HOUSEKEEPING ATTENDANT Full-time $2,000.00 incentive award
NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM) · Newport, RI · 2 mo ago
On-siteFull-time
Job Summary
Average housekeeping duties performed at a Navy Gateway Inn and Suites or Navy Lodge property, including guest rooms, public spaces, storage areas, laundry rooms, and exterior spaces.
Responsibilities
- Cleans guest rooms and other assigned areas.
- Operates cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaner, carpet cleaner, waxer, and polisher.
- Empties wastebaskets, dusts, waxes, and polishes room furniture.
- Washes walls, partitions, air vents, disinfects, and deodorizes toilet bowls, lavatories, etc.
- Cleans bathroom areas including tub, tile walls, commode, floors, and vanity.
- Cleans kitchen area including stoves, ovens, microwave, refrigerator, cabinets, and floor.
- Washes and disinfects dishes, utensils, and cookware.
- Cleans and irons bed linen, inspects mattresses, and pull-out sofas.
- Moves furniture to clean under and behind, uses step stool to clean window and window treatments, cabinet tops, mirrors, and picture frames.
- Cleans and ensures proper functionality of luggage racks and ensures proper number of male/female hangers are available in closets.
- Cleans and inspects TVs, alarm clocks, and in-room phones, ensuring they are clean, properly programmed, and in working condition.
- Places proper number of amenities in room to include consumables and non-consumables.
- Greets and welcomes guests upon sight, maintaining outstanding guest relations.
- Ensures privacy and security of guests is maintained at all times.
- Cleans vacuums and mops corridors, stairways, guest laundry, patios, and balconies.
- Shampoos rugs, carpets, and polishes railings of stairways on a regular basis.
- Completes scheduled carpet cleaning using heavy industrial type carpet cleaners and equipment.
- Performs deep cleaning as required by program standards, including defrosting refrigerators, cleaning windows, and other tasks.
- Maintains cleanliness and order of storage rooms.
- Communicates the status of cleaned rooms and other spaces to supervisor through daily assignments or property management system.
- Accomplishes minor repairs and maintenance of equipment used and reports to supervisor when major repair or replacement is required.
- Cleans and inspects exterior spaces such as parking lots and outside passages.
- May be required to load and unload trucks/vans, assist with the receipt of supplies, and perform minor repairs/maintenance.
- Responsible for the pass key and other keys as assigned, returning all keys at the end of each shift.
- Reports immediate to supervisor any unusual circumstances such as no luggage in a stay-over guest room, no service needed, room status vacancies, extra guests, unauthorized pets, and other unusual situations.
- Reports any lost and found items to the housekeeping supervisor immediately, listing the room number or area where the item was found.
- May be responsible for the set-up and breakdown clean-up of the complimentary self-service breakfast bar, assisting with preparing, displaying, and replenishing breakfast items available to guests during breakfast hours.
- Ensures the surrounding area is returned to its original state and free of all leftover food by the end of designated breakfast hour.
- Required to obtain proper food handling certifications as applicable.
- Completes all required safety/security training.
- Maintains a clean and safe environment, applying knowledge of blood-borne pathogens safety measures to determine potential safety concerns related to contaminated linens and personal care items.
- Follows all NEXCOM Hospitality Group NHG protocols during daily service activity.
- Performs laundry operations at the facility.
- May be required to possess a valid state driver's license to travel to other lodging facilities as required within the normal scope of duties.
- May be required to obtain NHG housekeeping certification within 6 months of employment as well as other certification requirements.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- No experience required.
- Average high school graduate or equivalent preferred.
- Moderate physical effort moving furniture and the use of hand or lightweight powered cleaning equipment.
Qualifications
- High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
Benefits
- No specific benefits mentioned.
Pay
- No specific pay details provided.
Schedule
Full-Time (35+ hours)
Unposting Date
Aug 6, 2026, 8:59:00 PM