Housekeeping Assistant

De Vere Latimer Estate

What is the main purpose of the role?

As part of the Housekeeping department, your role will be to ensure that all the bedrooms and bathrooms are cleaned to the highest standard on a daily basis and that public areas of the hotel are maintained throughout the day. These tasks should be carried out with minimum inconvenience to hotel guests.

You’ll deal with any reasonable requests from guests in a professional and polite manner, ensure lost property is handed to your Line Manager and report any maintenance issues in a timely manner.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with a flexible approach to work, a ‘can do’ attitude and great attention to detail. It is essential that you have worked in a similar role, in a similar sized hotel.
You’ll be passionate and take pride in your work. You’ll also need to be punctual, well presented and helpful to guests at all times.

The Pay & Benefits:

At De Vere we pay attention to the thoughtful details that inspire the loyalty of our permanent colleagues.

That’s why we are proud to offer the following benefits for the role of Housekeeping Assistant.

• £11 per hour
• 28 days holiday each year (increasing annually up to 33 days)
• An additional paid day off for your birthday, with a £20 love to shop voucher to celebrate the occasion
• Venue closure over the Christmas period
• Complimentary 2 nights stay in a De Vere property to celebrate your employment anniversary, with additional monetary rewards for long service milestones
• Competitive colleague and friends & family rates for overnight stays at De Vere properties, with 50% discount on Food & Beverage
• Monthly colleague recognition through our You Are De Vere rewards programme
• Complimentary use of the Leisure Club facilities
• Access to our Exclusively Yours Benefits portal, which includes discounts on retail, travel and leisure activities
• Excellent career progression and training opportunities, including access to Apprenticeship programmes and study support
• Access to Hospitality Action, our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 health and wellbeing support
• Use of Wagestream financial wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay
• Regular team appreciation events, including a Christmas & Summer party
• Free meals on duty in our colleague dining facilities
• Company Life Assurance scheme
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £50 Bonus for referring a casual colleague, and £250 Bonus for referring a permanent colleague

Latimer Estate is full of history, and has a reputation for being a “secret home” of Britain when it was a top secret centre for military intelligence in World War II. But it’s no secret now that working at Latimer Estate means career opportunities, training and development as we offer a fantastic range of roles in our newly refurbished hotel. Working with a diverse range of clients and guests means we regularly have opportunities in departments such as conference, events & banqueting, bars & restaurants, reception, weddings, housekeeping, and grounds and maintenance to name a few.

Our team at Latimer Estate has a strong of mission and purpose, and we know how to say thank you to our colleagues for working hard: ice creams in hot weather, afternoon tea treats for teams and Easter family parties are just some of the ways we show our appreciation. We also offer subsidised transport to the surrounding area, including Chalfont and Latimer station, making us accessible from Hemel Hempstead, Watford and High Wycombe.