Skip to content

Open nowPosted 6 hours ago

Assistant Front Office Manager

AccorHotel6,274 open roles

Pay
$55,000 – $68,000 a year
Where
Washington, DC, United States
Work mode
On site
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowAssistant Front Office ManagerAccorHotel · Washington, DC, United States
  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on AccorHotel's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. AccorHotel postings stay open a median of 19 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.1%7 days
  4. 21.2%14 days
  5. 35.9%30 days
  6. 58.9%60 days
This job: posted 6 hours ago

AccorHotel median: 19 days open

The posting

Company Description

Company Description

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a renowned luxury hotel brand with a global presence and a commitment to creating lasting memories for our guests. With over 30,000 colleagues worldwide, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service, fostering a culture of excellence, and making special happen.

Hotel Overview:

Discover the wonder of Washington, D.C. from your perfect home base in the heart of charming Georgetown. Washington, D.C. is a center of power that has shaped world history, a big city with a small-town feel, and a vibrant hub for exciting social, dining, and cultural scenes. Experience it all from an iconic neighborhood hotel that will feel like your own private residence in the heart of the Capital.

Job Description

The Assistant Front Office Manager provides managerial support for Reception/Front Office, Royal Service, Fairmont Gold and Guest Services in the daily operational duties for these areas, assisting the Front Office Manager in the daily managerial tasks for the front office, ensuring a seamless experience for the guest in all areas.

  • Lead by example to sustain an environment and positive colleague relations.
  • To understand and promote the hotel’s and departmental vision
  • Ensures that all Front Office policies and procedures are adhered to.
  • Provide direction and support to Front Office supervisory positions and colleagues in their daily tasks relating to their roles.
  • Responsible to balance operational, administrative and colleague needs.
  • Responsible for ensuring consistency in exceeding guest service expectations.
  • Creates an environment that allows colleagues to achieve job fulfillment and provides a path for career development with Fairmont & Raffles.
  • Develops strong teams through active involvement in the operations and through the development and support of a continually evolving team.
  • Ensure loyalty/VIP procedures are being met or exceeded on a daily basis for all loyalty /VIP guests
  • Energize the brand by promoting our guest loyalty program
  • Maximize our brand by promoting our upsell programs
  • Reviews Arrival Detail report and VIP’s to ensure all special requirements are met or exceeded
  • Develop and maintain standards for the department, while adhering to Fairmont’s core standards
  • Ensure that all Front Office team have the supplies needed to perform their duties.
  • To provide continuity of management in complaint handling, both face to face, via telephone and in writing, depending on the situation and requirement
  • Communicate and liaise effectively with other leaders in the department and hotel
  • Responsible to balance operational, administrative and colleague needs.
  • Responsible for ensuring consistency in exceeding guest service expectations.
  • Ensure proper staffing and scheduling of all Front Office colleagues in accordance to productivity guidelines
  • Communicates through pre-shift, logs, emails and departmental operational meetings all pertinent information for the respective shift and areas of operation.
  • Conduct colleague performance evaluations on a timely basis, including corrective action and coaching. Directly influences the future effectiveness of the hotel through involvement in recruitment, hiring, training and motivation of Front Office colleagues.
  • Controls and provides feedback on labour and operational expenses
  • Ensure all daily, monthly and quarterly reporting is completed on a timely basis
  • Ensure review of daily payroll punches and edits as necessary, record time and attendance occurrences for all colleagues in Time and Attendance Log
  • Review, verify and react to all group resumes, checking billing, room types, arrival, departure dates, and VIP designations, ensuring that each of them has a checklist attached and it has been completed.
  • Adhere to and sign off on all cash handling, balancing of shift closings, and adjustments
  • Have an understanding of the Front Office and accounting procedures in order to deal with financial issues and their resolution ensuring guest satisfaction whilst adhering to set procedures
  • Effectively maximizes inventory levels during high occupancy/sold out nights
  • Adheres to and promotes the Company’s health and safety policies to ensure a safe work environment and knowledgeable all safety and emergency procedures
  • To be informed and compliant with all forms of hotel systems and technology, Internet access, telephones and able to resolve issues
  • To take a full and accurate handover from the previous shift ensuring that all necessary follow-up is recorded and auctioned
  • To be fully conversant with the day’s events and respond promptly to the service needs of guests
  • To be aware of all disabled guests, ensuring that we provide easy and efficient access to the hotel using equipment designed for this process e.g. stair climbing machine and ramp
  • To ensure that any arising staff issues are dealt with effectively.
  • Complete with accuracy and timeliness any and all project related work designated by the Director, Front Office

What’s in it for you:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
  • Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
  • Learning programs through our Academies
  • Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
  • Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Rate of Pay: $55,000-$68,000

Qualifications

  • Passion for guest service
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Highly organized, results-oriented with the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure
  • Degree or Diploma in Hospitality Management is an asset
  • Minimum of 1-year previous proven supervisory experience
  • Must have the ability to handle a multitude of tasks and guest requests
  • Knowledge of Micros-Fidelio Property Management System an asset
  • Should possess or seek certification in basic first aid
  • Strong guest service orientation and training skills background required
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities
  • Experience with a hotel loyalty program and asset
  • Computer proficiency in a Windows environment (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
  • Frequent lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs
  • Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, pushing, and pulling

Additional Information

Diversity & Inclusion

Fairmont is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diverse talent thrives. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against AccorHotel's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.
  3. We apply on AccorHotel's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.
  4. Every reply, sorted

    AccorHotel's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.
  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.