What are the responsibilities and job description for the Houseperson position at Salamander Palm Beach Employer LLC?
Summary: Houseperson maintains and cleans behind the scenes by helping the housekeepers; cleaning the hallways, floors, and doorways; and taking out the trash ensuring the hotel is kept clean, sanitized and well-stocked with amenities.
Essential Job Functions: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned
- Shampoo – carpet and chairs daily
- Clean guest corridors, landings and stairs.
- Vacuuming corridors.
- Clean light fixtures in all hallways.
- Clean and empty vacuums once a week.
- Linen distribution.
- Keep soiled linen and trash at a minimum on room attendant carts.
- Keep closets well supplied and well organized.
- Fill guest’s requests.
- Must follow safety procedures.
- Clean the vending area.
- Move furniture.
- Wash windows in guest rooms
Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent. Previous hotel experience preferred.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos in English.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, hear and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally is required to sit. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close distance color vision and ability to adjust focus.