Housekeeper

Languages

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Work setting

• Hotel, motel, resort

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Wash windows, walls and ceilings
• Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
• Stock linen closet
• Pick up debris and empty trash containers
• Handle and report lost and found items
• Dust furniture
• Distribute clean towels and toiletries
• Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies or other items
• Make beds and change sheets
• Provide basic information on facilities
• Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors
• Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Child Abuse Registry check
• Criminal record check
• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Attention to detail
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics