Receptionist

Job description

  Location
Maidenhead, Berkshire
·  Salary
£17,220.00/Year
·  Category
Office and Secretarial - Receptionist
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Office and Secretarial
·  External Reference
JN-102018-30189

Do you have excellent communication skills?

Well presented?

My client based in the beautiful town of Cookham are looking for a Receptionist to join their team on a permanent basis.

You will be working 35 hours per week, 5 days out of the 7.

You will need to be flexible as you could be working weekends and in the summer months they would be really busy.

Job Duties:

·  Ensure all guests are booked in on the correct tariff and allocate the correct room type.

·  Ensure all required charges are posted to the guests bill before they check out.

·  Acknowledge guests immediately as they arrive at the desk.

·  Ensure all bookings are entered into guest line on the day they are received.

·  Ensure back up is received in the form of either an email or a fax for each booking.

·  Filed all paperwork in the corresponding folder.

·  For group booking - Should the booking create an overbooking, email the person back informing them of this, keeping a copy for your record.

·  Money must always be counted when arriving on shift and the money balances with the current shift report.

·  The days takings must be banked at the end of each day.

·  Ensure all monies are locked in the safe each night.

·  Answering the main switchboard.

·  Receiving and checking paperwork for courses.

·  Signing in contractors / temporary workers.

·  Booking taxis.

·  Sending faxes.

·  Guests / staff queries.

·  Developing relationships with regular B&B business clients.

Knowledge / Experience:

·  Previous hotel or similar reception role, including switchboard is desirable.

·  Experience and understanding in a front of house package.

·  Previous cash handling experience.

Skills / Attributes:

·  Basic computer skills.

·  Excellent communication skills.

·  Ability to multi task.

·  Ability to work on their own as well as a team player.

This role offers some fantastic benefits!

Such as:

·  25 days annual holiday.

·  Life Assurance.

·  Buy holiday.

·  Car parking.

·  Access to Perkbox benefits platform.

Please apply now!

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