Front Desk Agent

Gulph Creek Hotels•Ship Bottom, NJ

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front Desk Agent is responsible for maintaining guest service as the driving philosophy of the operation. This role personally demonstrates a commitment to guest service by responding promptly to guests’ needs, ensuring every guest is satisfied, and meeting or exceeding guest satisfaction measures. The agent ensures hotel standards and services contribute to the delivery of consistent guest service and implements and practices guest service initiatives. This position involves greeting all guests, processing reservations, check-ins, and check-outs, and offering guest assistance at every opportunity. The Front Desk Agent responds to all guest requests efficiently, provides information about hotel policies, services, amenities, and the local area, and maintains accurate guest information in the property management system. Responsibilities also include handling collection efforts of in-house balances, balancing cash, check, credit card, and ledger accounts, maintaining daily logs and checklists, and effectively communicating pertinent information to other employees and departments. Compliance with all standards and regulations for safe and efficient hotel operations, regular attendance, and maintaining high standards of personal appearance and grooming are also required. The role involves approaching all encounters with guests and employees in a friendly, service-oriented manner and maintaining and organizing the work area regularly. Other duties as required.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent, plus relative experience in customer service.
Ability to read and speak English and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to effectively communicate with employees, guests and supervisors for optimum operation of the property.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rates, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Responsibilities

Maintains guest service as the driving philosophy of the operation.
Personally demonstrates a commitment to guest service in responding promptly to guests’ needs.
Ensures every guest is satisfied.
Meets or exceeds guest satisfaction measures.
Ensures hotel standards and services contribute to the delivery of consistent guest service.
Implements and practices guest service initiatives and performs to Gulph Creek Hotel Standards.
Greet all guests (internal and external).
Process guest reservations, registration (check-in) and departures (check-outs).
Offer guest assistance at every opportunity.
Respond to all guest requests efficiently.
Ensure guest satisfaction by following through on requests and other needs.
Provide information to guests about hotel policies, services and amenities.
Provide information, directions and other assistance as necessary about the local area.
Maintain accurate guest information in the hotel property management system including, but not limited to: basic guest information, billing/payment, guest charges, etc.
Handles collection efforts of all in-house balances and notifies management of potential liabilities.
Balances all cash, check, credit card and ledger accounts through verification, shift reports and performs audit functions if assigned.
Maintain daily logs and checklists.
Effectively communicate all pertinent information to other employees within the department.
Effectively communicate all pertinent information to other departments (Housekeeping, Security, Maintenance, etc) regarding room status/availability, guest requests, etc.
Comply with all standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
Maintain regular attendance in compliance with company policy.
Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming in accordance with company policy.
Approach all encounters with guests and employees in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
Maintain and organize work area regularly.
Other duties as required.