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Committed to providing an exceptional guest experience, the Guest Experience – Lead Hand must ensure every guest interaction is carried out in a professional, courteous and efficient manner. In the event of the absence of a Supervisor, the Lead Hand will be responsible for the supervision of employees, delegation of work, motivating the guest experience team, responding to guest complaints and overseeing the daily guest experience duties on each respective shift. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for: Guest Experience · Maintaining a detailed knowledge of the shopping centre’s services, amenities/facilities, stores/locations, and promotional activities. · Assisting guests by providing directions/information, answering questions, and performing other center-specific services as needed. · Maintaining a positive, understanding, and professional attitude toward guests. · Focusing on guest engagement, issue resolution and ensuring Guest Experience is delivering exceptional service standards. · Developing and maintaining positive relationships with retailers and educating them about the center’s services such as the gift-card refund procedure. · Demonstrating a strong understanding of digital communication platforms · Maintaining accuracy in all guest-facing communication tools (phone messages, website, social media outlets, pamphlets, directories, and communication). · Conduct all service functions of the Guest Experience desks. · Assume other responsibilities as assigned. Gift Card Program · Be an expert of the National Gift Card program. · Sell Oxford gift cards in compliance with all Oxford policies and procedures. · Assume other responsibilities as assigned. Administrative · Assist in day to day service & administrative tasks related to Guest Experience. · Work with Guest Experience Supervisor to maintain Guest Experience needs and training. · Assist in execution and training of Guest Experience team members on existing and new programs, with the expectation of being an ambassador for all Guest Experience initiatives. · Assume other responsibilities as assigned. To succeed in this role, you: · Have completed high school. Post-secondary education is preferred with a focus on hospitality/tourism, marketing or a related program. · 1 to 2 years of supervisory experience in a customer service and/or hospitality related industry. · Positive attitude and a passion for providing exceptional guest experiences. · Ability to effectively communicate and build rapport with the Guest Experience team, as well as retailers, management, service providers, and all shopping centre personnel. · Must be able to work well in a fast-paced environment, with the capability to problem-solve and multi-task, while maintaining a high-level of professionalism. · Adapts quickly to change in work requirements; can re-prioritize. · Strong written and verbal communication skills. · Conflict resolution and management skills. · Computer skills – including working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. · Effective organizational and time management skills · The ability to work a flexible schedule of days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The expected hourly range for this position is $22.00 to $26.00 per hour. You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters. Oxford's purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate. Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience. We're committed to: We are passionate about inclusion and advocate for I&D across our network of employees, members and partners We are proud of our commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for our employees and members We invest in our people, providing them with opportunities so they can develop and grow