Room Attendant

The main function of the Little America Hotel Room Attendant is to prepare an assigned room for occupancy in a manner consistent with the standards of the Little America Hotels.

Responsibilities:

• Remove used linens from bed and replace with fresh and place used linens into laundry bag, making sure not to make the bag too heavy (not more than 45 pounds)
• While wearing rubber gloves and using a variety of cleansers and tools (broom, mop, toilet scrub-brush, etc.), clean bathrooms, including: sinks, mirrors, floors, toilets, and tubs
• Place used towels and bath mats into laundry bag
• Clean floors in rooms and halls using a vacuum cleaner
• With dust-cloth or feather duster, clean furniture, lamps and fixtures and with dust-cloth and cleaner/furniture was, clean wooden surfaces of TV, tables, end tables, head boards, etc.
• Stock room with amenities and supplies (shampoo, conditioner, lotion, matches, etc) taken from housekeeping cart
• Empty trash cans and replace plastic trash bags if needed
• Take trash and linen bags from room
• Stock Housekeeping carts with linens, towels, amenities and other items needed to fully prepare the room for the next guest
• Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to ascend or descend rung ladders, scaffolding, and the like safely and with agility, to work safely in elevated places and to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling from precarious situations.
• Ability to move body to floor level and move about
• Ability to extend arm(s) in any direction
• Ability to support oneself in an erect and/or completely upright position for a prolonged period of time
• Ability to substantially press against something with a steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward, and to exert a considerable force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion
• Ability to raise substantial objects from a lower to a higher position or move objects horizontally from position to position
• Ability to perceive the presence of certain substances, in various states, through the sense of smell