Housekeeper

Grand Adirondack Hotel; Village of Lake Placid (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Hireology is seeking a diligent hotel housekeeper to maintain rooms and public areas, ensuring a safe and clean environment for guests and staff. The role requires daily linen changes, thorough cleaning of bathrooms, dusting furniture, and reporting any safety or equipment issues to Executive Housekeeper.

Strong teamwork and guest-focused service are essential. Ideal candidates will follow health, safety, and hygiene standards, operate cleaning equipment safely, and maintain a professional

Qualifications

• Knowledge of workplace safety and hygiene standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with hotel guests.
• Proficiency with cleaning supplies, vacuums, and safety devices.
• Ability to work in environments with varying noise levels.
• Strong customer service mindset and professional appearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hotel rooms and building to ensure safe, clean experience for guests and staff.
• Report safety, security, or operating condition issues to management.
• Change bed linen daily and vacuum carpeting.
• Dust furniture, mirrors, and surfaces and remove smudges.
• Thoroughly clean bathrooms and ensure standard room setup.
• Report any damaged items in rooms and assist with housekeeping areas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Guest communication

Safety procedures

Job description

Position Summary:

Maintain the hotel rooms and building to ensure safe and clean experience for hotel guests, associates, and vendors.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Works in a safe/efficient manner to assure quality
2. Reports any problem areas, which affect the safety, security, and operating condition of the hotel.
3. Change bed linen daily.
4. Vacuum carpeting.
5. Dust all furniture (picture frames, bed frames, lamps, TVs, dressers).
6. Remove fingerprints and smudges (ex. mirrors, shiny surfaces, windows, etc.).
7. Thoroughly clean the bathroom area - wash shower stall, sink, floor, toilet, etc.
8. Make sure that the standard room set-up is complied with.
9. Report immediately all damage found in a room.
10. Assist in maintaining all front of house and back of house housekeeping areas including laundry room and linen closets.
11. Report immediately all missing items in room. Report immediately personal guest items found in vacant rooms.
12. Notify Executive Housekeeper of all rollaways or cribs in rooms for pick-up and storage.
13. Take responsibility for master floor keys and make sure it is turned in daily.
14. Turn in immediately all "lost and found" items to Executive Housekeeper.
15. Shut off all lights, TVs and air conditioners when leaving room.Assist housekeeper in any additional cleaning chores she may assign.

Positions Requirements

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.

• Knowledge of and ability to comply with workplace statutory requirements, including health and safety, fire prevention, hygiene, and handling of potentially harmful substances
• Ability to communicate effectively with hotel guests, i.e., to announce arrival at door and to clearly understand requests from guests
• Strong ability to use cleaning supplies, vacuum, safety equipment, and other equipment and materials used in carrying out housekeeping functions
• Ability to work effectively in a place of varying levels of noise
• Ability to solve problem relating to guests, with strong customer service skills
• Strong self-starting personality and ability to display professional attitude and appearance always
• Ability to work in a team setting, providing support to co-workers whenever called upon to offer assistance