Housekeeper

Job Title: Housekeeper
Reports to: Property Manager / Maintenance Supervisor
Position Supervision: None
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
 

Summary:
The Housekeeper is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, sanitation, and appearance of the property, including common areas, offices, amenities, and vacant apartments. This position requires a self-motivated individual capable of performing tasks with minimal supervision and ensuring that all cleaning duties are completed to company standards. The Housekeeper may be assigned to other properties as needed during emergencies or special circumstances.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure property appearance meets or exceeds company standards at all times, including the community office, model apartments, amenity areas, and common spaces.
• Perform regular custodial duties, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, and trash removal throughout common areas.
• Clean hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, dumpster areas, trash rooms, and other designated work areas to maintain health and safety standards.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies using vacuum cleaners or shampooers.
• Carry and organize cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts as needed.
• Sweep, scrub, wax, and polish floors using appropriate tools and equipment.
• Maintain storage areas and carts in a well-stocked, clean, and organized manner.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork; wax and polish as necessary.
• Remove debris from driveways and swimming pool areas.
• Report maintenance needs such as burned-out lights, leaks, or broken equipment to the Building Maintenance Department.
• Disinfect equipment and supplies using germicides or sterilizers.
• Dust window blinds and thoroughly clean breezeways, including removal of cobwebs, bugs from lights, mopping floors, and wiping down doors.
• Protect residents, guests, and property by following safety protocols and reporting any damage, theft, or found articles to supervisors.
• Properly use new equipment and follow all safety procedures.
• Effectively communicate with residents, guests, visitors, and staff as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Equipment Used:
Broom, vacuum, dustpan, sweeper, mop, and various cleaning tools.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of cleaning and sanitation products.
• Ability to read and understand simple instructions and communicate effectively.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Basic computer skills and ability to browse SharePoint.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to walk, stand, climb, stoop, bend, kneel, reach, and perform heavy lifting and carrying.
• Work may be performed outdoors and around moving objects or vehicles.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Work Environment:

• Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This is a drug-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
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