Why work for us

Welcome to Edgbaston Park Hotel, a stylish and modern hotel located in the beautiful suburbs of Edgbaston, within close proximity to Birmingham city centre. Owned by University of Birmingham, we opened our doors in 2018 and have quickly established ourselves as one of the leading hotels in Birmingham.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a unique and inspiring environment alongside friendly and supportive colleagues.

We offer a competitive salary, an amazing staff benefits and discounts platform, and a great pension scheme. When you work with us, you can also benefit from hotel discounts for you and your family; meals on duty; a discounted West Midlands travel card; a uniform; incentives and recognition schemes; training and career development opportunities; and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP scheme).

We value diversity and inclusivity and are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive work environment for all employees. If you are passionate about hospitality and want to join a dynamic and exciting team, we invite you to explore our current job openings and apply to join us at Edgbaston Park Hotel.

Benefits

A competitive salary
Pension scheme
Hotel discounts (staff and family)
Meals on duty and uniform
Discounted West Midlands travel card
Incentives and recognition schemes
Training and career development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Staff benefits and discounts scheme

F&B Supervisor +

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 

  • 40 hours per week (any 5 days in 7, including evening and weekend working on a rota basis)
  • 20 hours per week (up to 4 days in 7, including evening and weekend working on a rota basis)

Hourly rate: £12.86 per hour

Closing date: 11 March 2025

Awarded Hotel of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards, this is an exciting time to join our team, as we continue to build on our success and move closer to our vision of being a world leading hospitality destination.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced F&B Supervisor, or someone looking to take the next step in their hospitality career, to support our Hotel’s F&B operation and supervise F&B team members, ensuring that the highest standards of guest service are upheld.

Your duties will include:

  • Supervising and co-ordinating across our F&B operation, in our restaurant, bars and conference and banqueting facilities, ensuring that the high standards expected by guests and the Hotel are upheld.
  • Organising, briefing and preparing the team prior to shift.
  • Greeting and serving our guests in a prompt, professional and friendly manner.
  • Having expert knowledge of our food and drinks menus and Hotel facilities.
  • Training, coaching and motivating the team to follow the Hotel’s high service standards, promoting communication between all teams to ensure an excellent guest experience.
  • Assisting the F&B management team with upselling initiatives, thinking of new and creative ideas to motivate the team to sell in a discreet and professional manner.
  • Handling minor queries or complaints in a professional, timely and courteous manner, escalating to management when necessary.
  • Assisting in keeping operating costs to a minimum by efficient and responsible use of resources.
  • Supporting F&B management with any needs as required and assisting with achieving financial targets.

You should have strong food and beverage service experience, ideally at supervisory level, although we will consider applicants who can demonstrate their ability and drive to move to the next level in their hospitality careers. You should also have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and engage effectively at all levels, be able to work on your own initiative, stay calm under pressure and have the ability and willingness to put the guest at the heart of everything you do.

Job Description

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]

The Hotel reserves the right to close the vacancy before the specified closing date, should a suitable applicant be found.

Restaurant and Bar Manager +

Salary: £33,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week (any 5 days in 7, including late night, early morning and weekend working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Voted Hotel of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards, this is an exciting time to join our team, as we continue on our five-year journey towards becoming a world-leading hospitality destination.

As Restaurant and Bar Manager, you will be responsible for the smooth running of the restaurant and bar functions and the delivery of excellent guest service. You will be responsible for the operational delivery of restaurant and bar, in line with the Hotel’s high standards and the expectations of the guests and for managing and developing a team of F&B staff.

Your main duties will involve:

  • Overseeing the entire restaurant and bar operation in a multi-site environment to the standards expected by guests and in line with the Hotel’s 5-year plan.
  • Coaching the F&B team to ensure exemplary hospitality to guests at all times.
  • In liaison with the F&B Manager, setting departmental targets and objectives, work schedules, budgets, policies, and procedures and ensuring these are aligned to the Hotel’s 5-year plan.
  • Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing the F&B team (restaurant and bar), to enhance capability, performance and engagement.
  • In liaison with the F&B Manager, researching and introducing initiatives to enhance the guest experience and generate additional revenue.
  • Ensuring liquor stock control is strictly maintained at all times, in liaison with the F&B Supervisors.
  • Maintaining and improving food and beverage profits by monitoring payroll costs, wastage, breakages and implementing remedial actions.

We are looking for a guest and staff focused individual who has substantial experience working as a manager or assistant manager in either a high-end hotel, restaurant and/or bar, experience of successfully generating revenue, setting standards and of successfully managing, engaging coaching and developing a team of staff.

You must be able to demonstrate a passion for hospitality and for continuous improvement.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Job Description

Closing Date: 20 February 2025

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]

The Hotel reserves the right to close the vacancy before the specified closing date, should a suitable applicant be found.

 

 

Food & Beverage Assistant +

Hourly rate: £12.13 per hour

Contract type:

  • 1 x 20 hour contract on a permanent basis, including evening and weekend working
  • Zero-hour contract

Voted Hotel of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards, this is an exciting time to join our team, as we continue on our five-year journey towards becoming a world-leading hospitality destination.

If you are looking for a rewarding career, in an award-winning hotel, join our F&B team in providing exceptional food and beverage services in our Bar, Restaurant and Conference & Banqueting facilities. Your focus will be on ensuring guests have a great experience. This involves suggesting additional items to maximise sales and helping with the setup, cleaning, and organisation of food and beverage areas.

