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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

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