Barchester Healthcare

Hospitality - Host/Hostess

The closing date is 21 March 2026

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Job summary

This role as a Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home involves creating a stimulating environment for residents and providing a friendly, engaging, and helpful service in the dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that allows you to enhance the lives of the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Hospitality Host, you'll help to create a warm and welcoming environment for the residents, with interesting events and first-class hospitality. You'll provide a friendly, engaging, and helpful service in the dining room and bar areas, which is a crucial part of the all-round care and support the residents receive. This role doesn't require specific qualifications, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. You'll need to be personable, caring, and take a genuine interest in the residents and their families.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate a network of care homes across the country, catering to the diverse needs of their residents. Barchester is committed to creating a warm, welcoming, and stimulating environment for their residents, and the Hospitality Host role is an important part of this.

Details

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.39 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1455704973

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Guildford

GU3 3FF


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment for our residents so that we can give them the all-round care and support they deserve. We want our homes to be warm and welcoming with interesting events and first-class hospitality. As a Hospitality Host, you'll have an important part to play in making sure that happens. In particular, you'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service in our dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that will give you a real opportunity to enhance the lives of all our residents.

ABOUT YOUYou don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. Personable and caring, you'll take a genuine interest in our residents, engaging with them and their families on a regular basis. If that sounds like you, we'll give you every opportunity to develop your skills further with courses that are designed to give you confidence in all aspects of your role. Because you might be serving alcohol, you'll need to be over the age of 18.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment for our residents so that we can give them the all-round care and support they deserve. We want our homes to be warm and welcoming with interesting events and first-class hospitality. As a Hospitality Host, you'll have an important part to play in making sure that happens. In particular, you'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service in our dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that will give you a real opportunity to enhance the lives of all our residents.

ABOUT YOUYou don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. Personable and caring, you'll take a genuine interest in our residents, engaging with them and their families on a regular basis. If that sounds like you, we'll give you every opportunity to develop your skills further with courses that are designed to give you confidence in all aspects of your role. Because you might be serving alcohol, you'll need to be over the age of 18.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Guildford

GU3 3FF


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Guildford

GU3 3FF


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.39 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1455704973

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Guildford

GU3 3FF


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