Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel chains which operates 579 hotels across the UK including 79 hotels in Greater London is gearing up for a busy summer season and is looking to fill over 400 positions across its UK hotels including around fifty roles in its London Travelodge hotels.
There has never been a better time than now to join one of the most dynamic and diverse hospitality sectors in the world – The UK hospitality sector. It employs around 1.8 million people – giving many young people their first experience of work. It is also one of the biggest revenue generators for the UK economy and plays a vital role at the heart of communities and local economies across the UK.
Travelodge is a leading player within the UK hospitality sector and is dedicated to helping its colleagues to learn more, earn more and belong. Travelodge opened the country’s first branded budget hotel in 1985 and today the group operates nearly 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain and employs over 12,000 colleagues. Travelodge is also a gateway employer helping people from all walks of life to start or restart their career. The group also operates a successful in-house management development programme called Aspire which has helped thousands of colleagues to progress their career from an entry level position into management.
To further support its colleagues, Travelodge has added two new levels to its Aspire programme, allowing colleagues to gain a formal qualification by way of an apprenticeship. The Aspire, four level comprehensive programme provides a clear pathway of development and career mapping for hotel and maintenance colleagues to progress from entry level roles through to Manager level, showing that Travelodge is a place where you can get in and get on, irrespective of background on educational attainment.
The approx fifty jobs that need to be filled immediately across the group’s 79 Travelodge hotels in London include the following full and part time positions with flexible working hours – making them ideal for parents and students:
Hotel Manager
Assistant Hotel Manager
Chef
Maintenance Person (Aldgate/Tower Bridge)
Maintenance Person (Croydon)
Maintenance Person (London Waterloo)
Housekeeping Team Member
Receptionist
Night Reception Team Member
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Kitchen and Bar Café Team Member
As part of its wider summer recruitment drive, the group is also looking to fill nine positions in its in-house maintenance team, including three in London. Travelodge is the only UK budget hotel chain to invest in a dedicated team of maintenance experts to support its 579 hotels nationwide across the UK. Travelodge is also committed to developing this team with an established training programme in place to up-skill maintenance team members.
These full time positions are field based and each Maintenance Engineer has their own designated network of hotels to service which includes carrying out a variety of maintenance related tasks.
To apply for these roles, applicants must hold a UK driving licence, experience is not essential, however a background of working in a trade environment is preferable or a City & Guilds qualification equivalent. Successful candidates will be given a branded kitted-out vehicle to enable them to travel across their network of hotels and they will also receive a branded uniform and high quality tools.
There are also 14 roles available at Travelodge’s support office in Thame, Oxfordshire. These include Health & Safety Manager, Procurement Manager, Accounts Payable Analyst, IT Business Analyst, Legal Counsel and Customer Service Advisors.
Katharine Gourley, Travelodge, Director of People Operations said: “There has never been a better time than now to join Travelodge, one of the UK’s biggest hotel brands. Our colleagues sit at the heart of our business and we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can Learn More, Earn More & Belong. We are currently looking to fill over 400 positions across the UK including around fifty roles across our 79 London based Travelodge hotels. We are looking for enthusiastic people that have a passion and determination to deliver excellent service.
In addition to a strong network of hotels across the UK, we also offer flexible working hours that can be a win-win solution for parents and students. We offer parents flexible working hours to help them around the school run, so they can raise their family and have a job that allows them to develop a career when the time is right for them. Students can work in a Travelodge whilst studying at University and then transfer to a different hotel when they return home in the holidays. The opportunities at Travelodge are endless and can open a door to a great career in a fast growing global industry. ”
For further details on all positions at Travelodge and to apply, please visit: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/careers/
