WeWork

Front Desk Associate

Create environments where people and companies come together and do their best work

  • Administration

  • Full-time

  • Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.

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Why WeWork

At WeWork, we provide inspiring and flexible workplace solutions to help businesses – small, medium or large – thrive in more than 150 cities globally. The future of work is happening right now, and we are leading this moment. United by a common purpose, here we will empower tomorrow’s world at work.

About the role

About the Opportunity As a Front Desk Associate, you’ll be the heart and “face” of WeWork’s hospitality team as the primary point of contact for our members and guests! While no one day will look exactly the same, you will report to one of WeWork’s beautiful locations on weekdays only to support the Community Management team. Your work, which will include but not be limited to the duties listed below, will help WeWork to achieve the following:

  • Create a welcoming community environment for our members and guests (and sometimes their pets!) by greeting all who enter our spaces warmly.
  • Make members and guests feel known and cared for by proactively learning their names, answering their questions, and addressing their needs or concerns.
  • Support the Community Management team with maintaining the front desk operations throughout the day including mail and package handling.
  • Help ensure your building is fully operational and make adjustments when needed.
  • Take direction from the Community Associate, Community Lead and the Community Manager to support the Community Team as necessary.
  • Be an expert in WeWork products and services and appropriately promote WeWork-provided service offerings to our members and guests.
  • All of this while illustrating WeWork’s core values and working towards achieving our mission.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the following areas: Front Desk Management

  • Greet all members and guests with a warm and welcoming demeanor.
  • Cover the front desk during the building’s set business hours and be an on-site point of contact for members, located at the Community Bar.
  • Ensure visiting guests are registered and checked in and in accordance with WeWork’s guest policies.
  • Provide orientation of our spaces and relevant information to ensure all first-time visitors and guests feel welcome and supported.
  • Support with issuing and collect keys from members and guests as needed.
  • Keep the front desk clean, organized and free of clutter at all times.
  • Notify members of any food deliveries and packages.

Member Engagement

  • Learn the names of members and guests and get to know their businesses with the goal of building relationships in order to facilitate the sense of Community WeWork is known for.
  • Keep track of relevant member notes and information in WeWork systems.
  • Answer questions from members and guests knowledgeably and be able to offer appropriate WeWork products and solutions to support where relevant.
  • Identify opportunities to celebrate members’ successes and milestones.
  • Know and be able to explain WeWork policies and procedures to members and guests
  • Know and recommend local restaurants, food delivery services, catering options, team outing venues, post office, shipping center, supply store, etc.

Building Operations and Management

  • Assist with the handling mail and packages throughout the day including receiving, processing, sorting and organizing.
  • Know and be able to explain WeWork policies and procedures around mail and mailroom.
  • Monitor how our spaces feel, look, smell, and sound and make adjustments when needed, for example, picking up rubbish, resetting chairs, and straightening pillows.
  • Help maintain building amenities throughout the day, for example, restocking of the Community treat bowl, keycards, printers, etc.
  • Respond to emergencies and incidents promptly and appropriately, escalating and recording as needed.

What you'll be responsible for

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    Office and Team Coordination

    Coordinate the smooth and effective day-to-day administrative operations of an office or team

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    Purchasing and Vendor Management

    Manage suppliers by negotiating contracts, controlling costs, reducing risks, and ensuring business needs are met

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    Facilities and Asset Management

    Source and manage the tools, services, and processes that support the operations of the organization’s office and assets

Skills you'll need

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    Collaboration

    Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

  • 😎

    Social skills

    Behaves and communicates effectively in different social situations and with a variety of different people

  • Prioritization

    Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

Meet the team

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