Front Office Porter (Full-Time)

 We are looking for a Front Office Porter (Full-Time) to join the glamour of InterContinental Life at our InterContinental Edinburgh the George Hotel…

InterContinental® Edinburgh The George Hotel is full of culture and has been serving guests since 1881, so we know what it takes to provide an alluring guest experience and a personal and attentive service.

We provide an exciting mix of a luxury InterContinental® experience combined with our unique character and charming building, home to Scotland’s first Le Petit Beefbar Restaurant. 

As the largest luxury hotel brand in the world, we provide our guests with a brilliantly cosmopolitan stay of discreet luxury and culinary expertise.

As a Front Office Porter, your main duties and responsibilities will be providing guests with assistance in entering our Hotel, greeting them as they come and welcoming them with a friendly approach! You will support Concierge in moving luggage to rooms, communicating with the wider Front Office team in order to coordinate your approach. 

Joining us as a Front Office Porter we are looking for someone who has…


* Availability to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and bank holidays (40 hours per week, across 5 shifts per week)


* Experience working as a Luggage Porter, Door Person, Receptionist, Concierge or Guest Services Agent at a 4/5

* Hotel is beneficial 


* An organised approach, ability to handle large amounts of information at once and deal with various requests simultaneously 


* Passion for providing luxury experiences, not shy to go above and beyond to personalise our Guests stay and provide your local wisdom to enhance their experience 


* Ability to work together in the team with guests as our centre focus!

In return for bringing the InterContinental life to our guests, you can expect to receive…


* Financial security - £12.00 per hour (£24,960.00 per annum FTE), guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus, Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role.


* Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.


* Colleague perks  - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels globally and growing), plus generous friends and family rate.

Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal. 


* Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay and subsidised childcare support, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders 


* Hotel specific benefits – complimentary stay for you+1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh Th...