Hostel Assistant - Accommodation Available - Various Locations Across Scotland

Network Wide

Fixed Term Contract, Start date: Immediate until 31/Oct/23

Various Hours

£10.75 per hour

Live-in accommodation available (Note: a small weekly utility levy applies.)

Do you enjoy outdoor activities and exploring your surroundings in your spare time?

From cities to islands, beaches to hills or mountains and all points in between, our youth hostels provide the perfect base for field trips, activity breaks or cultural tours.

Hostelling is open to all.  We are a non-profit charity and we take our responsibilities seriously, helping guests of all ages and backgrounds to discover and experience all that is Scotland.

Reporting to the Assistant Operations Manager, you will provide professional, efficient and effective cover to support hostels, undertaking ranges of hostel duties including full reception service, check-in/out, handling customer enquiries, cleaning and housekeeping and basic catering duties.

You will be trained in all areas and will rotate through a variety of shifts to ensure you are capable of covering the various aspects of the hostel operations. Naturally a great communicator who loves to work as part of a team.  Someone who can support and respect their colleagues, as some of the teams live in depending on location. 

In return we offer:

• Membership of Hostelling Scotland - so you too can enjoy the wonderful locations of our hostels and experience the great service that our guests receive when it is your time away from work.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension and holidays
• Uniform is provided

Additional Information:

• A successful candidate is required to provide one satisfactory reference and a recent Basic Disclosure clearance
• You must be able to provide an evidence of your right to work in the UK before starting with us.