Job description

An eclectic accommodation collection in the vibrant neighborhood of Langebaan is looking for a passionate Host Manager to support as established team. Let us know if you have what it takes.

Candidate’s minimum requirements

Education:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Accommodation Certificate/Hotel School diploma is advantageous

Work experience:

• Previous experience in the same or similar position in a four/five-star hotel
• Familiar with all duties and procedures in Front Office/Reservations Department and Hotel Operations
• MS Office (Word, Excel and Email) is essential
• Opera experience is essential

Other:

• Reliable, responsible and dependable to fulfil obligations
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to lead, take charge and offer direction
• Ability to multitask
• Show initiative by taking control of task
• Excellent communication skills
• Friendly and service orientated

Tasks (include but not limited to):

• Ensure smooth operation of the reception area
• Ensure guests are greeted, checked in and allocated rooms promptly and courteously
• To ensure reservations are taken correctly and courteously
• Ensure credit control procedures are strictly adhered to
• To ensure guest accounts and O status is kept up to date
• Ensure effective and speedy check out facilities
• Ensure collection and delivery of luggage to rooms is done efficiently
• To ensure that the hotel entrance is correctly managed
• Ensure that rooms are serviced and maintained to the standards
• Make sure all front of house areas are clean and tidy at all times
• Ensure the housekeeping and laundry back of house is clean and free of clutter
• Ensure the smooth operation of Housekeeping on a daily basis
• Daily spot checks of suites and rooms to ensure VNL standards
• Checking of all monthly stock takes for amenities, chemicals and linen for Housekeeping
• Reporting and follow up of all maintenance issues pending or outstanding
• Assisting with the overseeing of the maintenance department in the absence of the Facilities Manager.
• Planning of the rooms winter maintenance program
• Be familiar with the Health & Safety measure of the property
• To ensure regular on-the-job training is training place in your departments
• Ensure dress code of staff is up to standard
• Holding regular performance appraisals with senior staff, identifying areas for development and training needs
• Be readily available to deal with problems and complaints
• To circulate regularly throughout Front of House areas. Maintaining high profile with guests and staff
• Ensure accurate and timeous submission of all reports and administrative work
• Prepare and submit annual budgetary information and updates as required by Financial Manager
• To ensure effective liaison between Reservations & Front Office and other departments (e.g. Housekeeping, Maintenance and F&B)
• Act as a Duty Manager when required
• To attend all management meetings as required

To apply for the position, please forward an updated CV with a picture of yourself to

moc.snaidotsucreerac@tnatlusnoc

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**Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within five days – please consider your application unsuccessful**

To browse all our vacancies, please log on to our website – www.careercustodians.com.

Requirements

• Client Relations
• Finance
• Hospitality
• Reporting

Posted on 26 Apr 15:18

Job description

Vacancy for: Junior Editor

Based: Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa

How to apply: Use ‘Apply’ button on this page. Please do not send applications by email.

Projects Abroad’s mission is to provide the gold standard of support and safety, so our volunteers and interns can fulfill their potential, discover themselves and create positive change in the world.

Projects Abroad is the world’s largest international volunteering and internship provider, recruiting young people from all over the world.

We’ve been running projects and sending volunteers/interns all over the world for 25 years. We have sent over 115,000 enthusiastic volunteers to 29 countries to teach conversational English and to gain work experience in the fields of medicine, journalism, veterinary science, law and conservation.

Cape Chameleon is a volunteer-led magazine sponsored by Projects Abroad and staffed by writers from all over the world. Based in the Southern Suburbs, the online magazine covers subjects ranging from human rights to the environment to reviews. 

The Junior Editor assists volunteers to write articles for the online magazine, maintains social media platforms, manages the WordPress site and helps to mentor different levels of writers into budding journalists.

As a Junior Editor, you will:

• Ensure editorial standard of excellence.
• Interact and build relationships with volunteers from all different ages, countries and backgrounds.
• Conduct detailed and enthusiastic inductions for every volunteer who arrives at the journalism placement.
• Plan your workload and the workload of volunteers thoroughly.
• Make decisions and give direction to volunteers on a daily basis.
• Plan and organise events for journalism volunteers to attend and participate in.
• Run in-house workshops for journalism volunteers on themes and topics connected to journalism.
• Constantly motivate and inspire the volunteers with their work and guide them through every process from researching, interviewing, writing, editing. This involves giving detailed feedback on their articles, suggesting improvements and advising them on how to execute these changes.
• Upload content using our WordPress platform, carefully checking published material and following template styles.
• Research pictures and run copyright clearance if necessary.
• Update the Projects Abroad database weekly with information on the project and the interns; as well as liaise with Projects Abroad staff, locally and internationally.
• Represent the company at various events if needed and actively look for ways to build on the brand.

Job conditions

The successful candidate will be employed on a short-term six-month contract. Please specify your availability in the application form.

An offer of employment is dependent upon receipt of satisfactory references, a criminal record check and a successful personal interview.

Salary and benefits

Projects Abroad pays a competitive local salary, as well as agreed day-to-day work-related expenses.

To apply

Complete the online application form by making sure you fill out all required fields. (If any of them are not applicable, please state NA).

Upload a two-page CV and a Cover Letter (highlighting how your skills and experience meet the specification – one page maximum).

Recruitment process

If you are a shortlisted candidate, you will be invited to attend an interview with our staff in Cape Town. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Company Description

Projects Abroad’s mission is to provide the gold standard of support and safety, so our volunteers and interns can fulfill their potential, discover themselves and create positive change in the world.

Projects Abroad is the world’s largest international volunteering and internship provider, recruiting young people from all over the world.

We’ve been running projects and sending volunteers/interns all over the world for 25 years. We have sent over 115,000 enthusiastic volunteers to 29 countries to teach conversational English and to gain work experience in the fields of medicine, journalism, veterinary science, law and conservation.

Requirements

You should:

• Have a background in journalism or media studies qualification.
• Have proven writing abilities.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Have very good people skills – you’ll need to interact and build relationships with volunteers from all different ages, countries and backgrounds.
• Be a dedicated follower of global news with a keen interest in local news as well as sound general knowledge.
• Be skilled with social media – including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest – to guide interns on how to use the platforms for Cape Chameleon’s purpose.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• Have superb copy-editing skills – including extensive re-writing (yet without losing the writer’s voice) and fact checking.
• Have excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Have excellent decision-making skills.

Posted on 26 Apr 15:05