Guest Service Agent PT

Ambience Hospitality is a hotel and property management company.
Our clients and owners hire our professional services to operate hotels and other properties on their behalf.
As an associate of the property you are an employee under the management of Ambience Hospitality.
The following job description covers the basic elements of the job listed, according to the expectations and requirements of Ambience Hospitality.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of expectations.
Please see your General Manager for specific duties and expectations relevant to the property.
Job Title: Other Names: Full/Part Time: Department: Classification: Guest Service Agent Front Desk Clerk Can be Either Service Desk Non-exempt Environment: Reports to: In-doors, standing, some lifting less than 40 pounds Front Office Manager, Hotel Supervisor, Assistant General Manager, General Manager Education: High School Diploma, or equivalent General Overview Hotel Guest Service Agent (or Representative) greets and welcomes guests to the hotel and makes them feel comfortable in their environment.
The Guest Service Agent (GSA) must maintain a friendly and helpful attitude to guests, customers, clients and visitors.
The GSA must professionally provide services to accommodate guests by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keycards, 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.
Tasks Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests Contact housekeeping or maintenance when guests report problems Issue room keys Make and confirm reservations Verify customers’ credit, and establish how the customer will pay for accommodations Keep records of room availability and guests’ accounts, manually or using computer Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, telephone calls, accurately to ledgers manually or by using computer Review accounts and charges with guests to ensure accuracy during the checkout process Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests Transmit and receive messages, using telephone or switchboard Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions Advise housekeeping when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning Perform bookkeeping activities such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and emptying trash receptacles Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up breakfast, or coffee and tea supplies Sort and rack incoming mail and messages Deposit guests’ valuables in hotel safes or safety-deposit boxes Technology Skills Data base user interface software Electronic mail software Facilities management software (Property Management System) Office suite software – word processing, spreadsheet, presentation Tools Used Automated attendant systems Automatic call distributor Music or message on hold player Personal computers (PC) Premise branch exchange (PBX) systems Vacuum cleaners Voicemail systems Calculator or adding machines Knowledge Customer Service and Personal Service English Language Public Safety and Security Clerical Computers and Electronics Administration and Management Mathematics Sales and Marketing Economics and Accounting Telecommunications Personnel and Human Resources Education and Training Communications and Media Law and Government Transportation Chemistry Food Production Geography Philosophy and Theology Skills Social Perceptiveness Speaking Service Orientation Active Listening Coordination Complex Problem Solving Judgement and Decision Making Management of Personnel Resources Monitoring Reading Comprehension Time Management Critical thinking Instructing Negotiating and Persuasion Writing Active Learning and Learning Strategies Mathematics Quality Control Analysis Management of Material Resources Troubleshooting Operation and Control Equipment selection and Maintenance Abilities Oral Comprehension and Expression Speech Clarity and Recognition Near Vision and Far Vision Problem Sensitivity Category Flexibility Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Written Comprehension and Expression Fluency of Ideas Originality Selective and Auditory Attention Number Facility Finger Dexterity Memorization Perceptual Speed Speed of Closure Spatial Orientation Wrist-Finger Speed Peripheral Vision Work Activities Interacting with computers and other electronic devices Getting information Working directly with the public Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships Making decision and problem solving Communicating with supervisors and peers Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others Processing information Updating and using relevant knowledge Documenting or recording information Performing administrative activities Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work Communicating with persons outside organization Coordinating the work and activities of others Selling or influencing others Assisting and caring for others Training and teaching others Monitor processes and surroundings valuating information to determine compliance with standards