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Hotel porters welcome guests, carry their luggage and answer their questions.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on split shifts
On a typical day you could:
You could work in a hotel.
Your working environment may be physically demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You can take a college course before you look for work, like:
You may need:
You can start by doing a hospitality team member intermediate apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You can apply directly to employers if you've got some of the relevant skills and knowledge needed for this job. Experience in customer service will be helpful though not essential.
Employers will be interested in your personal qualities and will expect you to be hardworking, honest and a reliable time-keeper.
You can find more details about becoming a hotel porter through the Hospitality Guild.
With experience, you could progress to head porter or concierge.
With training, you could move into other areas of hotel work like bar work or reception.