The Pollard Hotel - Housekeeper

Salary: up to $17.00 hourly DOE

 

Looking for part time help (flexible schedule) to help us manage large groups throughout the winter. Possible Permanent Postions available.

Our housekeepers love what they do!  Our hotel may be historic, but we aren't old! New ownership has worked diligently to ensure employees have what they need to do the job well and safely! We have a new restaurant and state-of-the-art gym, and we are renovating and updating our individually unique and historical guest rooms. This job offers a flexible work schedule and a fun team atmosphere. Benefits include food discounts, free gym membership, holiday bonuses, room discounts for friends and family, and a health insurance program!

Company Mission:   To exceed our customer’s expectations

Job Summary:  The housekeeper is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the guest rooms and the back of the house areas. The housekeeper must know, or be able to be trained, about cleaning the restrooms and living quarters inside the guestrooms.  Housekeepers are also responsible for daily laundry within our facility.  In some instances, a housekeeper might be asked to work in the common areas of the hotel such as the lobby, dining room, and pub.  This job offers a flexible work schedule.

Essential Job Duties: include the following; other duties may be assigned:  

• Works to a high standard of cleanliness and room presentation
• Greets guests in a friendly and helpful manner
• Washes, folds, and sorts bed linens, towels, and restaurant linens 
• Services rooms that have guests staying multiple nights
• Works closely with the Housekeeping Team to clean and organize specific rooms throughout the hotel
• Cross trains to other jobs in the department

Skills and Qualifications: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Honest, reliable, dependable 
• Self-motivated and efficient
• Strong organizational skills
• Can work independently
• Be able to take direction and adapt to changing policies
• Comfortable in a face-paced work environment

Valued Experience/Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Hospitality industry experience preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, talk or hear.  The employee must lift and move up to (15) pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: While performing some job duties, the employee is exposed to a non-air-conditioned environment.