Sleeper host

Guest Experience Sleeper Host

Fort William, Inverness-shire

Permanent, Part Time 17.5 hours per week- rostered from Sunday to Saturday, all constant nightshifts

£15,911.73 plus additional benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Guest Experience Sleeper Host to join our team to deliver a fantastic onboarding service and memorable experience for Caledonian Sleeper Guests.  

Caledonian Sleepers forms a vital part of Scotland’s transport network, regularly moving over 300,000 trips per year. with an anticipated increase to 350,000 over 15 years, Caledonian Sleepers will manage and operate all aspects of the network with total revenues of £800m over its 15-year contract term. The contract has a workforce in excess of 100 employees and together with several key 3rd party suppliers, deliver the core service and specialist projects, providing a unique ‘one stop shop’ solution for Transport Scotland and their business, tourism and leisure aspirations.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain excellent product and service knowledge, this ensures Caledonian Sleeper’s on-board service delivery is seamless and provides a memorable experience for all Guests.
• Working in line with our policies and procedures to ensure consistent high standards across the entire on-board service delivery.
• Ensure presentation of the train throughout the journey is to the highest standards, escalating any service failures to the appropriate department as required.
• Execution of safety and security checks throughout the end-to-end journey.
• Delivering a warm welcome to Guests upon pre-departure, and a fond fair well upon arrival at their destination.
• Ensure all Guests (including PRM Guests) are provided with additional assistance and information as required, which includes berth functionality and the on-board service. This would also include all relevant safety and security arrangements on-board and supporting, for example, families and older guests with luggage.
• Ensure through the check-in process that all Guests are compliant with valid travel documentation.
• Ensure all our Guests receive the highest standards of service, as per the Service Guidelines. Double, Club and Classic Guests to receive enhanced product as expected.
• In the absence of a Team Leader, the Host team will maintain service levels onboard for our guests, namely the Club Car, Room Service and at seat service, based on the agreed service matrix, ensuring that revenue opportunities are being maximised and guests are offered a food & beverage service throughout the journey. The primary host delivering the Club Car service would receive a Catering Allowance.
• Working on an ad-hoc basis as a Team Leader to meet operational and safety requirements and ensure onboard service delivery for guests. This would be on a voluntary basis with an appropriate payment made to recognise this higher grade duty.
• Seated Coach Guests to receive timely and frequent service delivery throughout their journey, as per the Guest Experience Service Guidelines.
• Complete end of journey financial reconciliation and documentation of all onboard sales.
• Proactively offer and share feedback with your Performance & Standards Manager on the service standards and procedures to help strive for continuous improvement across Caledonian Sleepers service.
• Identify and report maintenance issues through the digital tools made available to all on-board Hosts.
• Any service or Guest issues are escalated to the Team Leader to be included in their shift report, and any necessary feedback forms completed and sent to the GSC for escalation before end of shift.
• Through My Catch-Up annual plan meet business objectives which will includes (but is not limited to) seeking to maximise revenue opportunities, using best endeavours, all opportunities, and tools available to aim to achieve average spend per guest target, support right time boarding and overall, Guest Satisfaction.
• Ensure all business communications sent have been read and understood pre-departure and during your shift.
• Embrace technology, with appropriate training given, using the equipment provided to help support the successful delivery of our Guest experience.
• Wear and maintain your issued Caledonian Sleeper uniform to the Service Guidelines standards.
• Attend face to face briefings on-board our service and other business requirements.
• Complete all mandatory Learning and Development training in a timely manner, as per the schedule set.

This list of key accountabilities is not exhaustive and may change throughout the life of the role.

What you will need for the role:

• Experience in ensuring a company vision is brought to life in an operational or hospitality environment in a professional and consistent manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Customer Service skills, which can be demonstrated as having been delivered in a guest facing environment, with ability to proactively seek resolution for guest issues.
• IT skills required, experience with Microsoft Office 365 packages and Teams Experience with Epos onboard sales systems is an advantage.
• First Aid skills an advantage.
• Language skills an advantage.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and demonstrate resilience during times of disruption or delays.

 What we offer: 

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days annual leave pro rata. 
• Free Scotland wide rail travel with ScotRail for the employee and eligible family members.
• Allocation of complimentary tickets each year for Caledonian Sleeper travel.
• Contributory pension scheme. 
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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Caledonian Sleeper Limited we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all and matches the diverse profile of our guests. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from all if you feel you match the skill requirements of the role.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

Caledonian Sleeper is an iconic brand with a heritage stretching back a century and a half to the early years of Scotland-London sleepers.

Part of an exclusive club, Caledonian Sleeper is one of only two sleeper trains in the UK, and we like to think it is the most scenic! Whisking guests from the bright lights of London through the night to the iconic cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness, and Glasgow or to the jaw dropping scenery of the west Highlands of Scotland around Fort William. We are proud to serve the UK’s most remote railway station too, Corrour.

Caledonian Sleeper sets new standards in overnight rail travel, offering a choice of affordable seats, private guestrooms, some with en-suites and double beds, as well as our much-loved Club Car to around 200,000 guests per year.

Serco is acting as the resourcing partner for Caledonian Sleeper Limited which is operated by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government.