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Front Desk Agent

  • Calgary, AB, Canada

Full-time

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We are looking for a Front Desk Agent to join our team!

Are you a personable individual with a knack for problem-solving and organization? This is the perfect job for you!

Job Description

As a Front Desk Agent, you have the authority to exceed guest expectations and create a lasting positive impression on each guest. Your role is very important because you are the first impression on each of our guests. Additionally, you will achieve excellence by maximizing room revenue every shift while delivering against key financial goals for the department. Ultimately, you are a key component in making each guest’s experience warm, pleasant, and memorable.

Key Focuses

  • Maintains a friendly, attentive, and professional demeanor during all guest encounters and responds appropriately to guest complaints.
  • Ensures the front desk, lobby, and guest entrance are “picture-perfect” for optimal first impressions.
  • Answers phones and welcomes guests in a prompt and courteous manner.
  • Keeps track of arrivals, departures, and in-house daily activities and organizes VIP amenities where appropriate.
  • Efficiently books guest reservations requested by phone, in person, or online.
  • Processes check-ins, and check-outs, registers transactions, and provides information on hotel services and room location.

Experience/Passions/Education

  • Previous experience in front desk or in a hotel is an asset.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Tech-savvy.

Amazing Perks

  • Competitive wages and Health and Wellness benefit plan.
  • Paid on-the-job training with additional learning opportunities.
  • Growth and development opportunities, both personal and professional.
  • Personal days: 5 per year after 90 days of continued full-time employment.
  • Marriott Employee Travel program providing you with discounted room rates and food and beverage discounts at any of Marriott’s chain of hotels.
  • Pomeroy Stay Travel Program.
  • Food and Beverage discounts at the Botanicus Kitchen + Bar.

Working Conditions

This position may include dayshift, afternoon, or evening shifts any day of the week or weekend and the occasional night audit shift if needed. This position will require long periods of standing and may require lifting and bending. There may be periods of independent work and brief periods of exposure to cold air due to the location of the front desk.

At Westin, we understand each guest is unique; hence, we customize care and attention to create a personalized and distinctive experience. We believe in proactively meeting guest needs and not just reactively. We inspire associates to tap into their intuition to anticipate guest’s every desire. At Westin, we offer our guests countless opportunities to maintain their well-being while restoring a sense of control so that they leave feeling better than when they arrived.

About Pomeroy Lodging

Pomeroy Lodging is Western Canada’s leader in hospitality and lodging. Driven to meet every need, we own and operate a comprehensive range of hotels and resorts throughout the West. Our investment goes well beyond the walls of our hotels and the land we build on. Pomeroy Lodging is committed to investing heavily in our people, properties, and communities.operate a comprehensive range of hotels and resorts throughout the West. Our investment goes well beyond the walls of our hotels and the land we build on. Pomeroy Lodging is committed to investing heavily in our people, properties, and communities.
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Responsibilities

Welcome guests and handle reservations, check-ins, check-outs, transactions, phone inquiries, and requests for information about hotel services. Maintain a professional and attentive front desk presence, respond to complaints, keep guest-facing areas presentable, track daily guest activity, arrange VIP amenities, and help maximize room revenue.

Requirements

Previous front desk or hotel experience is an asset, and strong communication and interpersonal skills are expected. Candidates should be tech-savvy and able to work varied shifts, stand for extended periods, and occasionally lift or bend.

Skills

  • Guest Service
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Organization
  • Reservation Booking
  • Check-In And Check-Out Processing
  • Transaction Processing
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Complaint Resolution
  • Attention To Detail
  • Technology Proficiency
  • Revenue Maximization
  • Guest Relations

Benefits

  • Competitive Wages
  • Health And Wellness Benefit Plan
  • Paid On-The-Job Training
  • Learning Opportunities
  • Growth And Development Opportunities
  • Personal Days
  • Discounted Hotel Room Rates
  • Food And Beverage Discounts

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Categories

  • Hospitality
  • Customer Service & Support

Keywords

  • Front Desk
  • Hospitality
  • Guest Services
  • Guest Experience
  • Reservations
  • Check-In
  • Check-Out
  • Hotel Services
  • Room Revenue
  • Financial Goals
  • Guest Complaints
  • VIP Amenities
  • Phone Inquiries
  • Transaction Processing
  • Lobby Presentation
  • Arrivals And Departures
  • Night Audit
  • Customer Service
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Organization
  • Technology Proficiency

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