Job Description
Hostel Assistant – Portree Youth Hostel
Job Reference: PORHA095
Position: Hostel Assistant
Location: Portree Youth Hostel (Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EW)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract, ASAP until 31 Oct 2026
Hours per week: 37.5 hpw
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Accommodation: Live-in accommodation available (Note: a small weekly utility levy applies.)
We are recruiting a Hostel Assistant to join our dedicated, friendly and professional team at our Portree Youth Hostel. As a Hostel Assistant, you will undertake a range of hostel duties including full reception service, check in/out, handling customer enquiries, cleaning & housekeeping and basic catering duties. You should be adaptable, as workloads and priorities can change during busy periods.
We offer
- Training on the job
- The opportunity to work and travel within the network
- Progression for anyone looking for a career within hospitality
- Work life balance through flexible working hours
- Opportunity to give back – this is more than just a job
- Half price accommodation rates in all Hostelling Scotland hostels
- Free employee membership of Hostelling Scotland
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Employers pension
- Access to many high street discounts through the salary extras scheme
Additional Information
- You must be able to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK prior to start with us.
- All successful candidates are required to provide one satisfactory reference and a recent Basic Disclosure clearance.