House Attendant

The Whitehall Hotel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local hotel in Chicago is seeking a House Attendant to perform light cleaning duties to maintain cleanliness in commercial establishments. Responsibilities include cleaning rooms, hallways, and other areas, ensuring health and hotel standards are met. Candidates should have a high school diploma and two years of hotel housekeeping experience. Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential, along with the ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Two years prior hotel housekeeping experience.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, and other areas according to health and hotel standards.
• Deliver supplies to room attendants and restock supply closets.
• Empty wastebaskets and transport trash to disposal areas.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Ability to multi-task

Ability to prioritize

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: House Attendant

Status: Non‑Exempt

Job Summary

Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain commercial establishments, such as hotels and restaurants in a clean and orderly manner. Duties include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, executive offices and other work areas so that health standards and hotel standards are met.
• Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
• Keep storage areas and carts well‑stocked, clean and tidy.
• Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
• Deliver supplies to room attendants and restock supply closets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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.

Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalent. Two years prior hotel housekeeping experience. Ability to multi‑task and prioritize.

Language Skills

Excellent communication and customer service skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Other

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Work Environment

The 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.

Physical Demands

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. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to use close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Source: Hospitality Online