Front Desk (PT)

Join the team at The Hotel Hershey a luxury resort best known for its refined elegance signature services and abundant amenities. The Hotel Hershey is situated high atop the town of Hershey and has 326 guest rooms including 19 Villas with 98 luxury sleeping rooms as well as 25000 square feet of meeting and function space. The 1930s hotel is a Historic Hotel of America and a AAA Four-Diamond Award winner.

This position is responsible for greeting registering and orienting guests visiting The Hotel Hershey. This position is also responsible for providing our guests with exceptional customer service following proper uniform standards maintaining cleanliness of work environment and gaining knowledge of specific job duties.

As a Part-Time Team Member you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission and parking to Hersheypark discounts on food & shopping and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID!

Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):

• Greeting and checking-in guests upon their arrival

• Registering guests and confirming room rates

• Providing information about the Hotel and other attractions within the company and the area

• Maintaining an accurate count of room status and availability

• Reserving guest rooms in accordance with special requests

• Processing guest room charges

• Receiving payments on accounts

• Balancing receipts at the end of each shift

• Answering telephones

• Handling guest questions/concerns/complaints

• Performing other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.

• Minimum of (1) one year of guest service experience required preferably with front desk or hotel operations.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Proven guest relations problem solving and organizational skills.

• Ability to work in a hectic fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work with computerized front office systems file computer figures and handle cash with a high degree of accuracy. Experience with reservations systems preferred.

• Must be detail oriented and able to multitask.

• Must be comfortable handling money.

• Must be able to work independently and in a team setting.

• Must be friendly upbeat and work well with other employees and be able to interact with our guests.

• Must possess a positive attitude and be able to handle guest complaints with ease and professionalism.

• Must be organized and able to handle clerical activities such as filing answering phones and filling out paperwork.

• Must be able to speak write and understand English

• Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information.

Job Demands:

• This is a seasonal position available for the summer season beginning April/May. The working schedule may include morning mid-day evenings weekends and holidays based on operational needs.

• Must present a professional image representative of the Hershey Entertainment & Resorts mission and core values.

• Physical requirements include standing (up to 100% of the shift) hearing speaking performing detailed work at close distances and finger dexterity.

• Schedule includes various shifts between the hours of 6AM-Midnight including weekends and holidays.

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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