Guest Service Assistant- Part Time - Swindon, United Kingdom - Holiday Inn Swindon

Description

Job Ref:
KGH6738


Branch:
Holiday Inn Swindon


Location:
Holiday Inn Swindon, Swindon


Salary/Benefits:
Competitive Salary


Contract type:
Permanent


Hours:
Part Time


Shift pattern:
Various including 6am - 2pm, 3pm -11pm, 6pm-11pm,7am-1pm


Hours per week:20


Posted date:13/02/2023


Closing date:15/03/2023

This role? It's ALL about the guest and delivering an outstanding service for them.

Outstanding being safe, hospitable and positively memorable experience.

You'll be playing a key role in supporting your hotel achieving its performance metrics and objectives - and you'll care about doing so, along with an incredible team in Guest Services.

What you'll be doing as a Guest Service Assistant

• Ensuring that all guests experience an outstanding level of service throughout their stay
• Ensuring that every guest experiences a safe visit, exceeding all expectations surrounding cleanliness
• Engage, build and develop relationships with guests, assessing their needs and flexing style and approach appropriately
• Ensuring all repeat guests, priority members and VIP's receive recognition and appreciation
• Being attentive to all guests and looking for opportunities to upsell and make recommendations to enhance their experience
• Demonstrating a sales mentality to selling bedroom, ME and FB including making recommendations for guests to upgrade, dine in the restaurant and upgrade to breakfast
• Responding promptly to guest complaints and finding ways to turnaround any negative feedback
• Keeping up to date with hotel facilities, promotions and the local market area, so as to be able to effectively assist guests
• Process and receive telephone or walkin reservations accurately
• Looking for ways to deliver continuous improvements to the guest experience.

What'll make you a great fit

• It doesn't matter where you've gained your experience, as long as you have incredible customer service abilities and confidence to anticipate and deliver on guests needs
• You'll enjoy using tech we have lots of it to make your life easier and our guests experience more seamless
• You'll love people and as a result, have great interpersonal and communication skills
• Details? You love them You'll be incredibly attentive with guests as a result
• Flexible and able to remain focused on results under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Selfmotivated and confident
• Hardworking but FUN

The benefits

• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events etc (because we know life isn't _just _about work)
• Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Kew Green Hotels estate
• Leisure Club complimentary membership
• International Travel at Employee Rate for other branded hotels within our brand family
• Progression and room to grow, with opportunities across the UK and internationally
• Flexible attitude and working hours.

The Holiday Inn Swindon, situated within easy reach of key attractions within Wiltshire and the Cotswolds, located just minutes from Junction 15 M4.

So whether you are looking to discover some of Swindon's sites, attending a function at the hotel or want to explore a little further the Holiday Inn Swindon at Coate Water is a great base for making memories.

If you are travelling on public transport or leaving the car at home then good news, the hotel is just 3 miles from Swindon Train Station, and the bus stops right outside the hotel