About the position: This position will be assigned to the Lodging Facility located on Keesler Air Force base. This position is considered regular part time. You are guaranteed 20 hours, however you could work up to 40 hours per week. As a regular part time employee, you are eligible to earn annual leave, sick leave, and sign up for benefits, to include health/life insurance, 401k, and NAF retirement.

Duties

Responsible for relaying work instructions from supervisor; provides on the job training for new employees; observes work in progress of new team members. Shares learned best practices of front desk operations. Assists in correcting clerical and system errors. Exhibits work standards while following operational procedures and policies. Ensures adherence of established quality and safety standards. Balances workload of team members during shift ensuring efficient output of work. May be asked to provide input to supervisor on employee's performance of assigned work and/or identify training needs. Maintains log of incidents and reports. Reports all violations of safety to immediate supervisor. Ensures adequate stock supplies and equipment are available to do the work. Resolves straightforward guest complaints and documents situation with outcome. Elevates guest/employee complaints that are unresolvable at his/her level. Reports incidents to proper authority. Ensures customer service is the first priority. Receives and confirms room reservations by letter, telephone, email, or personal contact. Registers and assigns rooms to guests, makes and issues room keys, and may escort guests to rooms as needed. Ensures that only authorized patrons use government-sponsored quarters. Calculates and posts charges to patrons' accounts and balances totals with control records. Accepts payment, makes change, and presents departing guests' checkout statements. Prepares and safeguards cash receipts, prepares daily cashier's report, daily activity report, and may prepare consolidated daily activity report. Updates automated data base on occupancy and checkouts. Maintains current checkout list. Maintains and sells sundry sales items to patrons. Ensures required information is received from guest and entered into guest folio. Prints backup reports from property management system. Ensures housekeeping status of rooms is updated. Records and notifies appropriate person/organization of maintenance problems reported by guests. Ensures front desk area and lobby remains clean. Process Night Audit procedures and close credit card machines nightly. Maintains the lost and found program. Performs other related duties as assigned. If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12437511

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• This position requires the incumbent to be at least 18 years of age to meet state and legal age requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 06/10/2024 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Qualifying Experience: utilizing automated systems and computer software (i.e., hotel property management system or equivalent); providing verbal and written communication tactfully when attending to the needs of guests and enforcing various policies, requirements and rules of the facility; performing front desk duties (i.e., reservation requests; assigning rooms; customer checkout procedures; running cashier reports, etc.). Previous experience leading the work of others is highly desirable.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address Keesler Sustainment Services Flight 81 FSS/FSCN 500 Fisher St, Bldg 0701, Room 211 Keesler AFB, MS 39534-2223 US
• Name: Keesler NAF HR Office
• Email: [email protected]