Guest Services Manager

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£27,500 per annum + monthly service charge payment

The Place: Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels, a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London. 5 Red Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including the new luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2-bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests. 2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosette x 60 covers), AG’s Restaurant (3 Rosette x 35 covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests.

The Role: A smart, friendly, well organised, guest service focused individual is sought to complete our Guest Services team. You must have a five-star smile and a warm welcoming and approachable personality. You are key to our guest service experience. You will complete Duty Management shifts with an emphasis on guest care & interaction to ensure total guest enjoyment from the time a guest enters the hotel and spa to the time they pay their bill and leave. Your actions and focus will determine the guest satisfaction levels and the extent to which they get the most out of their stay.

• 5 days 40 hrs per week, flexible shifts covering daytime and evening shifts, including weekends (7am – 3.30pm and 2.30pm to 11pm)
• Complete Duty Management shifts as detailed on the early/late shift checklists.
• Ensuring that during the shift all departments are correctly staffed to provide the best levels of service.
• Ensuring all staff on duty in all areas are presented to the required standard.
• Ensure all areas of the hotel and spa are presented to a 5 Star standard at all times.
• Hold the Daily Dash meeting with all operational Heads of Department to cover the business of the day and ensure any challenges are anticipated and agree a plan to overcome them.
• Assisting departments at peak periods to ensure service levels are achieved.
• Welcoming arriving guests and acknowledging VIPs, returning guests, those celebrating a special event and those with special requirements.
• Liaison with all departments to ensure the operation runs smoothly throughout the day/evening.
• Carry the Guest Services phone at all times so you can be a point of contact with operational staff to support and coach and action solutions where challenges arise.
• Resolve all guest complaints and ensure guest satisfaction prior to departure.
• Responsible for health and safety, fire safety and procedures during your shift.
• Ensure an effective handover to the next Duty Manager to assist with continuity of service.
• During busy arrival or departure periods acting as Host Manager in hotel reception, welcoming arrival/departing guests and co-ordinating concierge and supporting reception.

Requirements:

• Excellent standard of personal appearance
• Friendly and confident communicator in person, on the telephone and in writing
• Warm and friendly disposition
• Genuine desire to serve our guests
• Ability to coach and direct staff while on shift
• Organised and good attention to detail
• Must hold operational hotel experience across a range of food and beverage as well as front of house departments to be considered

The Benefits:

• £31,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment
• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform
• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
• Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme
• In addition, you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday.