Front Office Welcomer (Porter)

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Accor’s Sofitel Melbourne on Collins is seeking a full-time onsite Front Office Welcomer (Porter) to greet guests, assist with luggage and vehicles, and deliver luxury service on the Driveway. The role calls for a full driver’s licence, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to initiate contact and build rapport, and a calm, proactive approach to guest requests while maintaining top security for luggage and cars. You’ll join a prestigious CBD hotel with strong training, internal promotion opportunities, and a Heartist culture that values diversity. To apply, tailor your resume to show hospitality and luggage handling, vehicle management, guest interaction, and a genuine passion for service, and reflect Accor’s people-first values.

Company Description

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins is one of Melbourne’s premier luxury hotels. Located in the Paris end of Collins street, the hotel is accessible to all of the major activities of Melbourne.  Whether it be the Australian Open, an AFL match at the MCG, some shopping for luxury items or just close to transportation – trams and trains are just outside the door.

Part of the Accor group, Sofitel Melbourne is known for its beautiful rooms, its superb Atrium Bar and its delectable No35 restaurant. We support our employees to develop and grow through regular and ongoing training, internal promotion opportunities and opportunities to relax through our employee events calendar.

Job Description

As a Front Office Welcomer (Porter), you provide the initial welcome and the final “au revoir” to our guests, whilst assisting with their luggage and vehicles. We are looking for genuine and passionate hospitality professionals to join our Front Office Team on the Driveway to provide luxury service to our guests.

You will be responsible for:

• Offering a warm welcome and farewell to our guests

• Attending to guest’s requests quickly and efficiently, constantly striving to provide total customer satisfaction.

• Parking and retrieving guest vehicles

• Delivery and collection of guest luggage

• Assisting guests with directions and other enquiries

• Delivering personalised service with passion and professionalism

• Ensuring the highest level of security for guests’ luggage and vehicles

Qualifications

•A full Driver’s licence

•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

•Initiate contact and establish rapport easily

•A friendly disposition and the ability to remain calm in high pressure work situations

•Demonstrated versatility and initiative in responding to guest requests and situations

Additional Information

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins provides ambassadors career development opportunities within the hotel and wider Accor Group. We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

We live by our Heartist principles, that is, the heart and art of human connection. Understanding people is our business and putting people at the heart of our organisation is how we make decisions. We want every ambassador to feel valued, inspired and to strive for greatness every day.

We offer our Heartists:

• Build a career with the largest hotel group in the Pacific
• Central accessible location in Melbourne's CBD
• Laundered uniforms
• Complimentary hotel stay package for your work anniversary
• Worldwide employee and family and friends benefits at Accor Hotels