General Assistant/Housekeeper - Isles of Scilly - 2020 Season

Tresco Estate
Tresco Island - Accommodation Available
Competitive
03 Oct 2019
17 Oct 2019

General Assistants/Housekeepers - The New Inn - Isles of Scilly - 2020 Season

We require a General Assistant / Housekeeper to join our team at

The New Inn on Tresco for the 2020 season

Duties include:

  • Housekeeping and maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness throughout the restaurant, bar and guest rooms
  • Making that all important first impression when welcoming guests and helping with their needs
  • Handling any telephone enquiries or bookings of accommodation or travel in a polite and friendly manner
  • Reporting any maintenance requirements efficiently, ensuring guest comfort
  • Working as part of a team that ensures every guest feels valued


Our ideal candidate:

  • Experience or knowledge of cleaning and sanitizing rooms would be an advantage as all aspects of cleaning will form part of the housekeeping element of the role
  • Must be organised and able to quickly become part of a very efficient team, using skills & experience to cope with multi-tasking in a high pressure environment
  • Daily duties will include making that all important first impression when welcoming guests and helping with their needs, as well as handling any telephone enquiries or bookings of accommodation or travel in a polite and friendly manner
  • Will be part of the team that ensures that every guest feels valued, reporting any maintenance requirements efficiently, ensuring guest comfort
  • Will have an energetic, positive attitude to learning new skills and methods and adapting routines to suit the needs of guests
  • Your most important skill will be in excellent customer service, essential to every aspect of the GA role, whether in reception, housekeeping or other general duties

About Tresco Estate

Tresco Estate is a family-run business on the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, comprising Tresco Island, and Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher. Tresco Island comprises timeshare and rental cottages, two restaurants, an inn, a world famous garden, gallery, leisure spa, shop and a working farm. Hell Bay Hotel on Bryher is an award-winning boutique hotel with 25 suites, a 3 AA Rosette restaurant, Crab Shack, therapy shed, yoga studio and outdoor pool.

Working & Living Here

We offer excellent rates of pay, provide all staff with accommodation and pay for your travel from Penzance at the beginning and end of your contract period. All of our staff are paid at National Living Wage or above, and many positions offer gratuities and the option of paid overtime. We know a good team member when we see them, and there are regular opportunities for progression within our business.

Tresco and Bryher have small and welcoming communities and share a small school, located on Tresco.

Besides getting to work on a beautiful island with the beach on your doorstep, you’ll also receive extensive benefits. These include 20% discount in our shop and restaurants, complimentary boat tickets and free use of camping equipment and kayaks to explore the islands, and preferential rates in our holiday accommodation so friends and family can come and visit.

The majority of our staff join us from February until October during our main season.  If you would like to be valued and enjoy a great experience in a great place, we’re looking for great people.