Guest Services Agent

Job Description

Job Description

Do you want to work at an island escape with 24 / 7 ocean views, frozen drinks, fresh coastal cuisine, and blissed-out beach vibes? Submit your application for our Guest Services Agent opening and find out what it truly means to be a part of the Tides Folly Beach team.

Compensation : $17.00 per hour

Location : 1 Center St, Folly Beach, SC 29439

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Register guests and assign rooms. Accommodates special requests whenever possible.
• Assist in pre-registration and blocking of rooms for reservations.
• Thoroughly understand and adhere to proper credit and cash handling policies and procedures, bill / invoice settlement, posting charges to the guest, paid out's, Foreign currency exchange etc.
• Understand room status and room status tracking.
• Know room locations, types of rooms available, and room rates as well as the activities and services of the property.
• Must be sales-minded. Presents options and alternatives to guests and offers assistance in making choices.
• Use suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the hotel. Communicate services and amenities of the hotel to guests.
• Coordinate room status updates with the housekeeping department by notifying housekeeping of all checkouts, late checkouts, early check-ins, special requests, and day use rooms, keeping room status reports up to date and coordinate requests for maintenance and repair work.
• Possess a working knowledge of the reservations department. Take same day reservations and future reservations when necessary. Know cancellation procedures.
• Maintain guest room key storage, and maintain and supervise access to safe deposit boxes.
• File room keys (only for manual room key hotels)
• Know how to use front office equipment.
• Process guest check-outs.
• Perform cashier related functions like posting charges to guest accounts.
• Use proper telephone etiquette.
• Use proper mail, package, and message handling procedures and record details in the courier Mail Register.
• Advise guests of any messages, mail, faxes, etc. received for them.
• Issue parking passes.
• Obtain proper identification for tax-exempt guests and attach the form to the registration card.
• Direct Bell Person to escort guests and transport their luggage to the room.
• Read and initial the pass-on log and bulletin board daily. Be aware of daily activities and meetings taking place in the hotel.
• Attend department meetings.
• Report any unusual occurrences or requests to the manager or assistant manager.
• Know all safety and emergency procedures, and are aware of accident prevention policies.
• Maintain the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk area.
• Understand that business demands sometimes make it necessary to move employees from their accustomed shift to other shifts.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

NONE

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

Education : High school graduate or equivalent. Must speak, read, write, and understand the primary language used in the workplace. Must be able to speak and understand the primary language used by the guests who visit the hotel.

Experience : Prior hotel-related experience desired.

Skills :

WORKING CONDITIONS :

The working conditions described below 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.

Equipment to Be Used : Phone, computer, two-way radio, printer / scanner / copier.

Physical & Mental Requirements :

Requires fingering, grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, hearing, visual acuity, and may on occasion have to lift and carry up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment :

EOE / DFWP