Front Desk Agent - Croydon Hotel

South Beach Group Hotels • Miami Beach, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Front Desk Agent is responsible for ensuring all guests are promptly checked-in and out of the hotel, and all guest requests and queries are handled politely and efficiently in accordance with hotel standards. This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days vary based on business needs, including weekends, holidays, evenings, and/or overnight shifts. A college degree in hospitality, business administration, or a similar field is required, along with a minimum of two years of experience in a Front Desk/Hotel environment and one year of experience in a customer service background. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently, exercise good judgment, and possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral. A flexible schedule is necessary, with the ability to work weekends and holidays, and stand for long periods.

Requirements

• Previous front office, hotel, or customer service experience preferred
• Ability to work with computers; prefer previous ASI Front Desk Cloud Preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to communicate, verbally, and in writing, effectively with guests and co-workers; respond to guest requests.
• The ability to understand the tasks performed by a telephone operator, a reservation agent, a concierge and a housekeeper.
• Ability to handle cash and credit transactions.
• Maintains professionalism at all times, demonstrating courtesy and respect to guests and coworkers.
• Ability to multi task and handle stress in busy periods.
• A minimum of (2) year experience in Front Desk/Hotel environment.
• A minimum of (1) year experience in customer service background.
• College degree in hospitality, business administration or similar.
• Must be able to work independently and exercise good judgment to resolve issues.
• Flexible schedule. Able to work weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-Lingual Preferred

Responsibilities

• Check guests out of the hotel in accordance with procedures; make change, cash checks, and post charges to guest accounts, using standards of service.
• Welcome and register guests into Hotel, fulfilling requests, following special instructions and adhering to established security and credit policies and procedures, using standards of service.
• Help management apply the credit policy and guest billing policy.
• Actively participates in daily briefings and meetings.
• Ensures that the safety and confidentiality of all matters pertaining to guests are met in accordance with hotel standards.
• Know all hotel emergency procedures and conduct oneself in a discrete manner in all guest areas.
• Understand and communicate promotions and enhancements effectively with employees and guests.
• Using computer system for most functions, select and block rooms for arriving guests; preregister individuals or groups as required; assist in escorting VIPs and return guests to their rooms as requested.
• Offer to handle special arrangements during guest stay; coordinate future visits.
• Perform any other duties assign by his/her manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level