Housekeeper Job Description

Job Summary:

As visitors to our historic destination hotel, guests of the Bay View Inn know they can count on the cleanliness of our rooms, and our Housekeeping team gets all the kudos! As a member of our team, our Housekeepers' main focus is to clean, restock, and maintain our hotel rooms based on our tried and true methods.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Receive list of assigned rooms from manager and prioritize rooms requesting early cleaning.
• Check the inventory of cleaning cart and adds any necessary supplies.

• Remove soiled linens, towels, bedspreads, and blankets from each assigned room and provide fresh replacements.
• Neatly make beds and stock towels, washcloths, and hand towels according to policies.
• Clean and disinfect bathroom and kitchenette or coffee-preparation areas according to hotel polices.

• Wipe surfaces in room and cleans mirrors.

• Vacuum floors and removes trash.

• Check complimentary coffee, snack, and toiletry supplies in the room, restocking according to provided hotel checklist and policy.

• Ensure room meets hotel standards with a final walkaround.

• Notifie supervisor of room availability and report any suspicious activity.

• Ensure soiled linens are laundered, which may include bagging and loading hotel linens into carts for delivery to launderer.

• Notifie maintenance department of needed maintenance or repairs.

• Take found items to designated lost and found area if guest has checked out.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Detail-oriented and thorough
• Ability to remain discreet and respect the privacy of guests
• Ability to perform consistent work to the highest of standards
• Ability to interact with guests in a pleasant, friendly way

Education and Experience:

• Sufficient education and literacy needed to identify and read product labels and to communicate with guests about job-related needs.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in basic English preferred.
• Experience is preferred, but will train the right person

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods standing and walking and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

• Must be able to work weekends and holidays

Job Type: Seasonal

Hourly Range: $14 to $18/hour, depending on experience

Benefits:

• Shift meal
• 401K with employer matching
• Dining and Lodging Discounts