Position Overview:

The Housekeeper provides support between laundry, guest-room, and maintain public area for cleanliness, and appearance.   This position transports clean/dirty linen and supplies, disposes of trash, cleans all hard/textile surfaces and restrooms within public space, responds to guest room requests.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Willingness to accept the most effective role 
• Restock inventory of stockrooms, as needed 
• Supports Room Attendants in stripping soiled linens, towels, and removing trash from guest-rooms
• Collects soiled linen from vacant/dirty guest-rooms and transports to laundry room 
• Distributes clean bath and bed linen from laundry to storerooms 
• Delivers items to guest-rooms upon request by guest 
• Picks up and returns to storage any previously used guest request items found in guestrooms or corridors (i.e. crib, rollaway) 
• Cleans guest rooms and guest areas; including but not limited to – making beds, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning windows and mirrors, and replacing supplies
• Communicates with Supervisor for any special duties, or requests 
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with security regulations 
• Follows procedures concerning protection against blood borne pathogens 
• Utilizes chemicals according to directions and familiarizes self with all MSDS 
• Other duties as specified by the Housekeeping Supervisor on an "as need" basis

 If there is no Public Space person in the hotel, Housekeeper is also responsible for the following: 

• Maintains and cleans public areas and public restrooms 
• Ensures internal windows and doorways are free of fingerprints and smudges 
• Ensures that furniture and hard surfaces of public space are clean and organized 
• Public space floors are free of debris 
• Reports any carpet spots/spills to supervisor 
• Empties all waste receptacles in public spaces

 Qualifications:

• Familiar with Housekeeping; including sanitation, laundry operation, and guest service 
• Lift up to thirty (30) pounds, unassisted 
• Bending, stretching, standing, walking and use of stairs for duration of shift 
• Exposure to chemicals