Guest Service Agent

Quality Inn & Suites Kingston is a small business in Kingston, ON. We are inclusive and collaborative.

Our work environment includes:

- Safe work environment
- Relaxed atmosphere
- Guest Services Agent - Front Desk Agent_
Maintain a positive attitude and good communication, maintain excellent grooming standards. Must always be in full uniform.
- Contributes to achieving the loyalty of our guests by exceeding their expectations and providing warm personal service, resolve guest concerns, handle emergencies and other challenges that may occur during the assigned shift. Implement resolutions by using discretion and judgment.
- Complete the registration process with accuracy by inputting and retrieving information from the computer system and confirming pertinent information. Make appropriate selection of rooms based on guest needs, codes electronic keys and ensures appropriate payment details are held on the guest account. Directs the guest to the room and offers any other available services. Ensure guest knows location of room.
- Promote and administer Choice Rewards Program.
- Ensure rooms and services are correctly accounted for within the guest statement and assist guests with check out payments and charges. Accept and record vouchers, and all other forms of payment.
- Greet guests immediately with a friendly and sincere welcome using a positive and clear speaking voice, listen and understand guest requests, responds with appropriate action and provides accurate information on hotel services.
- Demonstrate knowledge of hotel room categories, room rates, packages, promotions and other general product knowledge necessary to perform daily duties.
- Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities
- Comply with hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety legislation
- Demonstrate a high level of customer service at all times
- Achieves positive outcomes from guest queries in a timely and efficient manner
- Handle guest complaints and comments in a professional manner and provide the follow up required to co-workers and managers.
- Support team members in handling guest requests and inquiries to ensure a positive outcome.
- Collaborate with sales department by providing corporate leads, customer feedback and report on success and outcome of activities and projects.
- Able to instruct, direct and take control in emergency situations.
- Provide daily communication to the management, department heads and supervisors.
- Review weekly brand standards for any updates or changes of standards.
- Maintain responsibility and accountability for the hotel property and the safety of guests, team members, and have authority for the hotel operations while on duty.
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of our guests and colleagues by maintain knowledge of crisis and emergency procedures, as well as Fire Panel/Evacuation procedures.
- Maintain hotel policies and procedures and confidentiality as guide lined as well as code of conduct.
- Maintain health and safety standards.
- Notify management of any unusual incident as instructed or otherwise deemed necessary regarding operation and/or safety and security oh the hotel concerns.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $16.00-$19.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every Weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kingston, ON K7P0K4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location