Front Desk Agent

Description

The Beautiful and historic Renaissance Des Moines Savery Downtown hotel is looking for fun, ambitious, customer service-oriented individuals to join our Front Office Team.  If you have a passion to serve while having fun, meeting new people, then this is the career for you!  

What will you do?

· Register and assign rooms to guests.

· Issue room key and escort instructions to Guest Service Agent or directly to guest.

· Sort, and track incoming mail and messages.

· Transmit and receive messages using all communication avenues.

· Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, registration of guests, and shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel directions.

· Keep record of room availability and rate.

· Compute bill, collect payment, and make change for guests.

· Make, confirm, and cancel reservations via all communication avenues. 

· Post charges such as room, food, liquor, or telephone to guest bill if interface is inoperable.

· Make reservation, transportation, or entertainment reservations for guest.

· Deposit guest valuables in hotel safe deposit box.

· Ability to accurately use various office software.

· Have a full working knowledge and expertise of each shift including night audit.

Requirements

· Minimum lifting of 20 pounds.

· Pushing, bending, stooping, upward reaching, manual dexterity.

· Hearing, writing, typing.

· Minimum pulling of 20 pounds.

· Other duties may be assigned. 

· Projects and assignments are completed thoroughly, professionally, and with care.

· Adjusts to high-pressure conditions and is open to change.

· Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development.

· Conducts him\herself (acts and dresses) professionally at all times; sets standards for all associates. 

Stepstone Hospitality and the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel are Equal Opportunity Employers EOE/M/F/D/V