Front Desk Agent/ First Shift

We are looking for a reliable, fun individual to join our team.

• Answering all phone calls promptly and with a style of professionalism and kindness.
• Providing the guest with an exemplary overall experience from check in to check out.
• Demonstrating a commitment to deliver exceptional guest service.
• Balancing and reconciling the accounts for the day
• Answering calls and inquiries related to booking reservations.
• Help with start up of the breakfast for guest
• Maintain integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality when handling guest records, cash reports, audit reports, and other guest or hotel information.
• Promote hotel brand loyalty programs, encourage guest participation, and offer special rate packages and upgrades when appropriate.
• Effectively communicate with hotel departments verbally or through hotel communication log to ensure timely and accurate delivery of guest expectations, fulfillment of needs, and challenge resolution.
• Listen to guests and empathize with their challenges. When necessary, solicit guest feedback and act on guests concerns.
• Always maintain professionalism consistent with hotel brand and company expectations.
• Know and communicate hotel emergency procedures; inform and assist guests in emergencies.
• If applicable, maintain balance and security of house bank and accurately log all transactions.
• Welcome arriving guests and complete the hotel’s arrival/check-in experience, ensuring special requests are fulfilled and accurate information is received.
• Thank departing guests, verify accurate billing, and encourage return visits.
• Effectively engage with guests through phone or electronic communication consistent with hotel brand standards to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Greets, registers, suggestively sells rooms, issues room keys, assigns rooms to guests and sets wake up calls in a efficient, warm and friendly manner.
• Ensures guest safety by following established security procedures including fire/tornado procedures, key security and guest privacy.
• Date stamps, sorts, and racks incoming mail, faxes and messages.
• Records and communicates guest special requests and problems to appropriate department and ensures they are addressed in a timely and acceptable manner.
• Answers inquiries pertaining to hotel services; registration of guests; and local attractions and provides travel directions.
• Accurately checks out guests and communicates departures with housekeeping staff.
• Accurately computes bill, collects payment, makes change for guests and makes deposits according to KHC cash handling procedures.
• Makes, confirms and cancels reservations via telephone, computer and in writing.
• Answers and routes internal and external phone calls in an articulate, friendly manner using prescribed procedures.
• Maintains the shift-to-shift log accurately to ensure proper communication between shifts is maintained.
• Maintains the cleanliness and organization of the hotel lobby and Front Desk area.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and reach with hands and arms.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $11.00 - $12.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Commute:

• Sparta, WI 54656 (Required)

Work Location: In person