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Mojave Resort

Front Desk Agent

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A Hotel Desk Clerk provides service to customers at the front desk of a hotel. Takes room reservations, checks in guests and handles payments; answers questions and arranges for room services requested by customers.

$37,178 / year median in California

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Job Description

About the Hotel Mojave Resort is a design-forward desert escape where relaxed energy meets thoughtful hospitality. It's a place where sun-soaked days turn into golden-hour moments, and every detail feels intentional without ever feeling overdone. With a laid-back, curated aesthetic, Mojave invites guests to slow down, settle in, and stay awhile. Whether poolside, exploring the surrounding desert, or unwinding in their room, the experience is rooted in ease, connection, and a sense of place. It's not just a stay, it's a feeling. And it starts the moment you arrive. About the Job As a Front Desk Agent, you set that feeling in motion. You're the first face a guest sees and the last one they remember, the person who turns a check-in into a welcome and a checkout into a reason to come back. This role calls for someone who moves at Mojave's pace: warm, unhurried, and completely on it. You'll greet and register guests, manage checkout with the same ease you'd want if you were the one arriving, and carry the resort's relaxed, intentional spirit into every interaction. Behind that ease sits real precision, because outstanding guest service and strong financial performance are two sides of the same desk. If you know how to make people feel like they've arrived somewhere that gets them, we'd love to meet you.
Responsibilities:
Greet guests and complete the registration process to include, but not limited to, inputting and retrieving information from the computer, confirmation of guest information and room rate, selection of rooms, coding electronic keys, promoting marketing programs, providing a welcome packet and ensuring guest knows location of room and/or has a bell person accompany him/her Assist guests with check-out including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted, using the point-of-sale system, handling money, processing credit and debit cards, accepting and recording various forms of payment, converting foreign currency, making change and processing gift certificates and cards Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of hotel information including, but not limited to, room categories, room rates, packages, promotions, the local area and other general product knowledge and answer guest questions and inquiries Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities and to maximize room occupancy Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly and efficient manner Field guest complaints, conduct research and resolve and negotiate solutions for guest satisfaction Receive, input, retrieve and relay messages to guests Requirements One year combined Front Desk experience in hospitality or related industry preferred. Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information to resolve conflicts. Basic mathematical skills and considerable skills in the use and operation of a calculator to prepare moderately complex mathematical calculations without error. Ability to listen effectively and comprehend the English language to understand and obtain instructions and information. Ability to see and hear in order to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
Job Type :
FLSA Designation:
Full Time-Non-Exempt Compensation:
$18/hr
Benefits:
Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Hospital indemnity insurance Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.
Source:
Hospitality Online