Retail Opportunity: Hotel Porter

Hotel porter Current Vacancies

2007-01-25:

Hotel porters are often the first people to greet guests at a hotel.

They help guests by carrying luggage and showing them to their room; advising on hotel facilities; arranging taxis and parking cars; looking after keys; and running errands, such as taking and picking up dry cleaning.

If the hotel has a conference suite, the porter may be responsible for moving and setting up equipment.
In a large hotel, duties may be more specialised.

Full-time hotel porters usually work around 40 hours a week on a shift system, depending on the hotel.
Part-time or seasonal work may be possible. Split shifts and overtime are common.

Hotel porters spend most of their time on their feet, both indoors and outside.
They carry heavy or awkward loads such as luggage, laundry, furniture and conference equipment.

Prospects depend on the size of the organisation.
Larger and prestigious hotels are more likely to have a career structure that will allow you to progress to the position of head porter or concierge.

To start, a hotel porter may earn around 10,000 a year.
A head porter at a large hotel can earn up to 22,000 a year.

Additional income may be generated through shift allowance, overtime and tips. (Permalink)