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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Night Porter

Salary Range
£10 - £10
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Colchester, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Dragonfly Hotel Colchester are currently recruiting for a Night Porter to join our team.

You will be an integral part of our hotel team, aspiring to exceed our guests needs, delivering a best in class service and creating experiences that embrace our heritage and the communities we work within.

Main Objectives of the Role:

  • The Night Porter will adopt a security and safety conscious attitude. Priority is to ensure our guest safety and satisfaction and safety of Hotel property.
  • To carry out all key duties as for the Night Porter Duty List and daily hand over procedures in an efficient and responsible manner.
  • Completing Night checklists, including reception audits (keys, invoices, check our preparation), completing cleaning schedules, preparing conference rooms and event space, check-in guests in and out, providing support form guest queries, for late service and early morning wake calls as required.
  • To have a complete understanding of Hotel and Company procedures in the event of a fire.

Key Requirements for the Role:

  • Experience of Night Working (Role is on a 4 on 4 off basis)
  • Superb Customer Service skills- gained on a reception desk or similar is highly advantageous
  • Experience of presenting an environment that exceeds our Guest expectations.
  • Excellent punctuality and attention to detail.

In return for your commitment and enthusiasm for your role we offer you great opportunities to advance your career in Hospitality, Apprenticeships learning, access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Hospitality Action, Auto-enrolment pension and our new Wagestream facility.

As a Company within Flying Trade Group's family of businesses we own and run 13 hotels and bars throughout East Anglia and Surrey. Surya Hotels' sister Companies in Flying Trade Group operate in Food Manufacturing, Construction, Property and Leisure. We're a diverse and dynamic Group, come join the family!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From £10.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £10.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Ardleigh Colchester, CO7 7QY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • Customer service: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Night Porter roles across The Dragonfly Hotel's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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