Guest Service Agent, Part-Time

Parable Hospitality; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation and sick leave

Team Member Travel Program

Team building activities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

The Wayfarer San Diego is seeking an outstanding Guest Service Agent to join our team. Our Guest Service Representatives are hands-on, team-oriented professionals with high standards and are driven to exceed our guest’s expectations on a daily basis.

The on-site role involves greeting guests, performing check-in and check-out procedures, handling cash, processing messages, and coordinating with other departments to ensure a seamless guest experience.

Qualifications

• Guest service experience or hospitality mindset.
• Ability to communicate clearly with guests and team members.
• Comfort with cash handling and point-of-sale procedures.

Responsibilities

• Greet arriving guests and conduct check-in procedures.
• Assist guests with reservations and inquiries by phone or in person.
• Process guest payments and manage cash transactions at the front desk.
• Provide information on local attractions and hotel services.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure guest satisfaction.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Communication

Multitasking

Job description

The Wayfarer San Diego is looking for an outstanding Guest Service Agent to join our team! Our Guest Service Representatives are hands-on, team-oriented professionals with high standards and are driven to exceed our guest’s expectations on a daily basis.

Core functions of the position, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times, while providing personalized service to hotel guests
• Communicate effectively with guests and fellow team members
• Greet arriving guests and complete established check-in procedures on a daily basis in order to ensure that guests are fully satisfied
• Facilitate guest departures on a daily basis by following established procedures in order to close guest accounts and determine future room availability
• Regularly calculate and/or post monies, receipts, guest accounts and other forms of credit using proper cash handling methods and established procedures in order to present the guest with accurate hotel charges upon check-out.
• Courteously answer inquiries and accept reservations, both in person and over the phone, by utilizing PHC’s reservation guideline. Accurately and professionally communicate hotel rates and information, utilize suggestive selling techniques, demonstrate advantages and create value for our guests
• Maintain good guest relations by keeping abreast of all in-house and area functions in order to answer questions and concerns with timely and knowledgeable responses in person and on the phone.
• Operate the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls and assisting out-going calls, setting wake-up calls and communicating to guests to ensure timely and efficient service.
• Control cash and credit transactions at the front desk and maintains complete responsibility for personal bank as specified by hotel policy.
• Process all guest mail, messages and faxes by receiving, sorting, notifying and distributing to mailboxes and to guests in order to ensure the information is received by guests in a timely manner.
• Contribute to and maintain established information and communication sources such as department and front desk log books in order to enhance department communications and operations.
• Provide assistance to other team members and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and hotel.

Benefits, Travel Perks & More

401k, Vacation and Sick Leave are offered with this position along with a Team Member Travel Program, encouraging each team member to visit sister properties and enjoy exclusive team member rates for rest and relaxation. We also encourage quarterly team building and giving back to the communities in which we work through regular volunteering, and select charity promotions throughout the year.

Pay Range: $19.50 - $20.50 per hour