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Role Summary

Become one of the authors of our story. Join our team as a Front Office Team at the Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas. The Guest Experience Coordinator is responsible for transporting guests virtually anywhere they like to go any time. Provide prompt, courteous and efficient handling of all incoming calls, keep track of guests’ requests, follow up to ensure satisfactory service and assistance for outgoing calls.

Core Responsibilities

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done! Within the Auberge family, our people always find new ways to look after the business, their guests, and their team-mates. Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

• Process guest requests for wake up calls, screening calls, do not disturb, call forwarding, conference calls, TDD relay calls, and non-registered guest calls.
• Welcome and acknowledge each and every guest with a smile, eye contact, and a friendly verbal greeting, using the guest's name when possible.
• Assist other employees to ensure proper coverage and prompt guest service.
• Anticipate guests' service needs, including asking questions of guests to better understand their needs and watching/listening to guest preferences and acting on them whenever possible.
• Receive, record, and relay messages accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Thank guests with genuine appreciation and provide a fond farewell.
• Accept and record wake-up call requests and deliver to the appropriate department.
• Develop and maintain positive and productive working relationships with other employees and departments.
• Address guests' service needs in a professional, positive, and timely manner.
• Handle sensitive issues with employees and/or guests with tact, respect, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Monitor busy or unanswered lines, check back with callers on hold to update status and offer to take a message.
• Follow up with guests regarding satisfaction with guest-related issues.
• Engage guests in conversation regarding their stay, property services, and area attractions/offerings.
• Thoroughly understand safety procedures and have numbers to the Police, Fire, and Telephone Repair departments.
• Follow up with guests to ensure their requests or problems have been met to their satisfaction.
• Contact appropriate individual or department (e.g., Bellperson, Front Desk, Housekeeping, Engineering, Security/Loss Prevention) as necessary to resolve guest call, request, or problem.
• Answer, record, and process all guest calls, requests, questions, or concerns.
• Answer telephones using appropriate etiquette including answering the phone within 3 rings, answering with a smile in one's voice, using the callers' name, transferring calls to appropriate person/department, requesting permission before placing the caller on hold, taking and relaying messages, and allowing the caller to end the call.
• Forward calls to Front Desk during breaks, at night or whenever the phones are unattended.
• Partner with and assist others to promote an environment of teamwork and achieve common goals. Advise guest of any messages (e.g., voicemail, mail, faxes) received for them, and send to room if required.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow-through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends and holidays.
• High school diploma/G.E.D. equivalent
• Ability to interact in a polite, professional, and engaging manner upon encountering resort guests, whether on the grounds of the resort, while working a resort function, upon entering or leaving from work, or at any other time.
• Ability to be a clear thinker and remain calm in emergency situations.
• Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate in English, both orally and in writing, using proper spelling and grammar, with guests, co-workers, and management to their understanding, both in person and by telephone.

What Else?

At Auberge, we are passionate about our mission to be the best-loved operator of one-of-a-kind luxury properties and experiences. We are storytellers and story-makers, delivering simple pleasures and creating indelible memories. Born in Napa and inspired by the most relaxing places in the world, we prize simplicity, comfort, and beauty. Whatever role we play in Auberge, and wherever we reside and work, we all live by the view that our core purpose is to enrich people’s lives.

If that philosophy resonates with you and you feel that our approach is aligned with your own passions and beliefs, then please talk to us about becoming part of our family.

The Commodore Perry Estate is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. The Commodore Perry Estate provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, The Commodore Perry Estate complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Department: Operations/Operaciones

This is a non-management position

This is a ft-year round/ tiempo completo- todo el año position