Front Desk Associate — Guest Services & Reservations

Guest Services; Lineville (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services is seeking a Front Desk Agent in Alabama. The role involves checking guests and vendors in and out, handling reservations, and operating the switchboard with strong customer service skills.

You will provide administrative and reception support, manage phone activity, sign in customers, and assist in coordinating the Front Desk and Housekeeping departments while ensuring accurate charges and guest folio postings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma preferred.
• Minimum of at least 16 years of age.
• Clerical skills including typing, filing, office machine operations, cash register operation, maintenance of records, and the ability to undertake multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Computer proficiency.
• Demonstrated talent for interacting with a wide variety of people; ability to effectively organize and coordinate multiple priorities; ability to learn and develop new skills; ability to problem solve.
• Ability to arrange and coordinate schedules for reservations.
• Excellent interpersonal, administrative, telephone and other communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, reception and program support to management and staff.
• Manage phone activity including providing general knowledge to callers.
• Manage walk-in traffic.
• Sign in customers as needed.
• Smile and greet customers in a welcoming manner.
• Register and assign rooms to guests.
• Provide quotes for room rates and up-sell the guest when possible.
• Assist in coordinating the Front Desk and the Housekeeping Department.
• Verify that the correct charges and credits are posted to the corresponding guest folio.
• Collect payment for charges on the guest folio.
• Ensure all cash and cash equivalents are accounted for and balanced at the beginning and end of each work shift.
• Responds to guest inquiries.
• Resolves guest complaints within scope of authority, otherwise refer the matter to the management.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

Skills

Customer service

Reception

Phone handling

Cash handling

Typing

Clerical skills

Computer proficiency

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Reservations system

POS system

Cash register

Job description

Guest Services is seeking a Front Desk Agent in Alabama. The role involves checking guests and vendors in and out, handling reservations, and operating the switchboard with strong customer service skills.

You will provide administrative and reception support, manage phone activity, sign in customers, and assist in coordinating the Front Desk and Housekeeping departments while ensuring accurate charges and guest folio postings.