Guest Service Agent

ARK; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

ARK in Cordele, GA is seeking an enthusiastic hotel front desk agent to join our guest services team. You’ll welcome guests, manage accounts, answer inquiries, and field complaints to ensure we deliver an excellent experience to every guest.

You will bring excellent communication skills and a passion for putting our guests first. Greet guests, handle check-ins/outs, and coordinate with housekeeping to ensure rooms are prepared.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or hospitality roles, ensuring guests feel welcome and valued.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in person and over the phone, with a warm and professional demeanor.
• Proven track record of managing guest check-ins and check-outs efficiently, ensuring a seamless experience.
• Proficiency in handling guest inquiries and resolving complaints with empathy and a solutions-focused approach.
• Familiarity with hotel management software and basic bookkeeping to maintain accurate guest records.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with housekeeping to make sure guest rooms are ready.
• Greet, check-in, and check out guests when they arrive and leave the premises, distribute keys and room assignments, and record credit card information.
• Answer incoming calls and questions about guests’ needs in-person and online regarding room bookings, room rates, amenities, available rooms, rewards programs, and special requests.
• Field customer complaints when necessary.
• Bookkeeping: keep accurate records of all hotel guest account information.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality experience

Communication skills

Guest check-in/out

Hotel software

Bookkeeping basics

Microsoft Office

Telephone handling

High school diploma

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hotel management software

Reservation systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are searching for an enthusiastic, service-focused hotel front desk agent to join our guest services team. You’ll welcome guests, manage accounts, answer inquiries, and field complaints to ensure we deliver an excellent experience to every guest. You will bring excellent communication skills and a passion for putting our guests first. If you love interacting with people in a positive work environment,

Compensation: $13 - $13.50 hourly

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or hospitality roles, ensuring guests feel welcome and valued.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in person and over the phone, with a warm and professional demeanor.
• Proven track record of managing guest check-ins and check-outs efficiently, ensuring a seamless experience.
• Proficiency in handling guest inquiries and resolving complaints with empathy and a solutions-focused approach.
• Familiarity with hotel management software and basic bookkeeping to maintain accurate guest records.
• Ability to collaborate with housekeeping and other departments to ensure guest rooms are prepared on time.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and prioritize guest needs effectively in a dynamic environment.
• 1 year of experience in the hospitality industry as a hotel front desk agent, hotel receptionist, or guest service specialist preferred
• Exhibits working knowledge of Microsoft Office and reservation management systems
• Comfortable taking telephone calls and mitigating stressful situations
• Must have graduated high school, received a GED or equivalent
• Displays impeccable interpersonal, time management, organizational skills, and customer service skills

Responsibilities

• Communicate with housekeeping to make sure guest rooms are ready
• Greet, check-in, and check out guests when they arrive and leave the premises, distribute keys and room assignments, and record credit card information
• Answer incoming calls and questions about guests’ needs in-person and online regarding room bookings, room rates, amenities, available rooms, rewards programs, and special requests
• Field customer complaints when necessary
• Bookkeeping: keep accurate records of all hotel guest account information