Front Desk Agent

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the team as a Front Desk Agent at the Hotel Oceana in Santa Monica, CA, the #1 Hotel in Los Angeles, as voted by Travel and Leisure! This oceanfront, all-suite hotel reopened in July 2019 after undergoing a $30 million transformation, and we are now seeking motivated, enthusiastic professionals to become integral members of our team.

As a Front Desk Agent for the Hotel Oceana Santa Monica, you are vital to helping the hotel achieve its goal of providing a high level of guest satisfaction and unparalleled service for our current and future guests.

Apply today! Then check your phone and email messages often for a message about scheduling a short phone interview.

The How

You will use your two-plus years of front desk experience in a four-star or five-star hotel to coordinate the hotels guest services functions daily. You primarily will greet guests when they arrive and as they move through the lobby during their stay, administer check-in and check-out, confirm billing, assist with reservations, including lengthening or shortening stays, upselling, and making other changes where possible.

You strongly desire to ensure every guests stay meets or exceeds the hotels standards. You enjoy providing other services for our guests, such as taking requests for wake-up calls, arranging restaurant reservations, tour reservations, spa and salon services, and tickets for theatrical, music, and sporting events for guests, and accommodating general and unique requests.

Your friendly, efficient, and high-touch approach is perfect for engaging with guests and team members. You appropriately address guest concerns and escalate complaints as needed. Still, you can maintain and enforce company standards regarding operational processes and procedures related to the hotels front desk.

The Details

You will work a full-time hospitality schedule defined by operational needs, including weekends and holidays

You are willing to conform to hotel dress and grooming standards, which include wearing the hotel-issued uniform, having no visible tattoos while wearing a uniform, having no unnatural hair colors, having no piercings other than one pair of earrings, and having neatly groomed facial hair.

We offer many benefits to meet your needs, including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance options. The company provides auto-enrollment in its 401(k) plan after 60 days of employment. New employees accrue 40 hours of vacation in the first year and earn 72 hours of paid sick leave per year. Eligible employees also receive holiday pay (if working) or paid holidays (if scheduled off) for six holidays each year*.

After you apply, please listen to voicemails, answer calls from unknown numbers, and check emails for a message from us regarding the next step.

• To be eligible for holiday pay, employees must have completed 90 days of employment and worked the last scheduled day before and the first day after the holiday.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Treats all guests with the highest level of concern and care; demonstrates a natural disposition towards personal and public safety; operates from a place of integrity, honesty, and ethics
• Has broad knowledge of local restaurants, nightlife, museums, current events, and attractions. Must be able to provide accurate and precise directions
• Able and willing to maintain regular attendance and punctuality to ensure all essential duties are fulfilled
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to write and speak clearly
• Treats everyone with respect and dignity, accepts responsibility and takes ownership of tasks, follows through on commitments, takes initiative and maintains confidentiality
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet goals and deadlines
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Education and Experience

• A high school diploma or GED is required, or have equivalent work experience in the hospitality industry
• Degree or certification in hospitality or hotel management preferred
• A minimum of two years prior experience in a concierge, front desk or guest service in a luxury hotel environment required

Physical Requirements

• Expected work hours: Full-time hospitality schedule defined by operational needs, including weekends and holidays
• Travel: None
• Work environment and physical demands:
  • Able to frequently lift or move items weighing up to 10 pounds; occasionally needs to lift or move items weighing up to 20 pounds
  • Able to use hands to use and manipulate tools and objects or control equipment; adequate vision to do the same safely
  • Able to move about the property to perform assigned tasks and responsibilities, including standing for extended periods, walking, climbing stairs, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling to perform functions
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Hotel Oceana Santa Monica is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We will consider all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.