What are the responsibilities and job description for the Houseperson position at Capital Vacations?
Job Title: Houseperson
Position Reports To: Operations Manager
Job Summary:
Responsible for stripping vacant units of used linens and removal of the trash. Assist in Quality Control.
Essential DAILY Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strips all dirty linen from the units.
- Collect soiled linen for laundry and restock clean linen.
- Maintains a safe working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Reports maintenance problems to supervisor.
- Cleans and organizes laundry room.
- Performs duties in other areas of the resort as assigned.
- Always conducts themselves in a professional manner.
- Follow all rules and regulations set forth in the latest Employee Handbook.
- Works weekends and holidays as needed.
- Participate in all required health and safety meetings/classes
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with normal activities. Must be well organized. Advocates team support. Ability to get along with diverse personalities – tactful, mature, and responsible. Has the ability to deal tactfully and professionally with owners, guests, board members, and the public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, talk, hear, taste and smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, climb or balance, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles such as whiteouts, printer cartridge powder, cleaning detergents and supplies, gasoline and car fumes, microwaves from a microwave oven, and the risk of radiation. The work environment is typical for the job performed with a moderate noise level. This noise level is created by light foot traffic, vacuums, laundry machines, and office equipment noise such as computers, printers, calculators, phones, etc.
Qualifications:
- Individuals must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Up to one month of related experience or training is required.
- Ability to read (in English) a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
- Ability to understand and speak Basic English sentences.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
- Ability to perform physical tasks in a responsible manner.
- Ability to take direction from Housekeeping Supervisor and General Manager.