Hilton Garden Inn Hartford South/Glastonbury
Glastonbury, CT
posted November 18, 2024
Compensation: $16.00 to $20.00 per hour
Opportunity: Sales Coordinator/Guest Service Agent
Your Focus as Sales Coordinator
- Promptly answer telephone calls and communicate relevant account information to managers and departments.
- Type and process correspondence, proposals and contracts.
- Distribute memos, contracts, resumes,beos, room requests and amenities to relevant departments.
- Politely and professionally converse with clients.
- File and organize copies of contracts and correspondence ensuring records are up to date. Archive end of month/year documentation.
- Reserve and confirm rooms, meeting space, and banquet space when necessary. Process group rooming lists.
- Provide tours to walk-ins and/or group contacts upon request.
- Assist with group maintenance such as rewards points credit, arrival requests, etc.
- Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
Your Focus as Guest Service Agent
- Immediately greet guests and offer to assist with their needs.
- Register and assign guests to hotel rooms.
- Establish methods of payment and verify credit.
- Make and confirm reservations.
- Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
- Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or the PMS system.
- Respond to guest requests in a timely manner.
- Receive and resolve guest complaints, elevating to supervisor if necessary.
- Secure guests' valuables in hotel safe or safe-deposit boxes, if not available in guest rooms.
- Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting audits.
- Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
- Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
- Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
- Assist in the breakfast area or assist guests with luggage when staffing assistance is required or during peak periods.
- Ensure overall guest satisfaction.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
Your Background and Skill
- High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Previous customer service experience or equivalent training required.
- Knowledge of PMS systems preferred.
Work Environment and Context
- Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
- Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching; stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
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