What are the responsibilities and job description for the Room Attendant- Free Parking position at PALMS SOUTH BEACH INC?
The Palms Hotel & Spa combines genuine service, laid-back sophistication and oceanfront serenity into a 251-room vacation, meeting, and wedding destination where complete wellness and environmental awareness are at the center of each guest experience.
Privately owned and managed by a European family since over 25 years, The Palms is a AAA Four-Diamond rated hotel with a lush tropical pool area, a full-service beach operation, over 8,000SF of meeting and event space, an AVEDA lifestyle spa & salon, and ESSENSIA Restaurant & Bar, its signature natural gourmet eatery. The Palms Hotel & Spa is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, a collection of the finest independent luxury hotels around the world, and Beyond Green, a global portfolio of planet Earth’s most sustainable hotels, and the recipient of Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Award for six consecutive years.
Enjoy a stable work environment in a professionally run hotel, where we help each other to flourish and grow. Come and be a part of our family!
Qualifications:Job Summary
Responsible for the overall cleaning of guest rooms and bathrooms according to the standards set forth by the Palms Hotel & Spa.
Job Duties /Tasks / Results/ Responsibilities
- Adhere to the daily room quota generally through various cleaning routine that includes: moving beds to cleaning over and underneath furniture. Edging, cleaning headboards, windows, mirrors, walls, a/c vents, lighting fixtures, doors, closets, curtains, dust, clean polish/shine pictures, tables, lamps, and other surfaces in the room. Empty and clean all trash cans. Remove shower curtains; polish all bathroom fixtures, extra scrubbing for extraordinary clean guest rooms.
- Maintain and ensure the impeccable cleanliness of assigned guest rooms, bathrooms and hallways (front of rooms) including front door, by following assigned procedures for room cleaning.
- Make beds in accordance to the guidelines.
- Vacuum guest room carpet.
- Replace guest room amenities as necessary.
- Checks and secures rooms.
- Communicate all cleaned rooms to the Housekeeping Office/Supervisor
- Offer assistant to guests in a courteous manner and address/satisfy all guest requests as soon as possible, keeping supervisor informed of any special requests or circumstances.
- Ensure proper handling of guest personal items.
- Routinely check on the working condition of lighting, plumbing, televisions, alarms, and thermostats of assigned guest rooms, and report all maintenance concerns/ problems to the executive and/or assistant housekeeper as necessary.
- Communicate and inform supervisor of damaged or dirty furnishings in need of cleaning or fixtures in assigned areas in need of repair.
- Responsible for safe keeping of the Master Key.
- Maintain a neat and clean personal appearance at all times.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: Minimum of 6 months 1 year of cleaning and/or Housekeeping environment.
- Must be able to stand and walk continuously throughout the shift.
- Must be able to stoop and bend.
- Must be able to lift up to 25-50lbs.
- Must be able to work with medium/heavy chemicals.
- Must be able to operate a vacuum cleaner.
- Must be able to understand and follow verbal and written directions.
Physical Demands /Requirement
- Lifting
- Talking
- Hearing
- Seeing
- Carrying
- Walking
- Standing
Work Environment/ Conditions
- Exposure to weather
- Extreme cold/heat
- Wet and/or humid
- Noise
- Electric shock
- Mechanical Hazards