CWS Front Desk (GSA) 1

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Bluffton, SC, USA
In-Office
16-17 Hourly
Junior
Hospitality
The Role
Serves as the hotel’s primary guest contact, managing front desk operations including check-ins, move-outs, renewals, reservations, tours, guest requests, and conflict resolution. Maintains safety, inspects studios and public areas, documents activities, follows procedures, and responds to emergencies. Supports sales and marketing objectives, manages leads, promotes ancillary offerings, and reviews inventory to maximize studio revenue.
Summary Generated by Built In
Guest Services Ambassador (GSA): The Hotel's Face and Experience Architect!

Your Challenge: Master the Front Desk and Ensure Every Guest Experience is Excellent!

Ready to be the essential first impression and the main point of contact for our guests? Join Sandpiper Hospitality (SH), one of the fastest-growing companies in the extended stay market, as our next Guest Services Ambassador (GSA)!

This is a critical, high-visibility role where you act as the "face" of the hotel, responsible for conducting front desk operations in an efficient, accurate, and thorough manner. You are key to ensuring an excellent guest experience and collaborating with all departments, demonstrating your commitment to our value to "Bring the Energy."

Your Guest Relations & Operational Duties

As the GSA, you blend top-tier guest service with efficient administrative and safety operations to ensure the property runs smoothly 24/7.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Exceptional Guest Relations: Provide an excellent guest experience for all guests by greeting them warmly and providing assistance as needed. Meet with and solicit comments from guests regularly to determine satisfaction. Respond to situations and manage guest conflict calmly and effectively to ensure the greatest guest satisfaction possible.

  • Front Desk Operations: Coordinate front desk operations such as check-ins, move-outs, renewals, reservations, property tours, and sales events. Respond to guest service calls efficiently and expediently.

  • Safety & Compliance: Ensure safety of the building and occupants, contacting emergency services/law enforcement when needed. Be able to respond effectively and according to procedure in times of emergency. Inspect studios and public spaces daily according to company and brand standards.

  • Accuracy & Documentation: Ensure all policies and procedures are accurately followed at all times. Document work activity using the appropriate log and according to policy and procedure.

Sales & Revenue Contribution

You play a direct role in the property’s financial success by executing sales processes and managing inventory.

  • Sales Execution: Execute the lead management process and complete all sales and marketing objectives as established by supervision.

  • Revenue Maximization: Review Studio Inventory daily to ensure maximization of studio revenue. Maintain effective sales of ancillary offerings to accommodate guests’ needs and maximize revenue.

Qualifications & Skills

This role requires a blend of interpersonal finesse, procedural accuracy, and the ability to handle high-stress situations calmly.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

  • Skills: Must be able to read, write, and speak English proficiently. Intermediate computer operation, effective communication with staff and guests, and effective conflict management, negotiation, and sales skills.

  • Abilities: Ability to read, comprehend, and follow written procedures. Must be able to respond calmly in situations of conflict and stress, adapt to changes in daily work, and problem solve in a timely manner.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience: 1 or more years of experience in the hospitality, retail, or food service industries (preferred).

  • Knowledge: Basic understanding of several common office/front desk procedures and practices.

Are You Our Next Experience Architect?

If you possess the polished demeanor, organizational skill, and calm adaptability required to manage a busy front desk and delight every guest, we want to hear from you!

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent GED
  • Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English
  • Intermediate computer operation skills
  • Effective communication with staff and guests
  • Conflict management, negotiation, and sales skills
  • Ability to read, comprehend, and follow written procedures
  • Ability to remain calm during conflict and stressful situations
  • Ability to adapt to changes in daily work
  • Timely problem-solving ability
  • At least one year of hospitality, retail, or food service experience
  • Basic understanding of common office and front desk procedures
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The Company
HQ: Richmond, Virginia
192 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

The “Spirit of Welcome!” is alive and well at Sandpiper. In fact, in many ways, it defines our attitude and behavior. By virtue of this spirit, we have the opportunity and responsibility to enrich the lives of so many people; to touch and influence so many essential people beginning with our associates, extending to our guests and our communities and finally, to our investors and partners. Sandpiper Hospitality was born out of an entrepreneurial spirit determined to find the optimal cross-section of genuine, welcoming hospitality and superior financial returns. That spirit is as bright as ever today as Sandpiper stands on the precipice of compelling growth due to our ability to exceed the expectations of our associates, guests and our investors. We believe that Team Sandpiper has perfectly mixed hospitality with financial acumen to create an organization that is reliable and yet evolutionary for our associates and guests while being accountable and lucrative to our investors and owners. And it all begins with a Sandpiper Welcome!

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