CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area.

OR

• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Leading Guest Services Teams 

• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.

• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.

• Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.

• Celebrates successes and publicly recognizes the contributions of team members.

• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.

Maintaining Guest Services and Front Desk Goals

• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

• Handles complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

• Maintains a strong working relationship with all departments to support property operations and goals and to expedite the resolution of any problems that may arise through the general operation of the property.

• Intervenes in any guest/employee situation as needed to insure the integrity of the property is maintained, guest satisfaction is achieved, and employee well being is preserved.

• Ensures that regular on-going communication is happening with employees to create awareness of business objectives and communicate expectations, recognizes performance, and produces desired results.

• Comprehends budgets, operating statements and payroll progress reports as needed to assist in the financial management areas of department.

Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service 

• Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.

• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.

• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.

• Serves as a leader in displaying outstanding hospitality skills.

• Sets a positive example for guest relations.

• Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.

• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.

• Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.

• Strives to improve service performance.

• Provides immediate assistance to guests as requested.

• Ensures employees understand customer service expectations and parameters.

• Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans to improve guest satisfaction.

Implementing Projects and Policies

• Implements the customer recognition/service program, communicating and ensuring the process.

• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPS) and support the Peer Review Process.

• Manages payroll administration.

Conducting Human Resource Activities

• Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

• Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.

• Uses all available on the job training tools for employees.

• Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.

• Supervises on-going training initiatives and conducts training when appropriate.

• Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.

Additional Responsibilities 

• Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

• Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

• Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.

• Maintains high visibility in public areas during peak times.

• Understands and can implement all emergency plans including accident, death, elevator, thefts, vicious crimes, bombs, fire, etc.

• Performs Front Desk duties in high demand times.

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