Assistant Night Manager

Role summary

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The Assistant Night Manager supports overnight hotel operations at HYDE Perth, ensuring a smooth guest experience while supervising front-office activities, handling arrivals and departures, resolving issues, completing night audit procedures, and maintaining accurate financial and operational records. Candidates are generally expected to have hotel reception or night-management experience, strong knowledge of front-office systems, sound cash-handling and administrative skills, and excellent communication abilities. Reliability, confidence working independently, attention to detail, and a calm approach to emergencies are important. The role may require late-night, weekend, and public-holiday work. Familiarity with Opera or similar property-management systems, Australian hospitality standards, and responsible service practices would be advantageous.

About the employer

HYDE Perth is a lifestyle hotel in Perth, Western Australia, operating under the HYDE brand within Accor. The brand combines contemporary accommodation with lively dining, music, nightlife, and social spaces, creating an experience aimed at both hotel guests and local visitors. HYDE Perth forms part of Perth’s growing hospitality and entertainment scene and is designed to offer a distinctive, design-led environment rather than a traditional business hotel atmosphere. Accor is a major international hospitality group with hotels, resorts, and serviced properties across many countries and brands. Employees can typically benefit from a global hospitality network, structured training, internal mobility, and staff accommodation or travel-related programs where available. Working at HYDE Perth is likely to suit people who enjoy energetic venues, guest interaction, teamwork, and delivering service in a modern lifestyle-hotel setting.

Working in Australia

Australia is a large island continent with opportunities in hospitality, tourism, healthcare, construction, technology, education, agriculture, and skilled trades. Perth offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle, sunny weather, beaches, outdoor activities, and a growing restaurant and hotel sector. Australian workplace culture is generally informal, direct, safety-conscious, and focused on teamwork, punctuality, and fair employment conditions. Living costs can be high, especially for rent, transport, and utilities, so budgeting is important. International workers need an appropriate visa, such as an employer-sponsored visa, skilled visa, or eligible working-holiday visa; requirements depend on nationality, age, qualifications, and occupation. Applicants should confirm conditions through the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Relocating to Perth usually involves securing employment, arranging accommodation, obtaining a tax file number and Australian bank account, and understanding healthcare and workplace rights. Public transport is useful in the city, while a car may help for suburban living.