Night Desk Clerk

Night Desk Clerk

Pacifica Hotels is searching for a part-time Night Desk Clerk to join the team at Residence Inn Anaheim Hills Yorba Linda. The Night Desk Clerk will be responsible for closing hotel books at night, while assisting our guests efficiently, courteously, and professionally in all front office related functions including reservations.

• Maintain a friendly, cheerful, and courteous demeanor at all times, while providing personalized service to hotel guests.
• Communicate effectively with guests and fellow team members.
• Greet arriving guests and complete established check-in procedures on a daily basis to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Facilitate guest departures on a daily basis by following established procedures to close guest accounts and determine future room availability.
• Regularly calculate and / or post monies, receipts, guest accounts and other forms of credit using proper cash handling methods and established procedures to present accurate hotel charges upon check-out.
• Courteously answer inquiries and accept reservations, both in person and over the phone, by utilizing PHC's reservation guidelines. Accurately and professionally communicate hotel rates and information, utilize suggestive selling techniques, and create value for guests.
• Maintain good guest relations by staying up‑to‑date with all in‑house and area functions to answer questions and concerns promptly and knowledgeably.
• Operate the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls and assisting out‑going calls, setting wake‑up calls, and communicating to guests to ensure timely and efficient service.
• Control and balance cash and credit transactions at the front desk and maintain complete responsibility for the personal bank as specified by hotel policy.
• Run night audit final after ensuring all revenues are in balance nightly.
• Process all guest mail, messages and faxes by receiving, sorting, notifying and distributing to mailboxes and to guests to ensure timely delivery.
• Contribute to and maintain established information and communication sources such as department and front desk logbooks to enhance department communications and operations.
• Provide assistance to other team members and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and hotel.
• Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.

Health benefits, travel perks & more:
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401k, Vacation and Sick Leave are offered with this position along with a Team Member Travel Program, encouraging each team member to visit sister properties and enjoy exclusive team member rates for rest and relaxation. We also encourage quarterly team building and giving back to the communities in which we work through regular volunteering, and select charity promotions throughout the year.

$20.00 - $21.00 / hour

Personal Skills

• Highly organized and efficient
• Pro‑active and results driven
• Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility
• Leads by example and with integrity
• Excellent communicator and team motivator
• Business‑like, socially engaged, passionate, expressive, demonstrating a positive attitude

Professional Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Experience with hotel operations software sales programs
• Skillful in project planning / tasks and able to prioritize projects / tasks

Work Experience

Minimum of 2 years of hotel front desk experience preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.