What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Desk Agent position at Sheraton San Gabriel?
We are looking for Front Desk Agents to make our clients feel welcome and ensure their pleasant and comfortable stay at our hotel.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k)match
- Roth
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Confinement Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Responsibilities
- Addressing and welcoming guests approaching the front desk.
- Check-in and check-out hotel guests in a confident, professional, and friendly manner.
- Initiate call back after check-in to ensure guest is satisfied with accommodations as well as offer any assistance.
- Anticipate guests’ needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests, however busy and at whatever time of day.
- Provide gracious and efficient telephone service as it relates to general PBX services. Calls should be answered promptly and knowledgeably, always ensuring complete and accurate information.
- Review arrivals noting special requests and blocking rooms as necessary for VIP/return guests and group arrivals.
- Complete all items as listed on shift checklists.
- Ensure proper credit card procedures are followed at all times to include credit card PCI compliance and guest signature(s) on registration slip.
- Adhere to all cashiering procedures: open, secure and balance out shift banks to include the verification of all cash, credit card, and check transactions during a given shift.
- Issue guest safety deposit boxes as requested.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Prior experience in a guest relations position preferred.
- Prior experience with property management systems or Galaxy Lightspeed desirable.
- Ability to satisfactorily communicate in English (speak, read, write) with guests, co-workers and management to their understanding.
- Must have excellent attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow-through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to accurately compute and manipulate mathematical calculations.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy to defuse anger.
- Ability to work well under pressure of check-in/check-out of guests and handle multiple tasks at once.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $18.25 - $18.75 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 40 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Hotel & Accommodations Guest Services Staff: 1 year (Required)
- Hotel experience: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $19