Join Our Team
We currently have a number of exciting opportunities available, please see the list below.
However, if none of these roles are for you we would still like to hear from you so please send your CV to Vicky Henderson and we can keep you in mind should a suitable position become available.
Group Support Chef - Cedar Court Hotels Group - £15 per hour
Do you show passion, leadership and drive to produce the best quality food! Are you someone who leads by example and has the capability to lead others as needed?
For this position you must hold a current position of Junior Sous Chef/Senior CDP and upwards within a similar environment with a proven hospitality history. You must also have access to your own vehicle. You will be required to work at any of our 4 Hotel locations.
The ideal candidate for Relief Chef will have…
- Minimum 2 years as Senior CDP/Junior Sous Chef and upwards
- Classically trained with a working knowledge of modern cooking techniques
- Be well organised and precise, with a keen eye for detail
- Ability to work under pressure and resolve issues as they happen
- Contribute to menu planning
- Confident in managing various sections of the Kitchen
- Capable of delivering training of junior staff
- The ability to showcase your own ideas
- Good knowledge of Food Safety, incl. Allergens and Health & Safety requirements within the kitchen environment
Casual Hotel Assistants - All Hotels
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and friendly staff to join our existing Team across all our properties on a casual basis.
One minute, you might be working with our housekeeping team to ensure our rooms are of the highest standard, assisting the kitchen team as a kitchen porter….. next you might be serving food and beverages to our lounge guests and hotel residents, then you might be delivering room service or you may also be required to help guests with our self-check in/check out system. No two days are the same!
Ideally you will have previous all-round hospitality experience, with a great sense of humour, welcoming personality and a strong customer service ethic, all these skills you will have gained during your life experience.
While this is a casual contract, you can expect to be working a variety of shifts to include early mornings, evenings and weekends. This position is minimum wage for age.
You will have a welcoming personality and a strong customer service ethic.
Income Auditor - Cedar Court Hotels Group - Salary £20k
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Income Auditor to join our established team in the Group Finance function, with its central hub at Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield.
The successful candidate will assist in completing the daily audit and verify all revenue transactions, record them and prepare daily and monthly business reports according to hotel policies and procedures. This is a group function and there will be travel between our properties.
Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:
- Previous hotel experience
- Accounting background with excellent Excel skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and administrative skills
- Good sense of humour and a strong team work ethic
- Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised
- Enthusiastic with a ‘can do’ attitude
Food and Beverage Manager - Cedar Court Harrogate - Salary £24K
Reporting to the Senior Guest Service Manager, you will have a proven track record in food and beverage management, with the ability to lead from the front and ensure the operational and financial success of the food and beverage function within the Hotel. The successful candidate will have:
- Experience in a food & beverage management
- Experience in running large conferences and events
- Strong leadership and staff development skills
- High standards and attention to detail
- An excellent focus on our customers
The Food and Beverage Manager will provide the highest level of customer service to clients and customers, whilst ensuring that all F&B and Front of House areas are running smoothly including supporting colleagues and guests on Reception with self-check in/check out where required.
The successful candidate will be a strong hospitality all-rounder, with a professional, outgoing and positive personality. You will ideally be in a similar position within a hotel environment.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.
Guest Host Supervisor - Cedar Court Harrogate - £10.50 per hour
An amazing opportunity for a full-time Guest Service Supervisor to create exceptional experiences at Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate!
We’re looking for a fabulously friendly individual who will do anything and everything to ensure our guests are really looked after…… You’ll find innovative ways to ensure our Guests’ expectations are exceeded throughout their stay; you’ll inspire your team and your peers. You take delight in ensuring people are delighted.
Key responsibilities for your role:
- Take the challenge to improve guest experience, taking the leadership in continuously enhancing and refreshing our guest offering
- Ensure that quality and standards meet Guest expectations on a day-to-day basis in our Food & Beverage and Reception areas
- Supervise or Guest Host team to deliver an excellent level of guest service and delivery
- Day to day switchboard coverage, inspiring excellent communication to all
- Maintain a significant presence in the lobby and public areas including a warm and personalised welcome for guests on their arrival and throughout their stay.
- Collate guest feedback and pursue corrective / improvement actions.
- Handle any complaints and guest issues to resolution; constructively managing conflict.
- Assist with check-in procedures, issuing room keys, rooming guests and be responsive to any questions they may have.
- Monitor room inventory / house status, ensuring allocations are according to individual guest needs; efficiently managing availability.
- Manage the coordination with other departments in preparation for Guest arrival.
- Act as Duty Manager including relevant Health & Safety responsibilities.
Guest Service Host (40 Hours) - Cedar Court Harrogate
Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate are looking to recruit full time Guest Service Hosts, with their main focus being on each and every customer that walks through the door. Our Guest Services Hosts provide the highest level of customer service to clients and customers, whilst ensuring that Front of House areas are running smoothly.
