House Person

Job Summary

The houseperson will perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain overall cleanliness of communal hotel areas and other areas as assigned. Duties may include but are not limited to dusting, vacuuming, washing windows, and cleaning communal hotel bathrooms. 

Essential Functions:

% Time Spent

• Cleaning hallways, lobbies, lounges, communal restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, fitness center, locker rooms, breakrooms, building entryways, and other areas as assigned so that health and safety standards within the specified timeframe, which includes:
  1. Dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, and washing windows/tracks
  2. Wiping down counters, coffee tables, side tables, and other furniture
  3. Using vacuum cleaners and shampooers to clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies 
  4. Bathrooms, showers, toilets, sinks, and countertops
  5. Reporting areas as cleaned and available 
  6. Emptying common area trash cans and taking to outside dumpster; replacing trash can with new bag

70%

• Supply and equipment management:
  1. Check maid cart for needed supplies before use and stock as needed
  2. Returning items such as luggage carts, large bags of linen, cots, or baby cribs to the designated area
  3. Deliver room amenities to guests as needed such as toiletries, hair dryer, ironing board, TV remote, or other items
  4. Report, turn in and log all lost and found items

25%

• Guest services:
  1. Greet or acknowledge guests immediately and politely
  2. Respond to special requests and questions by guests, providing extra amenities in a timely manner
  3. Provide customer service to guests, including information about hotel services, activities and local attractions, or directing the guest to the front desk for more information

5%

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare room for housekeeping services as needed including removing bed linens, used towels, bringing used linen to laundry room, and emptying trash cans
• Report and assist with maintenance deficiencies, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries as needed
• Follow Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements, and report any defective, damaged or lost PPE including equipment that does not fit properly to management
• Follow all safety procedures and able to recognize and act in emergency situations
• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional
• Maintain a hospitable service atmosphere at all times

Education and Experience:

• High School Degree or equivalent preferred 
• 6 months of housekeeping or janitorial services preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to arrive to work on time when scheduled
• Ability to learn, follow and enforce standards for cleanliness with exceptional attention to detail

• Physically able to move large objects such as: carts, large bags of linen, ironing board
• Physically able to operate cleaning equipment such as:          vacuum cleaners, brooms, spray bottles

• Strong customer service orientation
• Organization and time management, ability to consistently manage workload as assigned

• Ability to read and recognize suite numbers

• Effectively communicate with guests and team members verbally or in written form
• Ability to operate in a 7-day per week, 24-hour per day business setting

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• 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 the essential functions.
  1. Constant standing and walking
  2. Constant reaching and grasping with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
  3. Constant lifting 50 pounds, and pushing/pulling 100 pounds
  4. Constant near and far vision required
  5. Frequent exposure to cleaning chemicals
  6. Occasional climbing of stairs
  7. Occasional speaking and listening required