Reservations Consultant - Swadlincote

Reservations Consultant - Champneys Health Resort Springs

Reports to: Reservations Manager

Responsible for: N/a

Champneys is a destination health spa chain with resorts and day spas located in the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire and Hampshire.

As a Reservations Consultant you will welcome our customers at the beginning of their journey with us, ensuring a great first impression.  You will be obtaining optimum occupancy and profit for the business, processing enquiries, advanced room and day reservations and affiliated tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties for the role will include;

• Answering telephone, dealing with customers enquiries, converting enquiries into bookings using appropriate customer service and sales techniques.
• Entering brochure requests onto computer system
• Taking reservations, entering directly onto computer system
• Selling gift vouchers, ensuring correct details are taken
• Packing up and sending out confirmations
• Banking, reconciling credit card payments and cheques (only done at the end of the day i.e. evening shift)
• Dealing with the post, posting cheques and agency vouchers onto the system
• Printing off e-mail enquiries and actioning
• Assisting supervisors with any tasks as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Good level of Education, to include English and Maths.

Experience

Minimum of 1 years contact centre experience.

Skills

• Pleasant telephone manner
• Confident with computer work
• Ability to work as part as a team
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Self motivated
• Ability to deal with difficult clients, handling complaint calls efficiently

Knowledge and Understanding

Competent in computer packages including Outlook, word and exel.

Resort Suite experience beneficial but not essential as full training will be given.

Benefits

We offer industry competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, which includes:

• Contracted 28 days / shifts annual holiday including bank holidays, which increases with service.
• Generous staff discount in the Champney’s boutique and retail offer.
• Employee and family member discount for mid-week residential breaks at Champneys resorts.
• Complimentary staff spa facility day on successful completion of probationary period.
• Subsidised meals whilst on duty.
• Discounted Champneys Club Membership.
• Childcare voucher scheme.
• Participation in Wider Wallet shopping discount scheme.
• Option to join private healthcare scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.

Some restrictions or variations may apply depending on resort, role and length of service. Our benefits package is subject to review from time to time.