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Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality.\nThe Mercure Newcastle, George Washington Hotel Golf & Spa is an independently owned and operated property that has been part of the Accor network for over 15-years. Besides Golf, we have 125-guest-rooms, a destination restaurant and bar: Carter & Fitch Smokehouse Pizzeria, Montana Spa and Fitness has a fully equipped Life Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Spa Pool, Sauna, and Steam Room and our banqueting facilities are sufficient to seat over 400 diners at once.\nThe Golf Club consists of an 18-hole Championship Golf Course, Clubhouse and Golf Shop (former location of the Sunderland Masters), a 17-bay Driving Range powered by TopTracer with a food and beverage outlet: the Halfway House on the tenth tee,\nTake the opportunity to become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.\n Please only apply if you have a year of experience in a Hotel overnight or on Reception. We do not have any opportunities for sponsorship, so please only apply if you have unrestricted right to work in the United Kingdom.\nWe are looking for a reliable, confident and customer-focused Night Porter to become an important part of our team at Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel, Golf & Spa.\nWorking overnight, you will be one of the key people responsible for the hotel while much of the world is asleep. This is a varied and responsible role where you will be the welcoming face of the hotel for arriving guests, the reassuring point of contact for guests staying overnight and an important part of maintaining the security, safety and smooth operation of the entire property.\nAs our Night Porter, you will be trusted to work independently and use your initiative. You will need to balance exceptional guest service with important operational and security responsibilities, ensuring that guests receive a warm, professional and helpful experience while maintaining the standards expected of a Mercure hotel.\nNo two nights will be exactly the same. You may be checking in a late-arriving guest, assisting with a guest query, preparing food or drinks from our overnight offering, completing the Night Audit, responding to an emergency, preparing meeting rooms for the following day or carrying out security checks around the hotel and its grounds.\nYou will be expected to know the hotel inside and out. From bedrooms, Food & Beverage and meeting facilities to our Montana Spa & Leisure Club and Golf Course, you will be able to confidently assist guests and provide helpful information throughout their stay.\nThe role requires someone who is comfortable taking responsibility. During the night, you will often need to make decisions independently and respond calmly and professionally to unexpected situations, while knowing when to involve the Night Manager, Duty Manager or emergency services.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nProviding a warm, professional and welcoming service to all guests throughout the night.\n\nWelcoming late arrivals and completing guest check-in and check-out procedures accurately and efficiently.\n\nAssisting guests with luggage and providing information about the hotel, its facilities and the local area.\n\nActing as the main point of contact for guest enquiries and requests overnight.\n\nOperating the hotel telephone and switchboard professionally and ensuring calls are handled and transferred appropriately.\n\nCompleting the Night Audit accurately and balancing the hotel's daily revenue.\n\nChecking that guest charges, payments and overnight transactions have been posted correctly.\n\nHandling cash and card payments in accordance with hotel financial procedures and reporting any discrepancies.\n\nPreparing and serving food and beverages from the hotel's overnight offering, including alcoholic beverages in accordance with licensing requirements.\n\nEnsuring Food & Beverage charges are correctly posted to guest rooms.\n\nIdentifying opportunities to promote and upsell hotel facilities, Food & Beverage and other services where appropriate.\n\nMaintaining the security of the hotel, including guest valuables, departmental keys, cash floats and restricted areas.\n\nCarrying out regular patrols of the hotel building and grounds throughout the night.\n\nMonitoring and appropriately responding to suspicious behaviour, unauthorised persons or security concerns.\n\nEnsuring the safety and wellbeing of guests and colleagues by following hotel fire, health and safety, security and emergency procedures.\n\nResponding calmly and effectively to incidents, emergencies and unexpected situations.\n\nMaintaining a visible presence throughout the hotel during the night.\n\nSetting up and breaking down meeting rooms and event spaces when required for the following day's business.\n\nEnsuring Reception, public areas, restaurant, function rooms and other designated areas are clean, tidy and presented to the required standard.\n\nSupporting the wider hotel operation by completing reasonable overnight duties and preparing the hotel for the following day.\n\nThis is a role for someone who enjoys responsibility, takes pride in looking after people and understands the importance of being both welcoming and vigilant.\nWhen guests need assistance in the middle of the night, you will be the person they turn to. When the hotel needs someone to protect its guests, property and reputation, you will be there to take responsibility.\n We are looking for someone who is dependable, professional and comfortable taking responsibility.\nPrevious hotel experience is essential for this role, as you will be expected to work confidently and independently during overnight shifts.\nYou will ideally have:\nPrevious experience working in a hotel environment, ideally within Reception, Night Reception, Night Porter or Duty Management responsibilities.\n\nExcellent customer service skills and a genuine ability to make guests feel welcome.\n\nA professional, friendly and approachable personality with strong communication skills.\n\nThe confidence to work independently and make sensible decisions when senior management are not immediately present.\n\nExperience of hotel reservation, billing or property management systems.\n\nGood numerical skills and strong attention to detail, particularly when handling cash, payments and completing the Night Audit.\n\nExperience of cash handling and following financial reconciliation procedures.\n\nA strong awareness of security and the confidence to challenge suspicious or unauthorised behaviour appropriately.\n\nThe ability to remain calm, professional and decisive in challenging or emergency situations.\n\nGood general IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly.\n\nA good knowledge of customer service and the ability to handle guest complaints and concerns professionally.\n\nA flexible approach to work and a willingness to undertake a wide variety of duties across the hotel.\n\nThe physical ability to undertake practical duties, including assisting with luggage, moving furniture and setting up meeting rooms.\n\nExcellent attention to cleanliness, presentation and detail.\n\nA strong sense of responsibility and integrity.\n\nA Food Hygiene Certificate would be advantageous, although full training can be provided.\nYou must be aged 18 or over, as serving alcoholic beverages forms part of the role.\nMost importantly, we are looking for someone we can trust to represent the hotel professionally throughout the night. You will need to combine excellent hospitality with sound judgement, operational awareness and the confidence to take ownership when situations arise.\n At Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel, Golf & Spa, our Night Porters play an essential role in the success of the hotel.\nWhile the majority of our guests are asleep, the hotel never stops operating. From welcoming late arrivals and supporting guests with unexpected requests to completing important financial processes, preparing the hotel for the next day and maintaining the security of the building and grounds, you will be trusted with significant responsibility.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working independently and wants a varied hotel role where no two shifts are the same. You will gain experience across Reception, guest services, Food & Beverage, meetings and events, hotel security and wider overnight operations.\nAs part of the Mercure and Accor family, you will also have access to learning and development opportunities and the chance to develop your hospitality career.\nWhat we can offer:\nCompetitive salary.\n\nCompany pension scheme.\n\nDiscounted Food & Beverage and hotel stays.\n\nEmployee discount benefits.\n\nComplimentary meals whilst on duty.\n\nComplimentary uniform.\n\nComplimentary employee car parking.\n\nAccess to our onsite gym and leisure facilities.\n\nLearning, training and professional development opportunities.\n\nAccess to Accor employee benefits and discounted hotel rates worldwide.\n\nThe position is based at Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel, Golf & Spa, Washington, Tyne & Wear, and applicants must be able to reliably commute to the hotel for overnight shifts.\nThis is a full-time, permanent position. Flexibility is essential, as the role operates overnight and may include weekends and public holidays.\nWe are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. 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