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Guest Services Assistant - Student Accomodation

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Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Guest Services Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

  • Support the Sodexo Management team by ensuring that the service provides a high level of stakeholder satisfaction
  • Contribute to the development of a collaborative and inclusive culture, by sharing information and good practice with others
  • Work cooperatively and maintain effective relationships with others, internally and externally to Sodexo, as appropriate to own area of responsibility
  • Services delivered in a courteous, customer focused and professional manner, maximising the customer journey experience of existing and prospective residents
  • To provide a welcoming reception and administration service to staff, students and visitors, including but not limited to;
    • Handling enquiries via telephone, email, social media, computer aided facilities management platforms and face to face.
    • Issue and control of resident and staff keys
    • Provision of a post room service, including the delivery of post and/or parcel notifications to resident letter boxes as required
    • Input of maintenance issues into an electronic CAFM system following relevant guidelines, training and policies
  • To provide an accommodation based administrative service to include, but not limited to;
    • Responding to student enquiries and applications for housing in both University and nominated accommodation
    • Allocation of rooms to all students and visitors in accordance with client guidelines, procedures and quotas
    • Raise invoices for rent and other charges, as well as monitor payments and resident accounts
    • Provide support in communication with customers to include; accommodation offers, room allocations, invoicing, debt management, record keeping, data input, maintenance of spreadsheets and filing
    • Support in the delivery of customer viewings on an as required basis as well as during open days to support our client and maximise occupancy across the accommodation estate
    • Liaise with Northumbria University Accommodation Office with regard to student applications, arrivals, course withdrawals, payments and other matters as required.
    • To be responsible for receipt and reconciliation of cash and credit card payments as required, to enter sales orders onto SAP and complete all associated documentation.
    • To maximise sales, returning business and occupancy in accommodation.
  • Ensuring accurate information is available at all times to other staff throughout the accommodation estate.
  • To provide emergency response for buildings during office hours, and whilst extremely rare, this may require out of hours support in extreme emergencies
  • Response positively to feedback by proactively reviewing processes, procedures and practices to ensure that the needs and expectations of relevant stakeholders are met

 
 

This list is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to carry out other reasonable duties from time to time as requested by management

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate must possess the following skills;

  • Ability to prioritise own workload with minimal supervision and use of own initiative
  • Ability to work quickly and calmly, especially under pressure and in emergency situations
  • Experience of Data Protection, and handling sensitive issues in an appropriate manner
  • Be a team worker with a flexible approach, to include the ability to request and offer support from other team members as required, including liaison with line manager
  • Have excellent IT skills
  • Possess good communication skills, both verbal and written, including accurate spelling and grammar and the ability to give explanations clearly
  • Be self-motivated
  • Have an excellent understanding of customer care, including upset and irate customers
  • Experience of working with, and the ability to empathise with people from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures and religions
  • Have experience in computerised accounting
  • Have excellent note taking skills
  • Experience of using databases, spreadsheets and other computer based applications including Microsoft Office
  • Flexible attitude to working, including willingness to work overtime, such as unsocial hours and weekends, especially between June and September.

Essential Qualifications

  • Educated to a minimum of GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English
  • Training in IT packages and keyboard skills

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

  • Evidence of delivering innovation and engaging positively with continuous change and improvement
  • Experience of working with specialist systems such as;
  • RMS and/or Mercury Accommodation Management Systems
  • IBM Global Maximo CAFM system
  • SAP – Including SAP Materials Management, UDC Payroll and UDC Billing

Package Description

This is a 34 hour post working Monday to Friday and is fixed term until 30th June 2018.

About the Company

Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Salary £9.75 - £9.75
Frequency Hourly
Job Reference SDX/TP/346553/32532
Contract Type Fixed Term – Part Time
Closing Date 07 January, 2018
Job Category Administrative
Business Unit UK Universities
Location Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Posted on 21 December, 2017

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