Bar Assistant

Alfa Holiday Group
has an opportunity for a
Bar Assistant
to join the team at The Waverley Castle Hotel, Melrose.

Bar Assistant working hours:

As a
Bar Assistant
you will work circa 35hours per week
, including weekends with an hourly rate of £13.45regardless of age!

Bar Assistant Responsibilities:

The main responsibilities of a Bar Assistant will be to serve drinks to our hotel guests in the bar & restaurant whilst maintaining cleanliness and organisation, making sure all stock and equipment in the bar area meets company standards. In addition, you will be involved in the evening entertainment from taking payments to participating in bingo calling and overseeing the charity fundraising evening.

Benefits of being an employee owner:

• Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status(circa £1,500 FTE last year)
• Funding for any relevant training courses to aidyour development
• Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
• Support and continuous development opportunities
• Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
• Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
• Employee assistance programme - Health Assured
• Length of service rewards
• Live In Accommodation (location specific)
• Free employee meals whilst on duty
• Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
• Reward and engagement programs

Essential

Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to learn new skills quickly
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and keep calm under pressure
• Attention to detail

Desirable

Skills:

• Experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry
• Passion for the industry

The Alfa Holiday Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £75 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Alfa Hotels and Alfa Coaches. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.

Alfa Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.

You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with over 1,000 employee owners, we treat our people with respect, enabling them to achieve their ambitions and provide the best service to our guests.