Job Description
PURPOSE OF POSITION
To provide accurate information concerning hotel facilities, venues and functions and to handle all guest inquiries.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist guests with all inquiries, both hotel and non-hotel related
Conduct and attend effective shift briefings to ensure hotel activities and operational requirements are known
Maintain good relationship with Airport Concierge
Maintain good relationship with retailers and other service providers within the vicinity and ensure that information on their promotions are up to date
Maintain detailed knowledge of the activities of the day and of key occurrences in your city/location including directions to key points of interests, restaurants, theatres, shopping, cinemas, sporting and recreational facilities, banks, consulates, transport systems and special events
Maintain adequate supplies of forms and brochures and ensure they are presented in line with the hotel’s operating standards
Consult Log Book for information/requests left by outgoing shift
Manage incoming guest mail, messages, facsimiles and special deliveries
Manage all transportation requests
Manage outgoing guest mail, courier services and parcel postage as requested by guests
Maintain order and security of guest keys and other selected keys kept in Front Office, ensuring key issue policy is followed
Receive telephone calls and take messages for guests who are out
Conducts all of the above in accordance with the hotel’s policy, while adhering to Raffles Behavioural Standards
Qualifications
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Good English language verbal communication skills
Ability to work cohesively with co-workers and managers as part of a team
Ability to be attentive to guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
Ability to promote positive relations with hotel residents and patrons
Ability to exercise good judgment with difficult guests
Understanding and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
QUALIFICATIONS
Secondary/High School education
EXPERIENCE
Minimum two years’experience as a Concierge or in a related position