FA: Hospitality
FA Description
The Friends and Family (F&F) Function is responsible for developing and managing the interactive programme for Competitors’ F&F during Games time. This includes staffing the F&F information desk within the Sheraton Hotel, and ensuring a robust schedule of programming and activities exist in the Entertainment lounge at the Host Hotel.
Position Summary
Working with the Friends and Family Work Group Chair, the F&F Supervisor will carry out an active role ensuring the smooth running of daily operations and communication with the F&F Liaisons during Games Time. They will be responsible for ensuring F&F are provided with an exceptional experience. They assist in deploying the Games Services crew and ensure they have the correct tools/information to perform their jobs, they ensure they are performing their tasks correctly and monitor their breaks.
Customer Service
Key Skill/ Area of Experience: Volunteer Management/Human Resources
Tasks
- Oversee Games Services crew
- Perform shift briefings and assign roles to all individuals daily
- Monitor crew performance and ensure they have all the tools needed to perform tasks correctly
- Monitor crew breaks
- Develop crew schedules and work with crew on shift issues
Key Skill/ Area of Experience: Hospitality
Tasks
- Ensuring a Hospitality first approach in dealing with F&F to ensure a welcoming and positive experience
- Plan and execute events and activities that cater to a wide target group providing activities for both young and older guests
- Incorporate solutions to language barriers in all operations involving guest communication.
- Monitor all operations to ensure all spaces and planned activities are fully accessibl
Maintain a positive and patient attitude
Key Skill/ Area of Experience: International Relations
Tasks
- Assist F&F from 17 nations providing information and assistance to make their experience in Toronto as carefree as possible
- Always going the extra mile and master the art of listening, to ensure that guest queries are answered fully and resolved