Guest Services Assistant

Guest Services Assistant Job Description

About the role

The moment a guest steps into one of our hotels, they walk into a genuinely memorable experience. As a Guest Services Assistant, you’ll not only be the person they rely on to handle check-in and check-out, prepare, and serve them food and drink, but you'll also offer local insights and anticipate every detail of a friction-free experience. You will also create the warm atmosphere that makes our guests feel at home.

Your day-to-day

• Be the warm welcome that kicks off a memorable guest experience.
• Encourage guests to partake in the IHG loyalty program.
• Take and manage guest bookings, up-selling opportunities and tell them about ways to improve their stay.
• Handle cash and credit transactions in accordance with Heeton standard operating procedures.
• Start every stay right by swiftly checking guests in accordance with IHG brand standards,
• Prepare and serve food and drinks in the bar and restaurant.
• Help with washing up and other kitchen duties when needed.

• Set up, support, and service events.
• Be a trusted contact for all guests. Help them with anything from bill issues to local knowledge, and loop in management when necessary.

• Stay safe all the time. Following our safety procedures, you will report all incidents and wear any protective gear needed.
• Take pride in your appearance and place as a brand ambassador.
• Work as part of a team to assist with Reception, Bar, Restaurant and Kitchen duties.
• Jump into other ad-hoc duties when your colleagues need your help.

• Ensure all public areas, including toilets and facilities, are cleaned, regularly always checked and maintained to a high standard.
• Understand guest satisfaction scores and contribute to improving areas of focus.
• Respond to guest queries, requests, and complaints promptly and professionally, always providing a positive experience.
• Support in covering night shifts as required.

This list is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and additional tasks may be assigned at the discretion of your line manager in line with business needs.

What we need from you

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Hospitality experience preferred.
• Must speak fluent English.
• Other languages preferred.

Why you should apply

• Annual bonus for all Team Members.
• Fantastic career potential with one of the UK's fastest-growing hotel operators.
• Employee staff rates across IHG globally (subject to availability).
• Retention bonus on completion of 3- and 6-month service.
• Service-based annual leave (increase up to a maximum of 5 extra days).

You will be centrally located in Glasgow, an 8-minute walk from Buchanan Street and 11 minutes by foot from George Square. The Glasgow Central train station is a 5-minute walk. This 4-star hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Royal Concert Hall and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from OVO Hydro.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

About Hotel Indigo Glasgow

Originally built in the 1800s as one of the city’s very first power stations, a building that lit the path for Glasgow’s development, the Hotel Indigo® Glasgow hotel today puts you close to a new kind of buzz — local cuisine, world-class shopping, museums, historic theatres and sporting events. Our hotel’s design mixes Victorian architecture, high ceilings, and original brown brick with modern comfort. Murals by local artists line the walls, while our restaurant serves local dishes prepared with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. It’s a great place to chat over a brew and look for the famous local Glaswegians depicted in the mural above diners’ heads.

Hotel Indigo®

Do you want to work for a boutique hotel, with the peace of mind that comes in working for one of the world’s largest hotel companies? Hotel Indigo, our boutique brand, combines the modern design and the intimate service associated with a boutique hotel. Set to double in size to 100 properties within the next three to five years, our hotels are usually located in the ‘arty’ part of town, so perhaps we are opening in your neighbourhood? Each Hotel Indigo is unique, and delivers a vibrant, engaging and genuine boutique experience that gives guests a real flavour of the neighbourhood – delivering an experience that is truly reflective of the local culture, character and geography.