Evening Hotel Houseperson

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Jay (VT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Season passes for you and dependents

401k with employer match

Free meals

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

Jay Peak Resort is seeking a hotel housekeeping assistant to support cleaning efforts, transport linens, stock supply areas and assist with laundry to maintain efficient guest accommodations.

You will work in a winter resort setting, focusing on courteous guest service, safe handling of supplies, and collaboration with room attendants to prepare rooms for occupancy.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Basic math for handling money and measurements.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

Responsibilities

• Cleans common areas and hotel hallways to maintain guest cleanliness.
• Removes trash and soiled linens from guest accommodations.
• Makes beds and prepares rooms for the next day’s housekeeping.
• Transports supply deliveries and restocks closets.
• Assists in laundry to ensure sufficient clean linens.
• Delivers items to guest rooms and performs room services as needed.

Skills

Language skills

Math skills

Reasoning ability

Professional attitude

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

WHY WORK AT JAY PEAK?We’re a team of good-natured folks at the heart and soul of a growing resort community. Our co-workers are our friends, so we happily go the extra mile for each other and our guests. We’re rewarded fairly for our collective efforts and encouraged to pursue individual goals. We’re a family, one that gets to choose its members. We strive for an authentic, community driven Resort that derives its vitality from the on-mountain experience, respect for its history & what has come before it, and its employees whose energy and spirit are its foundation. It’s not for everyone but we’re not looking for everyone-we’re looking for you.IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL GETWage: $17.76 per hourPaid Sick Time401k program eligibility with employer match after a year of employment with 1,000 hours of serviceFREE or deeply discounted season passes for you and your dependentsEmployee Recognition Programs (including daily, monthly, yearly, and seniority programs)Seasonal employee partiesRegular free employee breakfasts/lunches, family events, and partiesFor a full listing of employee perks both on and off-property, click hereSUMMARYWorks in conjunction with Hotel Room Attendants to offer operational & organizational support with cleaning efforts for guest accommodations to include cleaning, transporting linens, stocking supply areas, removing trash, making beds, and other various duties to increase efficiency in overall cleaning efforts.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (include the following, other duties may be assigned)Cleans common areas & hotel hallways to ensure guest areas are up to cleanliness expectations.Removes trash & soiled linens from guest accommodations and transports to operational service areas.Makes beds and prepares guest rooms for efficient cleaning efforts by room attendants the following day.Creates maintenance work orders immediately upon finding damage to the hotel / resort buildings.Ensures proper stock in supply closets, keeping all required equipment in working order.Assists in cleaning of hotel rooms & condo units during periods of high guest turnover.Transports supply deliveries, restocking shelves and cleaning carts as needed.Assists in laundry with washing, drying and folding - ensuring hotels have the required amount of clean linens to service guest accommodations as needed.Ensures excellent customer service by delivering items to guest rooms and performing room services such as splitting beds and making up sofa beds.Maintains professional communication & supports a positive team environment for guests & employees.Other duties as assigned by supervisor, which could be directly related, or unrelated to original position.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESThis position has no supervisory responsibilities.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.REASONING ABILITYAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.OTHER QUALIFICATIONSMust have a professional and courteous attitude toward guests, other employees, and the general public at all times.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe 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.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds.WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.RESORT CONDITIONSThis is a Winter Resort Area. It requires that work venues are varied, and in many cases include steep stairways, multilevel buildings and outdoor work areas, subject to very cold, sometimes wet or very sunny work sites. Some facilities are located at the base or bottom area and some are semi-remote and can only be reached by traveling via chair lift(s), skis or snowboards. Walking surfaces are frequently frozen, sloped and slippery. Proper footwear is a must, indoors and out. Work days and hours, as well as the number of hours required will vary, with an emphasis on weekends and holidays.