Hotel Front Desk

HOTEL TYBEE; Tybee Island (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A coastal hotel is seeking a Front Desk Agent to efficiently manage guest registrations, handle payments, and ensure positive guest experiences. Responsibilities include greeting guests, processing reservations, collecting payments, and resolving inquiries or complaints. The ideal candidate should have excellent customer service skills and be able to manage various tasks in a fast-paced environment. High School Diploma required, with two to four years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to compute bills and perform bookkeeping activities.

Responsibilities

• Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests.
• Compute bills, collect payments, and issue room keys.
• Handle guest inquiries and complaints.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Customer service skills

Effective Leadership skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Payroll systems

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Accounting software

Point of sale software

Job description

Job Title: Front Desk Agent

Department:

Reports To: Front Desk Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary

Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting, and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.

Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
2. Verify customers' credit and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
3. Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers
4. Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests
5. Issue room keys
6. Review accounts and charges with guests during the checkout process.
7. Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
8. Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
9. Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
10. Make and confirm reservations.
11. Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
12. Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
13. Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
14. Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
15. Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
16. Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
17. Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
18. Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies.
19. Prepare coffee and tea supplies for guests in the lobby.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of payroll and human resource systems, word processing, spreadsheet, accounting, internet, and point of sale software/credit card processing.

Education/Experience

High School Diploma and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates and Licenses

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities

• Communication skills
• Professionalism
• Customer service skills
• Effective Leadership skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.