Premier Inn at AMH

A recruitment drive for Derry’s newest hotel is underway.  Premier Inn is creating 60 jobs at its hotel and restaurant at Crescent Link.  The hotel and Brewers Fayre family pub restaurant is expected to open in December.

AMH New Horizons Foyle recently hosted a Premier Inn Information Session for the disability sector. Approximately 60 people attended the session which last 1.5 hours. It was facilitated by Edyth Dunlop NIUSE with guest speaker Cathy Hopkins, Cluster General Manager for Premier Inn, who gave a presentation on the background to Premier Inn, the types of jobs available and qualities they are looking for in their staff for the new hotel/restaurant.

The information session was aimed at potential applicants to hear at first hand what career opportunities are available at Premier Inn and to ask any questions.

Cathy explained that Premier Inn was committed to getting the right person for the job and encouraged all who attended to consider applying to become a member of the team :

Premier Inn have made the following adjustments to ensure that applicants with disabilities are given the best opportunities at the interview stage i.e

• Allocation of additional time for interviews if required
• A Support worker can attend interviews if the applicant wants them too
• Interviewers will be briefed beforehand on asking question using plain language

for more information on Premier Inn www.premierinn.com , or for jobs available in the new hotel www.jobcentreonline.com