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Front Office Shift Leader - The Park Tower Knightsbridge Luxury Collection Hotel London
Role summary
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The Front Office Shift Leader supervises daily reception and guest-service operations, ensuring smooth arrivals, departures, room allocation, billing, and complaint handling. Requirements typically include previous front-office or hotel guest-service experience, strong English communication, professional presentation, cash-handling and reservation-system knowledge, and the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Experience with Marriott or luxury hospitality standards is advantageous. The successful candidate is expected to lead by example, coach colleagues, coordinate with housekeeping and other departments, resolve guest concerns confidently, maintain accurate records, and remain calm during busy shifts. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays is normally required.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hotel jobs cannot be sponsored since July 2025; only youth schemes remain.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Live-in common in rural hotels |
|---|---|
| Meals | Staff meals common |
| Flights | No |
| Service charge | 100% of tips and service charges to staff (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent or seasonal |
| Leave | 28 days |
| Income tax | About 14% in all at GBP 25,000 |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About The Park Tower Knightsbridge Luxury Collection Hotel London
The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London, is a five-star property overlooking Hyde Park and located close to Harrods, museums, restaurants, and major attractions. The hotel offers refined accommodation, meeting and event facilities, dining, and personalised guest services aimed at luxury and international travellers. It forms part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection brand, whose hotels are known for distinctive local character, high service standards, and curated guest experiences. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, operating and franchising thousands of hotels across numerous brands and countries. Employees generally work within structured service standards, professional development programmes, and an international hotel environment, with opportunities to interact with guests and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.