seeking for people with a positive, can-do attitude, eager to learn and develop their skills.Perks & Benefits:We are dedicated to making THE PIGs an inspiring, exciting, and fun place to work and in return for your hard work you can expect something a little different:Staff stays – free B&B.35% discount on food, beverages & treatments.Meals on duty.Annual holiday increase (up to 33 days)Take home goods – cost price.Free access for you and your family to an on-demand GP, Physiotherapy, and counselling services through Help@Hand.A range of learning & development courses.Anniversary vouchers – dinner with wine for 2.To view our full range of perks, visit our ‘What we can do for you’ section on our career’s webpage: jobs.thepighotel.comHome Grown Hotels is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against candidates based on any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equalities Act 2010.Robin Hutson: ‘As with all good hospitality, THE PIG is fundamentally about people; it’s the personalities, passion, knowledge, and skills of the people we work with that somehow converge to creating THE PIG experience’.
