What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeper position at Well-Paid Maids?
Try cleaning houses and apartments with Well-Paid Maids. No professional cleaning experience is required - we’ll train you! Students and working parents are encouraged to apply.
We are a small business with a big mission: to provide all employees with a genuine living wage and great working conditions.
What Well-Paid Maids Offers
- Pay: $26.00–$30.00 per hour
- Schedule: Monday–Sunday, typically between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM
- Paid time off: 24 vacation days
- Health benefits: Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Paid training
- Employer-paid life insurance through the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)
- Parental leave: 12 weeks through DC’s Paid Family Leave (PFML) program
- Opportunities for advancement – we promote from within
- Respect and recognition from management and customers
- A pleasant, supportive work environment
- Kind and friendly customers
- All cleaning supplies and equipment provided
Full-time and part-time positions available. A reliable vehicle, auto insurance, and valid driver’s license are required.
What You’ll Do
- Clean homes and apartments (living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining areas, and hallways)
- Maintain reliable transportation to and from all job sites
- Complete additional tasks like:
- Laundry
- Cleaning microwaves
- Washing dishes
- Scrubbing baseboards
- Other tasks needed to deliver an excellent clean
- Arrive at customers’ homes on time and ready to work
- Use good judgment and problem-solving skills on the job
- Interact with customers in a friendly, professional manner
- Adjust your technique based on feedback from customers and management
- Communicate proactively with both customers and management
- Be flexible and creative when challenges come up
What We Need From You
- Live within a reasonable daily commuting distance of Washington, DC
- Have a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and a reliable vehicle you can use for work
- Be comfortable working in homes with friendly dogs and/or cats
- Be able to use smartphone apps such as Acuity Scheduling, OnTheClock, and Gusto (we’ll train you)
Salary : $26 - $30