Your duties may involve:
- Serving our customers at the lounge bar during busy periods
- Escorting visitors to their conference rooms and ensuring all their requirements are met
- Providing assistance with the self check-in and check-out process for our residents
- Assisting with restaurant service where necessary.
In a nutshell, you’ll need to be an allrounder – a good communicator, confident and happy to engage with guests, visitors and staff at all levels. A hospitality background would be an advantage, but if you have a have a passion for ensuring our guests receive the highest level of customer satisfaction, and have a bubbly personality, we’d love to hear from you.
We want our guests to have a real home from home experience, with their every need catered for, so, you will need to be friendly, display great confidence, be multi-talented and highly skilled in delivering exceptional levels of service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.
Casual Guest Service Hosts - Cedar Court Harrogate
Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate are looking to recruit casual Guest Service Hosts, with their main focus being on each and every customer that walks through the door.
Our Guest Services Hosts provide the highest level of customer service to clients and customers, whilst ensuring that Front of House areas are running smoothly.
Your duties may involve:
- Serving our customers at the lounge bar during busy periods
- Escorting visitors to their conference rooms and ensuring all their requirements are met
- Providing assistance with the self check-in and check-out process for our residents
- Assisting with restaurant service where necessary
In a nutshell, you’ll need to be an allrounder – a good communicator, confident and happy to engage with guests, visitors and staff at all levels. A hospitality background would be an advantage, but if you have a have a passion for ensuring our guests receive the highest level of customer satisfaction, and have a bubbly personality, we’d love to hear from you.
As this is a casual, zero hours contract, hours will vary from week to week in line with our business need, and you may be working a variety of shifts from breakfast service to restaurant and bar work (you need to be over 18 to work behind the bar).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.
Junior Sous Chef - Cedar Court Harrogate - Salary £24k
We are currently recruiting for a Junior Sous Chef for our Harrogate hotel.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Experienced in a similar role, or a strong Chef de Partie looking for that next step, working within the same environment, with a genuine commitment and passion for food and quality service
- Responsible for maintaining health and safety practices and good hygiene in line with company food safety standards within our kitchens
- Be a team player with good leadership, communication and organisational skills
- Be able to lead the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef/ Sous Chef
- Have knowledge of stock control and operating a kitchen in line with food GP’s
- Be creative and able to deliver good customer satisfaction, ensuring consistency of all food to a consistently high standard
As we are a small hotel group, there may be the requirement to travel to the other hotels to cover sickness and holidays where required.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.
Guest Service Manager - Cedar Court Huddersfield - Salary £23k
Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield are recruiting for a full time Guest Service Manager, with an emphasis on food and beverage service within our busy hotel.
Supporting our Senior Guest Services Manager, you will need to be experienced, multi-talented and highly skilled, with previous experience in food and beverage/hospitality.
You will provide the highest level of customer focus, whilst supporting the Team to ensure that the food and beverage service providing to our clients and customers is running smoothly.
This will include running functions and ensuring bars are staffed during busy periods. You will also be part of the hotel Duty Management team, assisting on Reception where necessary, assisting in completing staff rotas and ensuring our guests receive the highest level of customer satisfaction.
The role requires a professional, outgoing and positive personality with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for hospitality. You will ideally be in a similar position within a hotel environment, or looking to take your next step in your hospitality career.
Cedar Court Hotels are a group of privately-owned hotels with a strong emphasis on Yorkshire values and dedication to customer service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.
Chefs - Various Positions Salary - £20 - 28K
One of the things we enjoy most about working at Cedar Court Hotels Yorkshire is how forward thinking we are as a Group, and promoting a healthy work life balance is top of the list!
If you are a chef and are looking to make a move, we have positions across the Group for talented individuals to strengthen our existing Brigade. You’d need to be flexible to support our teams across the Hotels in Yorkshire from time to time, and mileage would be payable.
This role promotes a fabulous work/life balance.
- Four days on, three days off
- Paid overtime equivalent to your hourly rate where needed
- Great teamworking environment
- Mileage rate applicable if you are required to work at a different site
- Employee Wellness and Assistance Programme
Breakfast Chef - Cedar Court Harrogate - £10 per hour
We are on the hunt for a Full Time Breakfast Chef to join our existing brigade.
Ideally working 6 days per week, but shorter straight shifts (this would be discussed at interview) , the role involves preparing hot and cold food for the breakfast service, keeping the kitchen clean and tidy, helping the other chefs when required and setting up preparation for the following shift/day.
As Breakfast Chef you will be:
- Highly motivated, positive and talented
- Able to work on your own and as part of a team
- Passionate about great service and good food
- An early riser and who is a ‘morning person’
- Someone who works to the highest of standards of cleanliness, hygiene, health and safety.