Front Desk Clerk - Courtyard by Marriott Dallas DFW Irving, TX

Hotel Equities; Irving (TX); Sur place; USD 16 195 - 23 066; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Same-day pay available

Employee Assistance Program

Career Growth Opportunities

Reduced Room Rates

Flexible schedule

Résumé du poste

A leading hotel management company in Texas seeks a Front Desk Clerk to manage guest check-ins and provide exceptional customer service. Responsibilities include welcoming guests, handling payments, and managing guest inquiries. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and be capable of resolving issues efficiently. A high school diploma is required. This position offers a starting pay rate of $14.25 and flexible scheduling, with opportunities for career growth and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written are required.
• Must possess basic computational ability.

Responsabilités

• Greet and welcome guests upon arrival.
• Accept payment for guests’ accounts at registration and checkout.
• Promptly respond to and resolve guest complaints.
• Assist guests with luggage upon arrival and departure.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Customer service

Problem-solving

Basic math skills

Formation

High School diploma or equivalent

Outils

Computer skills

Description du poste

Hotel Equities, a multi-award-winning hotel development and hospitality management company, is currently searching for a remarkable Front Desk Clerk - Courtyard by Marriott Dallas DFW Irving, TX

Job Purpose

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Issue key to and control entrance of safety deposit boxes. Post miscellaneous charges as requested.
• Promptly respond to and resolve guest complaints.
• Answer telephone promptly and properly being polite, courteous, and friendly.
• Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in taking reservations.
• Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in performing Check-ins.
• Be friendly, thorough, accurate and efficient in performing Check-outs.

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.

• Responsible for greeting every guest with a smile and positive attitude.
• Ensures that all guests are dealt with in a professional, consistent manner. Ability to diplomatically handle difficult situations and people.
• Provide a safe working environment by ensuring compliance with safety programs, Health Department requirements, and job safety analysis.
• Maintain and enforce sanitation laws and safety standards with anyone entering the kitchen and restaurant area.

• Assist guests with luggage upon their arrival to and departure from the hotel.
• Use the guests’ names.
• Be knowledgeable and helpful about the local area, the hotel and hotel services.
• Handle messages, wake‑up calls, mail, and faxes properly.
• Assist guests with laundry/dry cleaning needs.
• Know of incoming VIPs.
• Follow all applicable Company Standard Operating Procedures.
• Perform other assignments as directed by the General Manager.
• Be an enthusiastic, helpful and positive member of the team.
• Be professional, responsible and mature in conduct and behavior.
• Be understanding of, encouraging to and friendly with all co‑workers.
• Be self‑motivated and use time wisely.
• Maintain open line of communications with each department.
• Communicate pertinent information.
• Respond positively to new ideas.
• Openly accept critical/developmental feedback.
• Maintain effective communication through the use of meetings, log books and bulletins.
• Be available to help other departments in emergency situations.
• Adhere to all work rules, procedures and policies established by the company including, but not limited to those contained in the associate handbook.
• Safety and Security Skills.
• Properly handle and account for keys.
• Be knowledgeable of policies regarding emergency procedures and security concerns.
• Aggressively seek and react to opportunities to sell rooms, including re‑rents, and last rooms available.
• Have complete knowledge of hotel rooms, function space, restaurant (if applicable), other outlets, and services; have in depth knowledge of and regularly re‑stock and sell pantry items.
• Increase revenues by offering customers upgraded rooms and promoting hotel amenities and outlets.
• Have full understanding of franchise honors program.
• Ensure all customers establish credit upon check‑in. Improve timeliness of cash flow by adhering to all established credit and inventory control procedures.
• Verifies all information on reservations check‑in; name, address, method of payment, etc.
• Retrieves proper name and address verification and proper approval codes for cash and credit card paying customers.
• Identifies and records special billing instructions and notifies accounting.
• Completes shift closing accurately by getting appropriate approval signatures and authorization codes.
• Adheres to hotel policies regarding the use of cash banks.
• Stays current with developments in the hotel by reviewing the communication log book each shift; updates log book for next shift.
• Report potential sales contacts to the sales department protection of guests’ room numbers.

Qualifications and Requirements

High School diploma /Secondary qualification or equivalent.

Experience with Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Wyndham or Hyatt processes and standards.

This job requires the ability to perform the following:

• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
• Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.
• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must possess basic computational ability.
• Must possess basic computer skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the hotel, its services and facilities; General knowledge of the city where hotel is located and its attractions.
• Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems.
• 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.
• Must be able to exert well‑paced ability to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing.
• Listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Ability to spend extended lengths of time viewing a computer screen.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment.

Other

• Being passionate about people and service.
• Strong communication skills are essential when interacting with guests and employees.
• Reading and writing abilities are used often when completing paperwork, logging issues/complaints/requests/ information updates, etc.
• Basic math skills are used frequently when handling cash or credit.
• Problem‑solving, reasoning, motivating, and training abilities are often used.
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Amazing Benefits At A Glance

• Team Driven and Values Based Culture
• Same‑day pay available
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career Growth Opportunities/ Manager Training Program
• Reduced Room Rates throughout the portfolio
• Third Party Perks (Movie Tickets, Attractions, Other)
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Rate of Pay $14.25