Receptionist (4 Days a Week)

Receptionist vacancy at The White Lion Hotel, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

White Lion Hotel
Market Cross Place
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
IP15 5BJ

Hourly Pay | £12.21ph

Schedule | 4 days per week (including weekends)

The White Lion are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic person to join their Reception team

**Overall Job Purpose**:
To provide all guests with friendly, efficient customer service at all times so that they receive a positive impression of the company. To carry out all reception procedures accurately and efficiently with attention to detail. To be proactive in providing basic support to the Food and Beverage team to ensure a seamless service and guest experience.

**Main Responsibilities**:
**Customer Focus**:
- Respond to guest and customer requests courteously and efficiently at all times.- Take accurate reservation enquiries.- Ensure that the reception area/lounge is kept clean, tidy and free from rubbish/clutter at all times.- Be aware of all arrivals/departures, functions, special events and special requests.- Respond to any special requests accurately and efficiently.- Communicate with the Housekeeping team and special requests for bedrooms and changes to checkout/check in numbers.- Ensure that information relating to special requests or requirements is immediately passed on to other relevant departments.- Know all the products on offer within the hotel and group.- Keep product knowledge up-to-date, know the daily specials, menus on offer and promotions at the hotel.- Assist the Food & Beverage Department when required to ensure all our guests get a Blow Your Socks Off Experience.

**Administration**:
- Carry out all tasks and procedures in accordance with the procedures manual.- Provide a daily list of all residents, arrivals and departures for housekeeping, ensure that any relevant additional information is included.- Handle cash accurately. Record any transactions and expenditure accurately.- Ensure that all guests complete a registration card on arrival.- Ensure that all requests for wake-up calls and newspapers are met and that charges are recorded.- Record information on manual and computerised systems so that they are always up-to-date and accurate.- Respond to all in-coming correspondence, requests for information and telephone enquiries are either responded to immediately or within 24 hours- Keep the daily day book/handover diary up-to-date.- Produce menu’s, letters and reports as requested.

**Key Performance Measures**:
- Accuracy of cash reconciliations and data in-put.- Guest comments/feedback.
- The job holder may also, from time to time, be asked to undertake other tasks and responsibilities which are not listed in this job description but which are commensurate with and in the spirit of the post._

**Benefits of working as a part of The Hotel Folk**- Free Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club.- Cost price products at Weavers' House Spa (+ VAT) and 50% off treatments Monday to Friday.- 50% off food in all Hotel Folk restaurants for yourself and up to three others. Free meals when on duty.- Bed & Breakfast in any of our hotels, prices from only £50 per room per night.- Employee Assistance Programme.- Up to 28 days annual leave.- Company pension scheme.- Training & Developments Opportunities.

**About The Hotel Folk**:
Founded in 1996, The Hotel Folk have grown to comprise of six unique and individual family run hotels, a Country Club, and luxurious Spa. Whilst all our properties are charmingly individual with their own unique personality, the thing they all have in common is the people; a community of Folk obsessed with looking after our guests and delivering a blow-your-socks-off hospitality experience.

**You must have the Right to Work in the UK without sponsorship to be considered for this role.