Receptionists Job Vacancy at Lilygate Nigeria Limited

Receptionists Job Vacancy at Lilygate Nigeria Limited

Lilygate Hotel located in the heart of Lekki Phase 1 is a new luxurious four star hotel with 74 rooms including 6 suites and a full range of facilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Position: Receptionist

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Register guests and assigns rooms. Accommodates special requests whenever possible.
• Assists in preregistration and blocking of rooms for reservations.
• Thoroughly understand and adheres to proper credit, check- cashing, and cash handling policies and procedures.
• Understands room status and room status tracking.
• Knows room locations, types of rooms available, and room rates.
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the hotel.
• Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notification housekeeping of all check outs, late checkouts, early chek-ins, special requests, and day use rooms.
• Possesses a working knowledge of the reservations department. Takes same day reservations and future reservations when necessary. Knows cancellation procedures.
• Knows how to use front office equipment.
• Process guest check-outs.
• Performing cashier related functions like posting charges to guest accounts, raising paid out's, currency exchange,
• Follows procedures for issuing and closing safe deposit boxes used by guests.
• Uses proper telephone etiquette.
• Uses proper mail, package, and message handling procedures.Courier Mail Register
• Reads and initials the pass-on log and bulletin board daily. Is aware of daily activities and meetings taking place in the hotel.
• Attends department meetings.
• Reports any unusual occurrences or requests to the manager or assistant manager.
• Knows all safety and emergency procedures, Is aware of accident prevention policies.
• Maintains the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk area.
• Understand that business demands sometimes make it necessary to move employees from their accustomed shift to other shifts.

Pre-requisites

• Education: Minimum HND/OND or equivalent. Must speak, read. Write, and understand the primary language used in the workplace. Must be able to speak and understand the primary language used by the guests who visits the hotel.
• Experience: Previous hotel-related experience desired.
• Physical: Requires fingering, grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, hearing, visual acuity.

Deadline
30th April, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to:kehinde.badmus@lilygatelagos.com