Housekeeping Room Attendant

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Tides Inn and Suites - Port Townsend, WA/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$16.66 - $17.00 Hourly/div /div h4Description/h4pJOB TITLE: ROOM ATTENDANT/p pUSUAL TIME OF WORK SHIFT: Varies with facility needs. Some full-time positions andbr / some part-time positions/p pBREAKS: Two breaks, and one frac12; hour lunch/p pOVERTIME: Seldom/p pMACHINES USED: Household-type vacuum cleaner/p pTOOLS USED: Mops, brooms, extendable wands, cleaning items/p pASSISTIVE DEVICES: Cleaning supply pushcart/p pSAFETY CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT: Employee Uniforms/p pSKILLS amp; ABILITIES REQUIRED: Speak, read, write, and understand the primarybr / language(s) used in the workplace/p pDESCRIPTION OF WORK PLACE/WORKSTATION:br / The work takes place at a variety of locations at a hotel facility. The surfaces at the locations are cement,br / carpeted, tiled, or have wood flooring. Most of the work locations are both well-lit and temperaturebr / controlled. The Room Attendant may be exposed for limited periods of time to various weatherbr / conditions when cleaning landings and other outdoor areas. The areas where the Room Attendantbr / performs most of the cleaning are guest rooms, bathrooms, lounges, lobbies, landings, elevators,br / stairways, kitchens, and locker rooms./p pDESCRIPTION OF JOB TASKS/PURPOSE:/p pThe Room Attendantrsquo;s primary responsibility is to clean areas at the hotel facility where guests have spent or will spend time during their stay. The Room Attendant counts and transports linens to and from guestsrsquo; rooms. He/She replenishes supplies such as drinking glasses and writing supplies in various rooms. The Room Attendant dusts furniture and equipment, polishes metalwork, washes windows, walls and doors, and empties waste baskets and ash trays. He/She vacuums carpets and upholstered furniture, and scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners. The Room Attendant replaces light bulbs, and replenishes bathroom supplies. He/She transports trash to the waste disposal area. He/She may be required to move furniture, hang drapery, and roll carpet when necessary. Other duties may be required as directed by the manager or supervisor./p pOn a typical day, the Room Attendant performs the following duties:/p p1. Sorts, counts, folds, and transports linens to various site locations./p p2. Makes beds in guest rooms./p p3. Replenishes supplies (i.e. drinking glasses, writing materials, bathroom supplies, etc.)./p p4. Cleans rooms, kitchens, lobbies, lounges, bathrooms, landings, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas./p p5. Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors./p p6. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies./p p7. Dusts furniture and equipment./p p8. Polishes metalwork./p p9. Washes windows, walls, door panels, sills, ceilings, and woodwork./p p10. Empties waste baskets./p p11. Cleans ashtrays./p p12. Transports trash to waste disposal area./p p13. Replaces light bulbs./p p14. Other duties as assigned by manager or supervisor./p h4Qualifications/h4brul liPrevious hotel housekeeping experience preferred but not required/li liAbility to work as a team/li liGood Communication and Customer Service skills/li liAbility to pull and push work-related equipment, such as a loaded housekeeping cart over uneven and sloping surfaces/li liAbility to bend, twist, stoop, and pull/li liAbility to sit, stand, walk, or kneel for a long period of time/li liAbility to manipulate, turn, and grasp objects of different sizes and weights/li liAbility to follow verbal instructions /li liAbility to work independently without direct supervision and manage time efficiently/li /ul p /p p /p