Housekeeping Room Attendant

Explorers’ Edge; Gravenhurst; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a beautiful resort on Lake Muskoka as a Room Attendant! This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where cleanliness is paramount. You'll be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in guest rooms and public areas, ensuring guests enjoy a spotless experience. With positions available for both full-time and part-time, this is a perfect opportunity for locals or those seeking summer employment. Enjoy perks like staff housing, complimentary amenities, and potential career advancement while contributing to a team dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for guests.

Benefits

Bonus upon contract completion

$500 referral bonus

Complimentary 2-night stay (off season)

Use of resort amenities

Staff housing available

Shuttle services to resort

Career advancement opportunities

Discounts on meals and merchandise

Employee recognition program

Employee Wellness Program

Qualifications

• Must understand, speak, read, and write English at a high school level.
• Knowledge of hotel property and safe use of cleaning supplies required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness of assigned rooms and public areas to meet resort standards.
• Handle cleaning equipment and follow health and safety protocols.
• Adapt to various environmental conditions while performing duties.

Skills

Cleaning Skills

Attention to Detail

Physical Stamina

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Cleaning Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Job description

Are you a behind the scenes kind of person and enjoy a more structured approach to work? Maybe you’re a local looking to get out of the house and want to socialize with an awesome team, or it’s your first job and you’re looking for a great place to get some experience, stay active & fit. Join Taboo Muskoka’s Housekeeping team as a Room Attendant!

Come work & play on beautiful Lake Muskoka this summer! Staff Housing Available! Taboo Muskoka is a privately owned Resort and Golf Operation in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Our mandate is to ‘Create happiness by offering incredible Muskoka experiences to our guests and team.’

The Housekeeping department is the heart of the hotel, and is responsible for the cleanliness, aesthetic upkeep of rooms, public areas, and property. No level of service, friendliness or glamour can equal the sensation a guest has upon entering a spotless, tidy and fresh area. We are building our Housekeeping Team to ensure the heart keeps beating!

Full time and part time positions available with various start and end dates ranging from June through October. We are hiring for the following positions: Houseperson, Room Attendants, and Laundry Attendants.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleaning of all assigned rooms and condos ensuring cleanliness meets resort standard.
• Making beds to the highest standard eliminating all imperfections and wrinkles out of the linens.
• Cleaning and removing all cobwebs and debris from balconies and decks.
• Washing windows/patio doors/ and deck railing panels.
• Cleaning and organizing cart or caddy with daily supplies filling at beginning of shift and removing at end of shift.
• Care and control of all equipment used throughout the day, such as vacuums and or carts.
• Being responsible for the assigned area ensuring the cleanliness is up to standard, hallways, condo pathways/ ground etc.
• Knowing any health and safety risks and avoiding injury while working by following WHMIS protocol.
• Removal of all garbage throughout room/condo ensuring the levels of sanitation meet resort standards.
• Cleaning the inside and outside of the BBQ’s and cleaning all grills.
• Packing and unpacking condo bags.
• Able to push fully loaded bins up and down hills in an outdoor environment.
• Counting all inventories in rooms and condos, ensuring all is there and replace if needed.
• Loading and unloading dishwasher.
• Make an effort to ensure all linen that is brought down to laundry gets sorted and placed in designated areas.
• Know and recognize when PPE should be worn.
• Knowing the hazards while on duty and reporting if required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be able to understand, speak, read and write English at a high school level.
• Knowledge of hotel property, facilities, history and region.
• Understand how to use cleaning equipment, supplies and chemicals safely; follow WHMIS health and safety requirement when performing duties use PPE.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/REQUIREMENTS

• Room attendants are required to be inside and outside on a regular basis and will need to be able to adapt to environmental changes at all times.
• Will be exposed and expected to work in dirty and dusty conditions.
• Job requires you to be on your feet 100% of your shift.
• Be in good physical condition to perform extensive walking, bending, kneeling, lifting and stretching.
• Able to lift 25 pounds and to push carts loaded with linen and supplies weighing up to 100 pounds. Lifting, carrying and pushing up to 25% of time.
• Be able to climb up and down flights of stairs while carrying linen, supplies, and or garbage that could exceed up to 25 pounds.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT TABOO MUSKOKA

• Bonus upon completion of your contract*
• $500 for referring fellow team members and earn $ for bringing in business*
• Complimentary 2-night stay (off season)
• Complimentary use of resort amenities including trails, bikes, beach, pools, tennis, golf, gym
• Staff housing available (located in town of Gravenhurst – short 7kms or 5 mins from the resort)
• Shuttle services to and from staff housing and the resort available
• Potential room for career advancement
• Staff (and friends and family) discounts on meals, rooms, merchandise and golf
• Staff appreciation events and activities
• Employee recognition program
• Employee Wellness Program
• Some conditions apply. Inquire within for more details.

Great Gulf Group of Companies is committed to providing a fair and equitable work environment and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. As per the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Great Gulf will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be legally entitled to work in Canada. We are not accepting International applicants without a valid work permit. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only successful candidates will be contacted.