Nights Team Member

Job description

  Location
Preston, Lancashire
·  Salary
£7.89/Hour
·  Category
Hospitality, Tourism & Travel - Hotel, Hospitality & Catering Management
·  Job type
Temporary
·  Industry
Hospitality, Tourism and Travel
·  External Reference
JN-072018-17927

·  Looking for a Night porter to work in this City Centre Hotel, to start immediately. 32 hours a week working 4 days out of 7 (3 days off together) the job will be approx 12 weeks long.

·  Duties include:Welcome guests in a friendly, prompt and professional manner working throughout all areas of the hotel including reception, bar and meeting rooms during night shift

·  Check guests in, issue room keys, provide information on hotel services and room location

·  Answer phones in a prompt and courteous manner

·  Up-sell rooms where possible to maximise hotel revenue

·  Answer, record and process all guest calls, messages, requests, questions or concerns

·  Check guests out, including resolving any late or disputed charges

·  Accurately process all cash and credit card transactions using established procedures and complete night audit

·  Take action to solve guest problems/complaints using appropriate service recovery guidelines

·  Follow established hotel safety protocols and procedures at all times. Immediately report any health and safety incident, security breaches, concerns or suspicious behaviour to the supervisor or manager on duty

·  May routinely book guest reservations for individuals and/or groups that are requested either by phone or from within the hotel; process cancellations, revisions, and information updates on changes

·  Work as part of a team and communicate with other departments as per hotel procedures to ensure excellent quality and service

·  Perform other duties as assigned including meeting room setting, preparing & serving food & beverage and cleaning .

In order to be successful attaining this role, you must:

·  Have experience in a customer facing role (essential), with over 1 years' experience and hotel experience preferred

·  Be passionate about people and service

·  Have strong communication skills (essential) when interacting with guests and employees

·  Have reading and writing abilities which are used often when completing paperwork, logging issues/complaints/requests/ information updates, etc.

·  Have basic math skills that are used frequently when handling cash or credit.

·  Have good problem solving, reasoning, motivating and training abilities

·  Have the ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends and/or holidays

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