Counter Attendant jobs in Washington, DC

The House Attendant is responsible for the overall cleanliness of the public areas and back of house areas in the hotel and restaurant. 

Maintain guest public areas including restrooms, hallways, service elevators, front desk, pool, rooftop, gym and ensuring the hotel standards of cleanliness are being met. 

Conduct laundry pressing, shoe cleaning and laundry delivery services. 

Thoroughly clean, disinfect and restock employee restrooms.

Responsible for the stocking of guest supplies and linens on the floor landings. 

Assisting the room attendants with any deep cleaning needs and movement of furniture.

Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental polices, service procedures and cleaning standards

Ensure that standards are maintained at a superior level. 

Receive clean linen deliveries and stock floor landings.

Remove dirty linen and trash from floor landings and take to designated areas.

Provide aid to the room attendant throughout the day with linens or any other supplies as needed.

Assist with deep cleaning of rooms, moving furniture, vacuuming, high dusting and window cleaning.

Strip & disinfect departure rooms, and shampoo carpets as assigned.

Deliver all items requested by guests.

Make up, store & deliver rollaway beds, cribs, baby amenities to guest rooms.

Frequent cleaning and disinfecting of high touch points in public areas.

Maintaining the overall cleanliness of the fitness center, pool & sundeck, front desk, hallways, public area bathrooms, guest elevators.

Clean, mop and vacuum all administrative office space. 

Deliver supplies & linens to the townhouses.

Exterior & and interior window cleaning of townhouses.

Removal of dirty linen and trash from townhouses and place in designated bins.

Pick up/assist with delivery of supplies at loading dock.

Store any delivery for housekeeping in the proper storage areas.

Perform special projects assigned by the Housekeeping Managers/supervisor.

Assist in other duties as needed to include turndown service and room cleaning.

Exhibit a friendly, helpful and courteous manner when dealing with guests and fellow associates.

All other duties as required by Housekeeping managers/Supervisors.

*The list of responsibilities is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: Minimum one year’s experience as a cleaner/house attendant for a luxury or ultra-luxury hotel or resort.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent education.

General Skills: Must be able to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy; prioritize, organize and follow-up; be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment; follow directions thoroughly; understand a guest’s service needs; work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team; work with minimal supervision; maintain confidentiality of guest information and pertinent hotel data.

Schedule: Flexible availability is required for this position to include days, evenings, weekends and holidays

Technical Skills: Knowledge of proper cleaning techniques and equipment usage, knowledge of proper chemical handling.

Language: Required to speak, read and write in English, with fluency in other languages preferred.  

Physical Requirements: Must be able to exert physical effort in transporting supplies, cleaning cart, and cleaning equipment. Endure various physical movements throughout the work areas, ability to reach up and down, to lift, pull, push a minimum of 35 pounds, primarily work indoors and be able to move outdoors between the hotel and the townhouses, ability to stand stationary for long periods of time, and satisfactorily communicate with guests and co-workers to their understanding

Licenses/Certifications: None required.