Front Desk Clerk Comfort Suites Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><p><p><p>Hotel Equities, a multi-award-winning hotel development and hospitality management company, is currently searching for a remarkable <strong>COMFORT SUITES in SASKATOON, SK.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Job Purpose:</strong></p><p>Responds in a professional and courteous manner to arriving, departing and in-house guests by providing accurate and timely information and services. Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding reservations, hotel information and guest concerns. Warm, knowledgeable service and helpful guidance reassure guests they’ve made the right choice to stay with us.</p><ul><li>Greet and welcome guests upon arrival. Register guests into the computer, verifying reservation, address, and credit information. Promote “preferred” guest program and provide recognition and benefits to all current members.</li><li>Accept payment for guests’ accounts both at the time of registration and at checkout. Maintain a house bank and make a deposit and accurate report of receipts daily. Cash checks and exchange currency for guests</li><li>Promptly respond to and resolve guest complaints</li><li>Answer telephone promptly and properly being polite, courteous, and friendly</li><li>Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in taking reservations</li><li>Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in performing Check-ins</li><li>Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in performing Check-outs</li></ul><p></p><p> Greet and seat all guests and ensure a quality dining experience. Warm, knowledgeable service and helpful guidance reassure guests they’ve made the right choice to stay with us.</p><ul><li>Responsible for greeting every guest with a smile and positive attitude. </li><li>Ensures that all guests are dealt with in a professional, consistent manner. Ability to diplomatically handle difficult situations and people. </li><li>Provide a safe working environment by ensuring compliance with safety programs, Health Department requirements, and job safety analysis.</li></ul><ul><li>Assist guests with luggage upon their arrival to and departure from the hotel when required</li><li>Use the guests’ names</li><li>Be knowledgeable and helpful about the local area, the hotel and hotel services</li><li>Handle messages, wake-up calls, mail, and faxes properly</li><li>Assist guests’ with laundry/dry cleaning needs</li><li>Know of incoming VIPs</li><li>Follow all applicable Choice and HE Standard Operating Procedures.</li><li>Perform other assignments as directed by the General Manger & Front Office Manager</li><li>Be an enthusiastic, helpful and positive member of the team</li><li>Be professional, responsible and mature in conduct and behavior</li><li>Be understanding of, encouraging to and friendly with all co-workers</li><li>Be self-motivated and use time wisely</li><li>Maintain open line of communications with each department</li><li>Communicate pertinent information</li><li>Respond positively to new ideas</li><li>Openly accept <span >critical/developmental</span> feedback</li><li>Maintain effective communication through the use of meetings, log books and bulletins</li><li>Be available to help other departments in emergency situations</li><li>Adhere to all work rules, procedures and policies established by the company including, but not</li><li>limited to those contained in the associate handbook.</li><li>Safety and Security Skills</li><li>Properly handle and account for keys</li><li>Be knowledgeable of policies regarding emergency procedures and security concerns</li><li>Aggressively seek and react to opportunities to sell rooms and last rooms available</li><li>Have complete knowledge of hotel rooms, function space, breakfast room; have in depth knowledge of and regularly re-stock and sell MarketPlace items</li><li>Increases revenues by offering customers upgraded rooms and promoting hotel amenities and outlets</li><li>Have full understanding of and actively promote, Choice Privileges program</li><li>Ensure all customers establish credit upon check-in. Improves timeliness of cash flow by adhering to all established credit and inventory control procedures:</li><li>Verifies all information on reservations check-in; name, address, method of payment, etc.</li><li>Retrieves proper name and address verification and proper approval codes for cash and credit card paying customers</li><li>Identifies and records special billing instructions and notifies accounting</li><li>Completes shift closing accurately by getting appropriate approval signatures and authorization codes</li><li>Adheres to hotel policies regarding the use of cash banks</li><li>Stays current with developments in the hotel by reviewing the communication log book each shift; updates log book for next shift</li><li>Report potential sales contacts to the sales department</li><li>Protection of guests’ room numbers and information.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong></p><p>High School diploma /Secondary qualification or equivalent.</p><p>Experience with Choice processes and standards is a plus</p><p><strong>This job requires the ability to perform the following:</strong></p><ul><li>Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.</li><li>Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.</li><li>Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.</li><li>Must possess basic computational ability.</li><li>Must possess basic computer skills.</li><li>Extensive knowledge of the hotel, its services and facilities; General knowledge of the city where hotel is located and its attractions.</li><li>Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems.</li><li>Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 4 hours in length. Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.</li><li>Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.</li><li>Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally.</li><li>Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.</li><li>Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates</li><li>Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.</li><li>Ability to spend extended lengths of time viewing a computer screen.</li><li>Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.</li><li>Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Other:</strong></p><ul><li>Being passionate about people and service.</li><li>Strong communication skills are essential when interacting with guests and employees.</li><li>Reading and writing abilities are used often when completing paperwork, logging <span >issues/complaints/requests/</span> information updates, etc.</li><li>Basic math skills are used frequently when handling cash or credit.</li><li>Problem-solving, reasoning, motivating, and training abilities are often used.</li><li>Have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and/or holidays</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Amazing Benefits At A Glance:</strong></p><ul><li>Starting wage of $16.30 per hour</li><li>Team Driven and Values Based Culture</li><li>Same-day pay available</li><li>Career Growth Opportunities/ Manager Training Program</li><li>Reduced Room Rates throughout the portfolio</li><li>Third Party Perks (Movie Tickets, Attractions, Other)</li><li>Employee discount</li><li>Flexible schedule for the right Team Member</li></ul><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>