Concierge

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**Concierge Job Description in Residential Environment**

**In General**
- Welcome and acknowledge residents and their guests to Service Excellence Standards (SES); get to know residents and their guests by name, anticipate and address service needs, assist individuals with physical challenge and thank others with genuine appreciation.
- _Actionable Example: _
- There will be new residents moving into the estate, Concierge ought to make the first move, find the appropriate moment and introduce themselves to the new residents.Engage residents warmly, get to know them, identify lifestyle preferences and hot buttons. _
- Conduct orientation of the apartment and the estate if necessary.Make efforts to introduce staffs to residents and explain their roles.Establish communication and language preference, and exchange contacts details. _
- Provide a list of essential services contact numbers.Give assurance and let resident know who and what number to call during office hours, after office hours and in case of an emergency. _
- Respond to residents’ and guests’ requests for information, special arrangements, or services (e.g. transportation, reservation, housekeeping, dry cleaning) by making arrangements or identifying appropriate providers. Follow through to promote satisfaction.
- Gather, summarize, and provide information to residents and guests about the property and the surrounding area’s amenities, including special events and activities.
- Immediately report any defects, identify potential hazards and unsafe work practices to the estate manager; takes appropriate measures to ensure safety and well-being of residents, guests and coworkers. Immediately report any incidents, accidents and injuries to the estate manager; document details and facts in (OMS II)
- Follow all company and estate policies and procedures, ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and reflects a professional image at all time.
- Maintain high integrity and confidentiality of proprietary information, residents’ information and protect estate and company assets.
- Communicate positively in a clear, concise and professional language. Answer phone calls with appropriate greetings and etiquette.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others, support team to reach company goals and resident satisfaction.
- Educate service providers and coach their staffs to acknowledge and greet residents by name; offer assistance, take note of service request and communicate to the Concierge team for follow up and documentation.
- Promptly follows through with common Concierge requests in a residential environment, not restricting to the following examples
- **Attending to residents’ domestic requests, commonly**:

- Recommendations of part time housekeepers for cleaning of apartment once or twice weekly.
- Recommendation of electricians; mainly to rectify and replace blown lightings and fittings.
- Recommendation of plumbers; mainly to rectify minor leakages and chokage.
- Recommendation of pest control specialists.
- Recommendations of air-con servicing contractors.
- Recommendations of contractors to install CCTV in the apartment.
- Recommendations of contractors to do minor carpentry works and touch ups.
- Recommendations of personal fitness trainer and swimming coaches.
- **Taxi Bookings**:

- Advance taxi booking during peak hours, morning 8-9am and afternoon from 5-7pm.
- Concierge to ensure taxi arrives on time and waits for the resident. Promptly updates resident of taxi number, arrival and waiting area.
- Maxi cab booking to and fro airport. Request by resident when the entire family is traveling abroad or returning with lots of luggage.
- **Safekeeping of Apartment Keys and Access Card**:

- Receive from resident apartment key or access card. Concierge to ensure indemnity form is explained and sign by the resident.
- Some resident has self fear of locking out from the apartment or loss their keys or access card. Concierge can suggest to resident to safe keep a key or access card with the Concierge. Key or access card to be seal and kept under lock and key. Only to be opened by resident in case of an emergency.
- Safe keeping a key of the apartments is essential in a luxury and high rise development, especially for apartment with private lift lobby. A back up access will allow lift technician and rescuer to access person trapped if the malfunctioned lift is immobilized on a high floor.
- **Laundry Service**:

- Receive laundry from resident to be handed over to laundry pick up service.
- Ensure laundry personnel thoroughly check the laundry, double check laundry pieces and ensure there is no a valuable or personnel items.
- **Handing of deliveries and couriers**:

- In most cases, resident is away and leaves instruction to the Concierge to receive deliveries/couriers on behalf.
- Concierge will safe keep items and hands over item to the resident once they return.
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