What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Housekeeper position at Soave Hospitality Group?
Kinsale Golf Club is looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Lead Housekeeper to oversee housekeeping operations and help maintain the exceptional standards our members and guests expect. This leadership role is responsible for coordinating daily cleaning activities, supporting and training housekeeping staff, and ensuring all club facilities are clean, organized, and welcoming. If you take pride in creating outstanding environments and leading by example, we invite you to join our team.
Summary: To lead and maintain a clean, sanitary, orderly, and guest-ready environment throughout the establishment. This position performs routine cleaning and custodial duties to support comfort, safety, and operational standards by performing the following duties.
Job Duties:
- Clean and sanitize, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, locker rooms, stairways, elevators, corridors, and other assigned areas.
- Sweep, mop, scrub, wax, and polish floors.
- Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
- Dust and polish furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Disinfect equipment and supplies using approved cleaning agents and procedures (Ex: (germicides, steam-operated tools, etc.)
- Wash walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels, and sills.
- Replenish bathroom supplies, linens, towels, drinking glasses, and other guest amenities.
- Empty wastebaskets and ashtrays; transport trash and waste to designated disposal areas.
- Assist in any activity involving cleaning or organizing the clubs or cottages, such as replenishing bathroom supplies, drinking glasses, and writing supplies.
- Sort, count, mark, and store clean linens in designated linen closets.
- Load and unload washers and dryers including adding detergent and selecting cycles iron, fold, and organize laundered club or guest only bed linens, blankets, mattress pads, towels, tablecloths, napkins, bath robes items.
- Transport linens, towels, bathroom essentials, and cleaning supplies using wheeled carts.
- Carry cleaning supplies and equipment safely across work areas.
- Replace light bulbs as needed.
- Operate cleaning equipment according to training and safety standards.
- Operate a golf cart to transport cleaning supplies and access work areas as assigned.
- Follow all safety, driving, and operational procedures when operating club carts.
- Assist with basic event set up and breakdown by moving or replacing table linens, wiping and sanitizing tables, chairs, or staging areas including arranging tables, chairs, staging areas to wipe and sanitize before and after events and banquets in club spaces to reset rooms, or other furnishings (podiums, tv’s, event signs)as directed.
- Help prepare club areas for meetings by removing trash, cleaning and sanitizing before banquets, social events, or special functions.
- Support resetting rooms and common areas after events to maintain cleanliness and order.
- Assist other areas of the club (lobbies, locker rooms, common areas, pro-shop common areas, offices, and similar club spaces with general cleaning to sanitize and disinfect or organizational tasks to reset the room back to standards, as needed and assigned.
- Assist with dishwashing and sanitation of kitchen equipment, utensils, dishes, and cookware, as needed.
- Operate commercial dishwashing equipment according to safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Assist with maintaining the cleanliness of dishwashing by removing dishes to deep clean the dishwasher in the club kitchens and back‑of‑house kitchen support areas such as around the dishwasher including cabinets or storage areas in club kitchen spaces for periodic deep cleaning support.
Dishwashing duties are incidental support only. This position does not perform food preparation, cooking, food service, alcohol service, or kitchen supervisory duties.