Housekeeper, IU Dining and Hospitality

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Basic life insurance

Tuition subsidy for IU courses

Paid holidays

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington's IU Biddle Hotel is seeking a hotel housekeeping associate to maintain guest rooms and spaces to IU standards.

The role requires attention to cleanliness, reliability, and strong English communication; schedule includes weekends and some holidays with benefits for full-time staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 2 years of housekeeping or custodial experience.
• Proficient in English communication.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hotel environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare IU Hotel guest rooms daily to standards.
• Perform general maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs as needed.
• Maintain cleaning logs and report room status.
• Assist with laundry or other related duties as needed.
• Provide directions and information to guests.

Skills

English communication

Professionalism

Time management

Flexibility

Detail oriented

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

IUB HOTEL (BA-IUBH-IUBLA). Indiana University (IU) Dining and Hospitality offers a dynamic, creative, collaborative environment in which motivated employees can expand their skills as part of a team while providing exceptional guest experience. Through positions in campus dining, catering, retail operations, and the hotel, employees can develop skill sets that open career opportunities on campus and beyond.

The 189-room IU Hotel and Biddle Conference Center is the largest hotel in Bloomington and the only hotel on the IU Bloomington campus. Guests enjoy upscale, convenient accommodations and parking, and first-rate amenities, including the onsite Vault Pub, bowling, Starbucks, international food from local restaurants, and more, all while staying in the heart of campus, steps away from the best dining, shopping, arts and entertainment, and nightlife on campus and in the city of Bloomington.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Performs tasks related to the cleanliness and upkeep of IU Hotel guest rooms and/or campus residential and guest spaces.
• May perform occasional duties in support of other needs, such as laundry or general maintenance.
• Cleans and prepares hotel rooms for both arriving guests and for intermediate in-stay service for existing guests daily.
• Ensures all furnishings in each guest rooms are free of evidence of previous guest and that all items are in working order and ready for new guests daily and meets the IU Hotel standard of guest room inspection.

General Responsibilities

• Performs room inspections to ensure proper adherence to cleanliness standards.
• Completes cleaning tasks such as removing and changing dirty linens; cleaning and disinfecting floors, hard surfaces, bathrooms, and fixtures; cleaning hallways, corridors, etc; removing trash; vacuuming, dusting, and restocking amenities, linens, and paper products.
• Completes cleaning log and reports status of rooms, escalating issues as needed.
• Maintains preventive maintenance schedule, including coordination of deep cleaning, stain treatment, and replacement of damaged items.
• May perform general maintenance duties such as changing light bulbs, as well as periodic deep cleaning.
• May provide directions and general information to IU visitors and guests in the Biddle Hotel and residential spaces.
• May provide guidance to lower-level housekeepers or temporary staff.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 years experience in housekeeping, custodial work, or related field.

Skills

• Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Highly thorough and dependable.

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and obtain items in low level positions. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 30 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

IU Biddle Hotel

$16.48 per hour

Salary plan and grade: SM 2HH

This is an AFSCME union covered position.

Variable schedule including weekends and some holidays

Between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm but dependent on business volume

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Intermediate

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Operations

Job Family: Hospitality

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