Your contribution will support our overall vision of delivering world-leading hospitality. Your main activities will include:

  • Providing service to guests in our Bars, Restaurants and Conference & Banqueting areas, in a timely, courteous, pro-active and professional manner.
  • Maintaining good housekeeping practices; ensuring a safe, clean, tidy and pleasant working environment.
  • Actively promoting the F&B outlets and keeping up-to-date with the latest food and drink menus and offerings.
  • Handling minor complaints in a professional and courteous manner and providing appropriate solutions.
  • Embracing every opportunity to enhance guest service and maximise sales in a discreet and professional manner.
  • Embracing opportunities to learn and develop.
  • Ensuring you adhere to standards (personal and professional) of presentation and service at all times.

The successful candidate will ideally have F&B experience within a hotel, bar, restaurant or conference and banqueting facility. You should be a highly motivated individual with exceptional customer service and team working skills and with a genuine desire to provide exceptional service to every guest you meet. You should be reliable and flexible.

Job Description 

Closing Date: 11 March 2025

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] and specify the number of hours/contract you are interested in.

The Hotel reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found.

 

 

Housekeeping Assistant +

Contracted hours:

  • 1 x 20 hours per week on a permanent basis, including weekend working on a rota basis
  • 1 x 20 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31 October 2025 to cover a maternity leave, to include weekend working on a rota basis
  • 1 x 15 hours per week on a permanent basis, including weekend working on a rota basis 

Hourly rate: £12.13 per hour

Closing date: 11 March 2025

This is an exciting time to join our team. We have been voted Hotel of the Year 2024 at the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards, which is the second year running that we have received this award, as we continue on our five-year journey towards becoming a world-leading hospitality destination.

We are looking for motivated Housekeeping Assistants to join our successful and professional housekeeping team. You will be responsible for providing a high standard of cleanliness and service within the Hotel bedrooms, adhering to set timeframes and to the required quality and standard.

Your duties will include:

  • Servicing daily allocated bedrooms and other tasks required by the housekeeping senior team.
  • Providing a high level of cleanliness in back of house and public areas as necessary, adhering to the specified standards at all times.
  • Assist with cleaning and laundering all relevant areas, including blinds, curtains, bed covers, carpets and furniture etc.
  • Keeping all corridors tidy and without obstruction during servicing times.
  • Reporting any maintenance issues following the correct process, on a day-to-day basis.
  • Keeping the stock rooms tidy and reporting any stock shortages.

As a Housekeeping Assistant you must be able to undertake a wide range of high-quality cleaning, demonstrating high standards and attention to detail and have a genuine desire to put the guest at the heart of everything you do. You will ideally have previous housekeeping experience within a busy hotel.

Job Description

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] and specify the number of hours/contract you are interested in.

The Hotel reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found.

 

 

Demi Chef de Partie – Pastry +

Contracted hours: 40 hours per week (any 5 days in 7, including weekend and evening working on a rota basis)

Contract: Permanent

Hourly rate: £12.71 per hour

Closing date: 18 March 2025

Awarded Hotel of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards, this is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to build on our success and move closer to our vision of being a world leading hospitality destination.

We are currently looking for a talented and ambitious Pasty Demi Chef de Partie to join our Kitchen Team here at Edgbaston Park Hotel.

We are always looking for people with a passion for hospitality to work with us and over the coming months there will be plenty of scope for the successful candidate to express themselves through various menu developments and projects we have planned.

Key duties will include:

  • Responsible for the preparation, cooking and presentation of food within the pastry section of the kitchen.
  • Assisting the senior Pastry Chefs with the preparation of a wide variety of pastry goods, including desserts, cakes, biscuits and afternoon tea food items.
  • Assisting with the creative and neat decoration of pastry items.
  • Supporting the Senior Chefs in creating innovative and exciting pastry menu items.
  • Managing and training Commis Chefs working with you.
  • Maintaining a clean and orderly work station.
  • Assist the senior chefs with menu planning, inventory control, scheduling and ordering of kitchen supplies.
  • Supporting other areas of the kitchen, as and when required.

We are looking for someone with proven experience as pastry chef, baker or similar role, ideally within a hotel, or conference and banqueting environment. You will have a willingness and desire to learn and develop under the guidance of the wider kitchen and management team and have a genuine passion for the industry and desire for ongoing development of your skills and knowledge.

Job Description

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]

The Hotel reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found.

There are no current job vacancies in this department. Please email [email protected] for further information.

There are no current job vacancies in this department. Please email [email protected] for further information.

There are no current job vacancies in this department. Please email [email protected] for further information.

Hive Employee Voice Certified organisation

We’re proud to be a Hive Employee Voice Certified organisation, cultivating a culture based on people, not profits.

A Hive Employee Voice Certified organisation is dedicated to improving their employee experience, through the power of employee voice.

It signifies the care, support, and desire for leaders to want to make everyday at work the best it can be for their people.

Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre is an equal opportunities employer and applicants will be shortlisted and recruited on the sole basis of their relevant skills, experience and qualifications. If you have a disability and require any adjustment to be made to the recruitment process in order for you to participate, please contact [email protected] or call the People & Culture Team on 0121 414 8927.

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