Travelodge is to recruit 100 members of staff to help run seven hotels it is opening in the UK this spring.

Recruitment starts today and positions include: receptionists, housekeepers, cleaners and bar/café assistant roles. The 100 jobs are located in Birmingham, Hull, Warrington, Bedford, Newbury, Market Harborough and New Brighton. Travelodge will be working with JobCentre Plus to help the long-term unemployed back into the workplace.

Successful applicants will benefit from a range of in-house and external courses, which include the management development programme (MDP), a 12-week fast-track management scheme where individuals are taught the skills to become a hotel manager.

Last year, 65 Travelodge members of staff undertook the course and have been promoted to management. Travelodge also supports staff who wish to gain a wide range of qualifications, from NVQs in customer service and supervisory skills through to a foundation degree in hospitality, budget hotel and retail management, in partnership with Westminster Kingsway College.

The two-year course focuses on teaching the theory and practice behind low-cost and retail business models.