Housekeeper Duties and Responsibilities
A Housekeeper needs to clean the work area to the standards of their employer. This requires attention to detail, physical strength, and the stamina to work long shifts. Here are examples of a Housekeeper’s duties:- Understand the company’s policy on work shifts, guests’ possessions and privacy issues
- Provide basic housekeeping duties including restrooms, sales floor, kitchen and lunch rooms, restocking toilet supplies, vacuuming, dusting all furniture and other items on the sales floor
- 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