Barchester Healthcare

Hospitality - Host/Hostess

The closing date is 17 May 2026

Job summary

This role as a Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home involves creating a stimulating and welcoming environment for residents by providing friendly, engaging, and helpful service in the dining room and bar areas. It is a fulfilling position that allows you to enhance the lives of residents through your personable and caring approach.

Main duties of the job

As a Hospitality Host, you will play a crucial role in making the care home a warm and welcoming place for residents. Your responsibilities will include providing a friendly and helpful service in the dining room and bar areas, engaging with residents and their families, and ensuring a high level of hospitality. Although no specific qualifications are required, experience in a similar setting would be beneficial. The role requires being over 18 years old to serve alcohol.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. The company values its employees and offers a range of benefits, including training and development opportunities, access to wellbeing tools, and a competitive rate of pay.

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.81 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1475832167

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

West Parley

BH22 8SL


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. You should be personable, caring, and genuinely interested in the residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. You should be personable, caring, and genuinely interested in the residents.

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

https://jobs.barchester.com/

West Parley

BH22 8SL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

West Parley

BH22 8SL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.81 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1475832167

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

West Parley

BH22 8SL


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