Lead Valet Attendant ($17-$18/hr + tips) - Care New England Kent Hospital

About the role

The Guest Experience Captain at Towne Park is a pivotal role in ensuring exceptional service experiences for hotel guests. This position involves coordinating and administering tasks alongside colleagues, handling critical issues, and providing guidance when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a pleasant, friendly, and professional demeanor with all guests, client staff members, and coworkers.
• Acknowledges and greets guests within 30 seconds of arrival to create favorable first and last impressions.
• Effectively participates in “The Show” and delivers “Aggressive Hospitality” to guests.
• Addresses guests using the appropriate greeting for the site.
• Opens all vehicle and hotel doors for guests.
• Checks in arriving guests and explains vehicle parking and retrieval procedures.
• Parks and retrieves vehicles while driving slowly and cautiously.
• Maintains accuracy and composure while under pressure to effectively handle guest complaints and difficult situations.
• Assists guests with bell services and luggage storage as needed.
• Conducts thorough-room presentations for guests.
• Assists with room changes when needed.
• Uses proper phone etiquette.
• Posts up in appropriate areas when not assisting guests or completing other tasks.
• Conducts an effective room presentation when providing bell services for guests.
• Assists with the delivery and pick up of items to guest rooms.
• Assists guests with directions, taxis, reservations, and other inquiries.
• Maintains a detailed knowledge of the client’s facility, including outlets, meeting rooms, amenities, main attractions in the area, parking rates, and other pertinent information.
• Promotes a teamwork philosophy through leading by example and effective communication skills.
• Leads the work group in delivering high levels of guest service.
• Appoints fellow associates to certain routine roles; assigns coworkers to non-ordinary roles at the direction of the Account Manager.
• Reduces staff during the work shift if business conditions dictate, using an approved method.
• Issues claim checks to guests only after receiving vehicle keys and collects vehicle claim checks from all guests prior to issuing keys.
• Completes ticket information including key tag, guest folio, and location of vehicle, damage surveys, and claim check receipt for all vehicles taken into the valet system.
• Secures all keys on a belt clip or in a locked key box.
• Ensures staff are not providing “lift” services to any hotel or hospital guest, only offering a hand for assistance.
• Checks wheelchairs for safe operation prior to each use and cleans wheelchairs after each use.
• Protects guest confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA requirements.
• Maintains the security of customer financial and identifying information.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• A valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Must be at least 18 years of age and be able to pass a criminal background and drug screen
• Must complete the Wheelchair Safety Training course provided by Towne Park
• Six (6) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
• Ability to read and write standard English language
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to guests, clients and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add and subtract three digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s; ability to perform these operations using units of American money
• Ability to understand 24 hour and military time systems
• Ability to understand rates applicable to time passed
• Ability to operate a manual transmission is highly desirable
• Perform parallel parking

Skills

• Ability to read and write standard English language
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to guests, clients and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add and subtract three digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s; ability to perform these operations using units of American money
• Ability to understand 24 hour and military time systems
• Ability to understand rates applicable to time passed
• Ability to operate a manual transmission is highly desirable
• Perform parallel parking