Responsibilities
- Approach each guest interaction with the mindset of exceeding guest expectations.
- Drive the hotel shuttle as necessary or required.
- Embrace the hotel culture, personifying it in daily interactions with guests and co-workers.
- Use a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to and understand requests, and respond with appropriate action.
- Provide accurate information such as restaurant, fitness center and pool hours, and local attractions.
- Complete the registration process by inputting and retrieving information from a computer system.
- Confirm pertinent information including number of guests, all adult guest names, address, phone number, email address and room rate.
- Help create an energized environment as a participating member of the Front Desk team.
- Promote the guest loyalty program, providing recognition and benefits to all present members.
- Describe member benefits to non-members with the goal of enrollment.
- Make appropriate selection of rooms based on guest needs.
- Code electronic keys and non-verbally confirm the room number and rate.
- Provide room keys and hotel information to guests.
- Verify and imprint credit cards for authorization using electronic acceptance methods.
- Handle cash, make change, and balance an assigned house bank.
- Accept and record forms of payment.
- Post charges to guest rooms and house accounts using the computer.
- Promptly answer the telephone using positive and clear communication.
- Input messages and guest requests into the computer.
- Retrieve messages and communicate the content to the guest as appropriate.
- Issue luggage claims and store/retrieve luggage as requested.
- Issue mail, small packages, and facsimiles for customers as requested.
- Close guest accounts at time of check-out and ascertain satisfaction.
- Negotiate service recovery in the event of guest dissatisfaction.
- Resolve guest complaints by conducting thorough research to develop effective solutions and negotiate results.
- Listen and extend assistance to resolve problems such as insufficient heating or air conditioning, cleanliness, and service issues.
- Remain calm and alert during emergency situations and heavy hotel activity.
- Plan and implement detailed steps using experienced judgment and discretion.
- Assure the cleanliness and conditions of the lobby by straightening up after guests.
- Communicate larger issues to Housekeeping and Engineering for immediate attention.
- Assist with morning breakfast duties including set up, food monitoring, cleaning tables, and breaking down breakfast when necessary.
- Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
- Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- All candidates must be 21 years of age.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must be willing to work at least two (2) Night Audit shifts per week.
- Must have the ability to communicate in English.
- Must maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
- Must be willing to drive the hotel shuttle as necessary or required.
- Must be willing to "pitch-in" and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player.
- Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts.
- Ability to stand and move throughout the front office and continuously perform essential job functions.
- Ability to access and accurately input information using a moderately complex computer system.
- Ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
- Ability to establish and effective working relationships with associates, customers and patrons.
- Must be able to stand and exert well-paced ability for up to 4-hours in length at a time.
- Ability to spend extended lengths of time viewing a computer screen.
- Must be able to lift up to 15-lbs. occasionally.
- Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
- Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
- Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
- Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
- Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed.
Skills
- Computer system operation
- Calculator use
- Conflict resolution
- Teamwork
Work Type
- Full-time
- Night Audit shifts
About the Company
- Embrace the Cambria culture personifying it in daily interactions with guests and co-workers alike.
- Embrace the Sheraton culture, striving to exceed guest expectations at every opportunity.
