front desk hotel clerk

front desk hotel clerk

Offer parameters
Wheatland Hotel
$17,5-$20 an hour
Strathmore, AB, CA

Woke Type

permanent
full-time

About

  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 35 to 44 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Hospitality industry
  • Hotel, motel, resort
  • Hotel laundry

Tasks

  • Investigate complaints and claims
  • Register arriving guests and assign rooms
  • Resolve complaints and claims
  • Process group arrivals and departures
  • Take, cancel and change room reservations
  • Provide general information about points of interest in the area
  • Process guests' departures, calculate charges and receive payments
  • Balance cash and complete balance sheets, cash reports and related forms
  • Maintain an inventory of vacancies, reservations and room assignments
  • Follow emergency and safety procedures
  • Clerical duties (i.e. faxing, filing, photocopying)
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Assist clients / guests with special needs
  • Contact customers to deliver requested wakeup calls
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Provide customer service

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Spreadsheet
  • Internet

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Overtime required
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example : financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities