Guest House Attendant INT – 6868

Location: Kodiak, AK

Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)

Salary: $19.10/hour

About the role

The purpose of this position is to ensure the public areas, guestrooms, and laundry facilities are adequately cleaned daily. Employee must use full judgment and determination in performing duties.

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 door knobs 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 (bathroom, 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 items in the event 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

• No previous experience or training is required.
• Must be able to follow simple oral and written instructions and can 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous housekeeping experience, preferably in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

• 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