Discover more about the amazing range of careers available in Hospitality in the East of England.
The Hospitality industry is vast in the East of England. The right person can quickly move up the career ladder and be managing their own hotel or restaurant in no time at all and whatever age. If you enjoy meeting and helping people, you are a good communicator and you are organised and enjoy working in a team environment, why not consider a job in hospitality. Entry level roles into the industry include working behind a bar or front of house, on reception, as a kitchen porter or perhaps in the kitchen as a trainee chef. With training and support you can move into becoming a Head Chef, Restaurant Manager or Head of Housekeeping perhaps. With many larger hotel and country parks there are opportunities for Golf and Tennis pros and Spa staff. Behind the scenes there are well paid administration roles including Group Accountant, Event Planner, General Manager and Head of HR, to name a few.
Hover over each of the careers below to learn more.
A hospitality professional employed by high end establishments as a specialist customer service representative to carry out a range of duties, attending to the needs of guests and organising accommodation. Concierges can progress to the roles of a head concierge, or progress to become a front office manager or a general manager.
This role would involve you running a spa and managing the daily operations such as bookkeeping, employee management and handling of services offered by the business. Customer service is a key element of this role, and could also involve business management and marketing.
A barista is someone that specialises in making coffee and other beverages. They will usually work in a coffee shop, restaurant, cafe or hotel.
Chefs use a variety of methods to produce food. The Head Chef will manage all aspects of the kitchen from the kitchen budget and ordering food to training, recruiting and managing staff. They will create menus and set prices to ensure they are exciting and profitable.
Receptionists normally provide the first point contact and information for customers or members of the public who contact or visit an organisation. This involves dealing with a variety of enquiries on the phone, face to face and by email. A receptionist will be required to keep up todate with the organisation’s activities,news and operations in order to provide themost up to date and relevant information to clients or the public.
Housekeepers will oversee the cleaning of establishments. The Head of Housekeeping will be in charge of the cleaning staff and will sort out work schedules to make sure the cleaning is done in an effective and timely manner.
