Front Desk Associate - Bakersfield, United States - Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bakersfield Central

Description

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent (preferred)

Hotel Experience: 1 year (required)
Front Desk: 1 year (required)

• Night Shift (preferred)
• Overnight Shift (preferred)
• US work authorization (preferred)

Full Job Description

We are looking for a Hotel Front Desk Agent to serve as our guests' first point of contact and manage all aspects of their accommodation.

Hotel Front Desk Agent responsibilities include registering guests, managing reservations and providing information about rooms, rates and amenities.

If you have a knack for customer service and work experience in the hotel industry, we'd like to meet you.

Ultimately, you will help create a pleasant and memorable stay for our guests.


Responsibilities

• Perform all checkin and checkout tasks
• Manage online and phone reservations
• Inform customers about payment methods and verify their credit card data
• Register guests collecting necessary information (like contact details and exact dates of their stay)
• Welcome guests upon their arrival and assign rooms
• Provide information about our hotel, available rooms, rates and amenities
• Respond to clients' complaints in a timely and professional manner
• Liaise with our housekeeping staff to ensure all rooms are clean, tidy and fullyfurnished to accommodate guests' needs
• Confirm group reservations and arrange personalized services for VIP customers and event attendees, like wedding guests
• Upsell additional facilities and services, when appropriate
• Maintain updated records of bookings and payments

Skills

• Work experience as a Hotel Front Desk Agent, Receptionist or similar role
• Experience with hotel reservations software, like Visual Matrix and KABA Key pms
• Understanding of how travel planning websites operate, like Booking and TripAdvisor
• Customer service attitude
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Pay:
per hour Depends on Experience


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Night shift
• Weekends a must

Education:

• High school or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

Hotel Experience: 1 year (preferred)
Front Desk: 1 year (preferred)


Shift Availability:

• Night Shift (preferred)
• Overnight Shift (preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Communication method(s) used:

• Phone
• In person

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -
• more reliable than spontaneous
• Peopleoriented enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Detailoriented would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Autonomous/Independent enjoys working with little direction
• High stress tolerance thrives in a highpressure environment

This Job Is:

• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume, or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Work Remotely:

• No

Pay:
From $16.50 per hour


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Overtime

Work setting:

• Inperson

Application Question(s):

• Weekend Availability Required

Education:

• High school or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

Front Desk: 1 year (required)
Hotel Experience: 1 year (required)


Shift availability:

• Night Shift (required)
• Overnight Shift (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bakersfield, CA 93308: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person