Team Member

Do you enjoy working with people? Do want to give our guests the best experience? Then apply today to become a YHA Youlgreave Team Member. We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Member to join the team at YHA Youlgreave, located in the beautiful Peak District 5 miles south of Bakewell. You will join us on a flexi-contract, working between 25 – 42.5 hours per week. This is a seasonal contract to the end of August 2020. YHA is a charity. We work with 500,000 children and young people a year through stays in our 150 hostels; adventure in our activity centres and through our leading work in volunteering, traineeships, apprenticeships and youth employment. We have a thriving schools programme and work with partners to support access for those children and families who have challenging lives. What will you be doing as a YHA Team Member? You’ll cover a wide range of customer facing duties across the hostel, delivering an excellent service to all guests and visitors, giving them a great experience of YHA. Your day may range from working on reception, providing information on the hostel and local area, to carrying out cleaning and housekeeping duties, to working in the kitchen and serving food and drinks. It’s important to note that the Team Member role can be physically demanding; you’ll be standing for extended periods of time, required to make bunk beds and clean guest accommodation to a high standard. Soon we will add an artisan bakery, café and bike hire business to our hostel. We will also lead bike rides and walks. So, if any of these are an interest of yours then please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you What makes you our perfect Team Member? Our people share a set of values and a common purpose: to improve the health, wellbeing and life chances of all, but especially young people with challenging lives. Our ‘ HEART ’ values help guide our behaviours and we want to see people who are: HELPFUL - Hospitality experience is great but not essential, but we do want people who are proactive, flexible and willing to learn EFFICIENT – Hardworking with an eye for detail to ensure our guests receive the best possible standards during their stay AUTHENTIC – Straightforward, honest and passionate about building rapport with new people RESPECTFUL - Genuinely interested in people, empathetic and professional TEAM SPIRITED - responsible and enjoy working in a team environment, but can also work alone The Benefits Working for a charity such as YHA can be extremely rewarding but here are some of the other benefits of working for YHA: - Our hourly rates are in line with National living wage regardless of age - The opportunity to work in amazingly unique sites - 10 FREE hostel stays in most YHA Hostels across the country and free YHA Membership - Career pathways and development opportunities including Apprenticeship programmes available for all employees subject to criteria - Staff meals at the reduced price of £2.50 within own hostel on working days - Live-in accommodation may be available We are YHA. We transform young lives forever through travel and real adventure. Because where you go changes who you become. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our growing team. Click ‘Apply’ now to find out more about our Team Member position. Please note: In order to become an employee at YHA you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check must be completed before a start date can be confirmed. YHA is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment and a DBS check will be carried out for all successful applicants.