Assistant Front Office Manager

TradeWinds Island Resort
US - Florida - Saint Petersburg
November 29, 2024

Compensation Type:
Hourly

Highgate Hotels:

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. ***.

Location:

Discover more sun and more fun! Escape to a tropical beachfront paradise complete with everything you need for the perfect getaway, including delicious dining, beachfront bars, relaxing comforts, and endless activities. Here youll stay at one, play at two with two connecting resorts right on the soft white sands of St. Pete Beach. Whether youre looking for family fun, a romantic retreat, a group getaway, or anything in between, its all here at TradeWinds Island Resorts. ***/careers

Overview:

Follow your passion all the way to paradise at TradeWinds Island Resort, a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for seven years in a row! TradeWinds features three destination resorts just 200 flip flops from one another along the gorgeous Gulf Coast on St. Pete Beach, a Top-Ranked US Beach!

TradeWinds Island Resorts is seeking an Assistant Front Office Manager who will provide leadership, consistency, and spectacular Guest Service to our Guests and Employee Partners. The Assistant Front Office Manager is primarily responsible for managing the day to day operation of a busy Front Office, and a staff of up to 20 individuals with multiple job descriptions.

Responsibilities:

Works closely with Sales and Reservations in order to fulfill all special requests for groups, VIPs, etc.
Assist daily in the guest reception.
Responds daily all social media feedback, follow up with guest as well as internally.
Communicates effectively and genuinely with guests, team members and other departments.
Assists and often leads guest service training initiatives within the front office department
Maintains a friendly and caring demeanor at all times in a fast paced environment.
Maintains a professional image at all times that falls within the hotel and company guidelines for appearance and dress.
Demonstrates team work by co-operating and assisting colleagues as needed.
Provides all Front Desk Assistant job duties like registering guests into the hotel in a prompt and courteous manner, using up-selling techniques to maximize room rates; preparing for group check-ins and check-outs, and VIP arrivals
Maintains and updates all guest profiles
Reviews all daily and future reservations in order to accommodate special requests, makes amenity cards, works closely with IRD and PH to communicate all F&B requests
Works with all new hires for FD training.
Interviews, hire and train guest services agents
Becomes informed of events/functions in the hotel during shifts.
Maintains a house bank and keeps an accurate report of daily receipts and deposits.
Is able to work with and understand basic financial data and information.
Is able to find guest centric solutions
Promotes hotel services, facilities and outlets, provides the guest with information such as local attractions and directions, using the James Report to increase guest satisfaction.
Is able to take or assist with reservations.
Resolves guest complaints to the satisfaction of the customer by being guest centric, friendly and caring. Communicates to Management any problems, complaints or unhappy guests.
Is intuitive to guest needs, anticipates needs in job performance, being proactive instead of reactive.
Responds quickly to all guest requests in a caring friendly and professional manner, consistently follow up to ensure guest satisfaction that meets and exceed our services standards.
Maintains a good relationship with repeat guests and their special requests.
Is able to supervise a shift when needed.
Works closely with Sales and their VIP Clients.
Stays current with developments in the hotel by reviewing the communication log book each shift; updates log book for next shifts as well as communicates effectively the policies and procedures to other team members of the hotel.
Has knowledge of and assists in all emergency procedures as required.
Attends all mandatory meetings and training classes.
Has knowledge of the names, titles and positions of key people within the hotel.
Has knowledge of the hotels surrounding area, such as pharmacies, theaters, Public Transportation, Retail, and Restaurants etc.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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