Guest Services Agent - Sherbrooke, Canada - Quality Inn Sherbrooke

Description

GUEST SERVICE ASSOCIATE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Register guests and assigns rooms. Accommodates special requests whenever possible.
• Assists in preregistration and blocking of rooms for reservations.
• Thoroughly understand and adheres to proper credit, check

- cashing, and cash handling policies and procedures.

• Understands room status and room status tracking.
• Knows room locations, types of rooms available, and room rates.
• Must be salesminded. Presents options and alternatives to guests and offers assistance in making choices.
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the hotel.
• Knows the location and types of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property.
• Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notification housekeeping of all check outs, late checkouts, early chekins, special requests, and day use rooms.
• Possesses a working knowledge of the reservations department. Takes same day reservations and future reservations when necessary. Knows cancellation procedures.
• Maintains guest room key storage, and maintains and supervises access to safe deposit boxes.
• File room keys ( only for manual room key hotels)
• Knows how to use front office equipment.
• Process guest checkouts.
• Performing cashier related functions like posting charges to guest accounts, raising paid out's, currency exchange,
• Follows procedures for issuing and closing safe deposit boxes used by guests.
• Works closely with the housekeeping department in the keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work.
• Uses proper telephone etiquette.
• Performs cashiering tasks like bill / invoice settlement, posting charges to the guest, paid out's, Foreign currency exchange etc.
• Uses proper mail, package, and message handling procedures.

Courier Mail Register

• Reads and initials the passon log and bulletin board daily. Is aware of daily activities and meetings taking place in the hotel.
• Attends department meetings.
• Reports any unusual occurrences or requests to the manager or assistant manager.
• Knows all safety and emergency procedures, Is aware of accident prevention policies.
• Maintains 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.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Part-time hours: 32-40 per week


Salary:
$16.00-$17.00 per hour


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

- customer service: 1 year (preferred)


Work Location:
One location