Bell / Valet Attendant

AccorHotel • Durham, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Bell / Valet Attendant at 21c Museum Hotels. This role involves providing porter and valet services to hotel guests, ensuring their satisfaction and comfort by promptly and courteously responding to guest requests. The position requires maintaining clean lobby areas, assisting guests with luggage, parking and retrieving vehicles, and responding to various guest needs. The attendant will also promote hotel services, provide local information, and maintain a friendly and professional demeanor.

Requirements

• Must be able to drive vehicles with manual (stick shift) and automatic transmissions.
• Able to work flexible hours (nights, weekends).
• Responsible, dependable, punctual.
• Tactful, courteous, discreet.
• Strong communication skills; must be able to speak and understand English.
• Clean and professional appearance.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for all things 21c.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must pass a background check.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be comfortable in various vehicle types and willing to train on manual transmissions to achieve proficiency within the first 90 days.
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must have at least two years driving experience with a clean driving record.
• Must be able to operate two- and four-wheeled luggage carts, standard office equipment.
• Must be able to lift luggage, up to 70 lbs.
• Capable of prolonged standing, walking and climbing stairs;
• Intermittent exposure to outside elements, but primarily an indoor position.

Responsibilities

• Cleans lobby areas and entrances and maintains free of debris in order to present a clean and attractive facility to customers
• Assists other employees and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and hotel.
• Greets and assists arriving guests with help unloading luggage from vehicle and transporting to their room, personally carrying the luggage or using a luggage cart. Valets offer to park guest's vehicle and give claim ticket.
• Assists departing guests by transporting luggage from room to lobby, and helping the guest load luggage into vehicle. Valets retrieve vehicle and assist guest with departure.
• Responds to guest needs by promptly delivering laundry, newspapers, iron & ironing board, additional linens, etc., in person.
• Responds to inquiries and promotes the hotel's services by explaining products/services. Provides the guest with up-to-date hotel information in order to enhance customer relations.
• Keeps abreast of local activities and the area's establishments in order to answer questions, recommend and give directions.
• Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times not with just with guests and teammates, but also with passersby whose first impression of the hotel will be the people standing outside.
• Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED