Front Desk Overnight Supervisor, (Full Time)

Rebel Hotel Company; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Rebel Hotel Company in Santa Barbara is seeking a Front Office Manager to oversee front desk operations in line with hotel standards. You will lead staff, coordinate with departments, and ensure guest satisfaction.

The role requires strong communication, supervision, and problem-solving skills. You will manage schedules, reinforce credit procedures, and uphold security and confidentiality of guest information in a high‑quality hospitality environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide legible communication.
• Follow through on operational matters across departments to resolve problems.
• Accurately compute and analyze numerical data.
• Greet and escort guests and VIPs arriving at the hotel.
• Work at the Front Desk in all job aspects.
• Familiarity with yield management and cost controls.
• Inspect guest rooms and tour the hotel to fill maintenance work orders.
• Enforce hotel standards, policies and procedures with Front Office staff.
• Maintain a positive work environment and strong inter-department relations.
• Adhere to credit procedures in the Front Office; review High Balance Report and follow up on credit issues.

Job description

Scope And Purpose

Responsible for the management of all aspects of the Front Office functions in accordance with hotel standards. Directs, implements, and maintains a service and management philosophy, which serves as a guide to the respective staff.

Scope And Purpose

Responsible for the management of all aspects of the Front Office functions in accordance with hotel standards. Directs, implements, and maintains a service and management philosophy, which serves as a guide to the respective staff.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Ability to provide legible communication.
• The ability to have excellent follow through on all operational matters as it relates to communicating and resolving problems for the various departments
• Ability to accurately compute valuable mathematical calculations.
• Able to represent the hotel, to greet and escort guests and VIP’s arriving to our hotel
• The ability to work at the Front Desk in all job aspects.
• Familiarity with yield management and cost controls.
• The ability to inspect guest rooms and tour the hotel as trained by the Front Office Manager and to fill our maintenance work orders as well
• Ability to enforce hotel’s standards, policies and procedures with the Front Office staff.
• Ability to create and maintain a positive work environment to ensure an excellent work relationship with other departments and to ensure the guest expectations.
• The ability to ensure adherence to all credit procedures in the Front Office; review High Balance Report and follow up on credit problems with Credit Manager and Front Office Manager
• Ability to be a clear thinker, analyze and resolve problems pertaining to hotel standards.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work assignments and delegate work.
• The ability to conduct performance evaluations and discipline employees when needed
• Ability to train and motivate staff on a daily basis to maintain a cohesive team.
• Ability to focus attention on details by doing daily rounds of the guest rooms and public areas.
• Ability to remain professional and courteous with demanding or difficult guests or situations, in order, to turn them to the positive.
• Ability to ensure security and confidentiality of guest and hotel information.
• Ability to ensure that all special guest needs and expectations are met and exceeded.
• Ability to prepare schedules, in order, to ensure budget expectations.
• Ability to maintain excellent grooming and dress codes for all staff workers.
• Ability to be aware of all safety and emergency procedures of the hotel.
• Ability to fill in for the Front Office Manager when she/he is not available
• Ability to print and distribute all reports to each department of the hotel
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation is $26 per hour