Guest House Attendant FT – 6875

Location: Buzzards Bay, MA

Work Schedule: Full Time (30-40 hours/week)

Salary: $19.63/hour

About the role

The purpose of this position is to ensure the public areas, guestrooms, and laundry facilities are adequately cleaned daily.

Responsibilities

• Cleans lodging guest rooms, corridors, stairways, facilities, and other assigned lodging areas.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using brooms, mops, lightweight vacuum cleaners, and lightweight floor scrubbers and buffers.
• Dusts, waxes, and polishes furniture.
• Cleans and sanitizes guest room appliances, cooking utensils, and dishes.
• Empties wastebaskets.
• Polishes doorknobs and other metal fixtures.
• Washes walls, windows, and blinds that can be reached unassisted or using stepping stools.
• Makes beds and changes linen.
• Collects soiled linen and places it at a pickup point; receives clean linen and delivers it where directed.
• Updates room status, occupancy, and checkouts.
• Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls; cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains.
• Dusts ledges, woodwork, and furniture.
• Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissues, hand towels, soap, and other complimentary sundry items.
• Notes condition of facilities and reports to supervisor broken windows, water leaks, clogged drains, and other conditions requiring maintenance.
• Keeps stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work; advises supervisor when more materials are needed or when equipment needs repair or replacement.
• Cleans public areas (bathrooms, lobby, corridors, lounges, and stairwells), guestrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry facilities.
• Performs daily washing, drying, folding, and storage of all towels, washcloths, bathmats, shower curtains, and other items as necessary.
• Checks rooms for articles left behind by guests; bags, labels, and stores these items in case the guest returns to retrieve them.
• Stocks housekeeping carts from storage and linen rooms with all supplies needed for each day.
• Keeps manager informed of supply inventory to facilitate inventory control.
• Prepares and inventories soiled linen for pickup; replenishes linen rooms upon delivery of clean linen, usually twice weekly.
• Installs cribs, port-a-cribs, or roll-a-ways in guestrooms as needed.
• Ensures safe storage and handling of all cleaning products; adheres to safety regulations and standards.
• Uses required safety equipment and observes safe work procedures; promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, injuries, occupational illnesses, or property damage.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to follow simple oral and written instructions and use hand or lightweight powered cleaning tools or equipment.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously stand, stoop, and reach for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work an irregular tour of duty to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

No previous experience or training is required.

• Preferred: Previous housekeeping experience, preferably in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave