Departmental Assistant (Housekeeping - UMass Hotel)

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Work type: Hourly
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Accommodations
Union: Non-Benefited
Categories: Food Service/Hospitality, Temporary Non-Benefited

Job Summary

Participates in general and specific cleaning tasks of hotel guestrooms and public areas.

Essential Functions

• Assists in overall cleaning of hotel guest rooms and public areas including changing beds, dusting, vacuuming and other related procedures to keep these areas up to department standards.
• Assists in cleaning guest room toilets, lavatories and their appurtenances and maintain the necessary supplies to maintain sanitary facilities for hotel guests.
• Reports to the supervisor of accommodation services any maintenance work necessary to maintain the department standards for guest rooms.
• Using department forms, maintain an accurate record of room inventory, lost and found, and anything else noted while cleaning a guest room.
• Checks and stocks from the floor supply closet all supplies provided for in the department’s standard guest room.
• Removes trash and waste from assigned areas and places in designated site to ensure clean and sanitary conditions and the proper handling of recyclable materials.
• Maintains carpeted areas by vacuuming and spot cleaning to prolong life of carpet and maintain a clean and attractive facility.
• Cleans glass and mirrors by washing with glass cleaning solution to provide a clean and attractive facility.
• Maintains walls, ceilings, doors and horizontal surfaces by dusting and washing with detergent solutions to provide a clean and attractive facility.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)

• Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment commonly used in housekeeping cleaning functions.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to meet designated standard of cleanliness for hotel rooms.
• Physical stamina and endurance to withstand the strain of manual labor.

Work Schedule

• Varies based on department needs.
• This is a temporary, non-benefited position.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Requires the ability to carry, push, pull, stand, bend, reach, twist, lift, and perform repetitive movement.

Salary Information

• $15.00 - $19.00 per hour.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should provide 3 professional references with their application.

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