Boutique Housekeeper at Harbor Inn & Marina

Titan Asset Management Group; East Lyme (CT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Avra Standards is seeking a dedicated hotel housekeeper in East Lyme, CT to clean guest rooms and suites to our high standards. You will provide a home-away-from-home experience by delivering meticulous cleanliness and courteous service to guests.

This role supports both part-time and full-time schedules, with shifts that may include weekends and holidays. Training is provided, and you will collaborate with other departments to ensure guest comfort while maintaining Avra Standards' quality.

Qualifications

• Professional in appearance and demeanor.
• Customer Service.
• Previous cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to work with cleaning chemicals.
• Able to work flexible shifts.
• Must be able to push, pull and lift 30lbs.
• Bending, reaching, kneeling/crawling at a low level.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to cleaning procedures and instructions for use on cleaning agents.
• Ongoing housekeeping training.
• Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies.
• Cleaning and sanitizing toilets, showers/bathtubs, countertops and sinks.
• Replenish supplies such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, hotel literature, and bathroom items.
• Making beds and changing linens.
• Keep storage areas well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Push and pull vacuum throughout entire room.
• Emptying of all trash within room.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
• Provide professional, pleasant customer service at all times.
• Work with other internal departments to guarantee guest comfort and satisfaction.
• Ensure quality of cleaning is to the highest standards and Avra Standards.
• Check rooms for lost items and process lost items through lost and found.
• Notify supervisor of needed maintenance.
• Communicate with supervisor, room status, guest compliments, complaint and/or concerns.
• Apply cleaning solvents.
• Responsible for cleaning public areas.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on regular basis. Must be able to work weekends and Holidays.
• This job description reflects management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Skills

Professional appearance

Customer Service

Job description

Overview

To clean guest rooms and suites to ensure highest standards of cleanliness and service. Providing our guest with clean, home-away-from-home experience while staying with us.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Adhere to cleaning procedures and instructions for use on cleaning agents.
• Ongoing housekeeping training
• Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies
• Cleaning and sanitizing toilets, showers/bathtubs, counter tops and sinks
• Replenish supplies such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, hotel literature, and bathroom items.
• Making beds and changing linens
• Keep storage areas well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Push and pull vacuum throughout entire room
• Emptying of all trash within room
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
• Provide professional, pleasant customer service at all times.
• Work with other internal departments to guarantee guest comfort and satisfaction.
• Ensure quality of cleaning is to the highest standards and Avra Standards
• Check rooms for lost items and process lost item through lost and found.
• Notify supervisor of needed maintenance.
• Communicate with supervisor, room status, guest compliments, complaint and/or concerns.
• Apply cleaning solvents
• Responsible for cleaning public areas
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on regular basis. Must be able to work weekends and Holidays
• This job description reflects management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

• Professional in appearance and demeanor
• Customer Service
• Previous cleaning experience preferred
• Ability to work with cleaning chemicals
• Able to work flexible shifts
• Must be able to push, pull and lift 30lbs
• Bending, reaching, kneeling/crawling at a low level.

Additional Requirements

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.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to humid conditions. Employee may be exposed to contaminants, disease or infections. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Hours necessary to perform at the required level are typically 20-30 for part time and 30-40 for full time weekly varying days Monday - Sunday

Skills

• Employee Relations
• Customer Service

Behaviors

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

• Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Equal Opportunity Employer

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