What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Office Agent position at Peregrine Hospitality?
Essential Functions
• Greet and welcome guests upon arrival, ensuring a warm and friendly first impression.
• Register guests into the computer system, verifying reservation details and processing payments.
• Handle cash and balance the cash drawer, maintaining accurate financial records.
• Provide guests with information about hotel facilities and local attractions.
• Assist guests with check-out, ensuring all services are correctly accounted for and processing various forms of payment.
• Field guest complaints, conduct research, and resolve issues to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of the hotel’s services, facilities, and the local area.
• Follow hotel policies and procedures, including safety and security standards, and continuously strive to improve operational standards.
• Participate in upselling and promoting marketing programs to enhance guest experience and hotel revenue.
• Work cohesively with the team, supporting management and collaborating professionally with co-workers
Skills and Abilities
• Understand the mission, vision, and goals of the hotel.
• Must be able to prioritize and work efficiently with limited supervision.
• Requires effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to upsell guests into rooms that fit their needs.
• Must possess basic computer skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• General knowledge of the city where the hotel is located and its attractions.
• Extensive knowledge of the hotel, its services and facilities.
• Ability to handle cash and balance cash drawer required.
• Strong team player, able to partner with management and other employees in a professional manner.
Job Qualifications/Requirements
Education: High School diploma or GED equivalence
Experience: 1 year of Customer Service experience preferred
Additional: Will be required to work flexible scheduled shifts based on business needs.
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Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds frequently
- Ability to hear, understand and communicate orally and in writing to communicate with staff, vendors, and guests a normal in-person and phone conversation
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time
- Ability to bend and twist, push and pull, stoop, and kneel
- Ascend and descend a ladder