Houseperson - Big Sur

Guest Services Inc; California; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services, Inc. is seeking a Houseperson to maintain clean, orderly public areas within the unit and respond to guest requests promptly and cheerfully. The role involves cleaning, lamp and surface dusting, delivering items to guest rooms, and maintaining trash handling.

Strong sanitation habits and customer service are essential. The position requires light physical work, ability to communicate in English, and the flexibility to work in a fast-paced hospitality setting.

Qualifications

• Must have strong sanitation habits.
• Excellent customer service abilities; actively helps guests and coworkers.
• Ability to recognize when a problem occurs and communicate it to management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean, neat areas as directed by management.
• Clean lamps, mirrors, pictures, etc.
• Deliver requested items to guest rooms as directed.
• Deliver supplies to assigned areas of the facility.
• Clean restrooms in assigned areas several times daily.
• Clean all public areas daily.
• Vacuum halls, lobbies, and edges.
• Mop and clean floors in assigned areas.
• Clean railings, walls, stairwells, and lockers.
• Empty trash and replace bags as needed.
• Report safety issues to your manager promptly.

Skills

Sanitation habits

Customer service

Problem reporting

Education

Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred.

Job description

Compensation Amount: 20.00 USD Hourly Job Summary: The Houseperson maintains clean, orderly, and attractive public areas within the unit and responds to guests’ requests in an efficient and pleasant manner.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure assigned areas are clean and neat as directed by management.
• Clean and dust lamps, mirrors, pictures, etc.
• Deliver requested items, such as refrigerators, pillows, rollaways, cribs, etc., to guest rooms as directed.
• Deliver supplies to assigned areas of facility.
• Clean restrooms in assigned areas multiple times daily.
• Clean all staff public areas and guest public areas daily.
• Vacuums all halls, lobbies, and edges.
• Mop and clean all floors in assigned areas.
• Clean all hall railings, marks on walls, stairwells, and lockers.
• Pull trash from trash receptacles.
• Replace trash bags as needed.
• Clear trash from tables and floors/grounds.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
• Strong sanitation habits.
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
• Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit.
• Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
• Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to stand for the entire work day and to climb steps regularly.
• Withstanding temperature extremes in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Reading and writing work-related documents in English.
• Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
• Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in a fast-paced environment.
• Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.

EQUIPMENT USED

• Standard commercial automatic dishwashing equipment.
• Cleaning Supplies (including detergents, chemicals, mops, brooms, scourers, hand towels, etc.).

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.