Job Details
**GREAT PEOPLE | GREAT BENEFITS | JOIN OUR ALL-STAR TEAM!**
**Front Desk Agent**
Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina, located with the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and managed by Guest Services, is now hiring Front Desk Agents for our 2022 season!
It is home to the Cottonwood Cove Motel, an RV Park, a caf, and a full service marina. Our ideal candidate should be incredibly detail oriented and handle multiple tasks at once.
Whether it's a family vacation or a corporate retreat, our team members are responsible for ensuring an amazing experience for all of our customers.
This position starts at $10.00-12.00/hour based on experience.
Team members at Cottonwood Cove enjoy various perks and benefits including:
* Low cost, dorm style housing options
* Low cost employee RV sites
* 40% off at the caf for dorm employees
* Discounts on rentals (based on availability)
When not working, team members are encouraged to take advantage of the amenities on property such as boating, fishing, and hiking. We are also located a short distance from Searchlight, NV where team members can enjoy additional dining and shopping. Las Vegas is about an hour away and many team members will make at least one trip to the world-famous Las Vegas strip during their time here!
Join us for an experience youll never forget!
In accordance with Guest Services, Inc.s (Guest Services) duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we maintain a vaccination policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our customers and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. All team members are required to comply with the vaccination policy which requires vaccinations subject to approved medical exemptions. All incoming team members must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 within 6 weeks of their hire date. Until such time as the employee is fully vaccinated, weekly testing and daily masking are required. Any team member not in compliance with this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
**JOB** **SUMMARY**
The Front Desk Agent must have the ability to perform all desk attendant functions including checking guests and vendors in and out, reservations, and switchboard. Must have strong customer services skills.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Provide administrative, reception and program support to management and staff.
* Manage phone activity including providing general knowledge to callers.
* Manage walk-in traffic. Sign in customers as needed. Smile and greet customers in a welcoming manner.
* Register and assign rooms to guests.
* Provide quotes for room rates and up-sell the guest when possible.
* Assist in coordinating the Front Desk and the Housekeeping Department.
* Verify that the correct charges and credits are posted to the corresponding guest folio. Collect payment for charges on the guest folio.
* Ensure all cash and cash equivalents are accounted for and balanced at the beginning and end of each work shift.
* Responds to guest inquiries.
* Resolves guest complaints within scope of authority, otherwise refer the matter to the management.
* Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.
**SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE**
* High School Diploma preferred. Minimum of at least 16 years of age.
* Clerical skills including typing, filing, office machine operations, cash register operation, maintenance of records, and the ability to undertake multiple tasks simultaneously.
* Computer proficiency.
* Demonstrated talent for interacting with a wide variety of people; ability to effectively organize and coordinate multiple priorities; ability to learn and develop new skills; ability to problem solve.
* Ability to arrange and coordinate schedules for reservations.
* Excellent interpersonal, administrative, telephone and other communications skills.
**PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS**
* Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
* Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
* Ability to stand for the entire work day and to climb steps regularly.
* Ability to sit at a desk and monitor phones for extended amounts of time.
* Ability to withstand temperatures in indoor and outdoor environments.
* Reading and writing work-related documents in English.
* Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
* Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in a fast-paced environment.
* Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.
**EQUIPMENT USED**
* Typical office equipment (computers, phone system, fax, copiers, scanners, among others).
* Reservations system. POS system.
Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.