Housekeeping Assistant

Responsibilities

A Housekeeper is responsible for taking care of a building's general cleanliness to provide tidy and sanitary amenities to guests and residents. Their duties include cleaning floors, making beds and dusting surfaces throughout a home or other building.

• Undergo training and sign the company's contract
• Understand the company's policy on work shifts, guest's possessions and privacy issues
• Provide basic housekeeping duties including changing the sheets, changing and arranging the towels, restocking toilet supplies, vacuuming, dusting and rearranging the room after guests check out
• Report and return any guest properties found in the rooms while rendering service
• Report cases of property damage in commercial spaces to supervisor
• Work with a team of housekeepers on each shift
• Clean, disinfect and store all equipment at the end of the shift
• Maintain a positive relationship with employees and guests
• Monitor and report on the inventory of cleaning supplies
• Respond to calls for housekeeping problems, such as spills and broken glass
• Collect and remove trash and debris
• Assist with laundry management, including washing, drying, ironing and sorting linen
• Report, turn in and log all lost and found items
• Clean upholstered furniture
• Perform detailed deep cleans when required

A successful Housekeeper candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications needed for their job duties. The ideal candidate will have excellent housekeeping skills, good communication and the ability to follow instructions. Be brief and include only the most important skills relevant to your position to attract the best candidates.

Here are some common Housekeeper skills and qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED certificate
• Excellent working knowledge of cleaning appliances and their operations and proper use of cleaning agents
• Attention to detail
• Physical strength and stamina to work extended periods
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Housekeepers do not need advanced formal education. Candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent qualifications can apply, although most of the duties require only a basic education.
• In this section, you can mention the training the company will provide or list it as a condition of employment so that you can attract high-quality candidates. In addition to general housekeeping knowledge and experience of using cleaning products the equipment, you may still need to train candidates on the exact procedures the company uses at its facilities.
• Housekeepers who wish to pursue advanced careers in the hospitality business can have associate or full degrees in Hotel or Hospitality management. They can also get certificates on mold detection, hotel and lodging management and tourism.

• A successful Housekeeper will have a heightened level of awareness and attention to detail. This skill is important so they can clean hidden places that hold dust and dirt. The job also requires a certain level of physical strength, so the ideal candidate will be fit enough to walk and bend for extended periods. They may also have to lift heavy items.
• An experienced Housekeeper is adept at time management because they must quickly prepare rooms.