Housekeeping Team Member
Housekeeping Team Member
Job Title: Housekeeping Assistant
Department: Housekeeping
Reporting To: Housekeeping Manager
Primary Job Purpose:
Midweek and Weekends - Rate of Pay from £8.00 to £12.71 per hour
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeping Assistant to join the resort on a seasonal basis. Reporting to the Housekeeping Manager, and working as part of a small team, the successful candidate will have a flexible approach to work and will perform a variety of cleaning tasks across the resort, to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained. Candidates will work well under pressure to ensure tasks are completed on time with a commitment to providing the best guest experience at all times.
About this role
Primary Job Purpose:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeping Assistant to join the resort on a seasonal basis. Reporting to the Housekeeping Manager, and working as part of a small team, the successful candidate will have a flexible approach to work and will perform a variety of cleaning tasks across the resort, to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained. Candidates will work well under pressure to ensure tasks are completed on time with a commitment to providing the best guest experience at all times.
Roles and Responsibilities:
To be responsible for the cleanliness throughout the hotel and guest bedrooms, corridors and public areas including back of house areas
Enter and prepare the room for cleaning i.e. stripping beds, emptying bins, collecting dirty bathroom towels.
Ensure that cleaning is to the company standards
Replenish guest amenities as and when required
Respond to any guest requests
Report any maintenance issues within the rooms
Replenish work trolleys and clean linen on a daily basis
Ensure cleaning is consistent in every room
Working quickly and efficiently so guests’ rooms are ready on time for arrival
Maintain high standard of personal appearance and hygiene including wearing and maintaining a clean uniform at all times.
Follow all company policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook including any department specific procedures such as left luggage policy.
Be aware of and follow all Health and Safety procedures
Key Skills
Good team work and can work well alone
Thrives on routine daily tasks
Ability to work to deadlines
Positive ‘can do’ attitude
High standards of presentation, organisation and cleanliness
Great attention to detail
Polite
Reliable and can work under pressure
All staff Key Performance Measures
Our values underpin everything we do here at LQ Resorts and staff should ensure that these are at the fore front of what they do, day to day.
To focus on the guest experience at all times and continually strive to delight time after time
To see each guest as part of a long-term relationship not a onetime event
To create a team that is enthusiastic, consistent and committed in the workplace that encourages an open honest and supportive culture, by working together to create excellence.
To create an organisation with high integrity, that recognises potential and success, that both guests and employees want to be part of and associated with
To encourage our team to contribute to excellent working conditions for all
To gain a reputation for delivering financial performance and being consumed and enthralled about business.
Benefits
LQ Resorts will offer you a fantastic working environment with plenty of opportunity to make a difference each day. In addition, you will receive:
Discounts across the resort, including family and friends
Free onsite parking
Progression and career development opportunities.
Pension Scheme
Free staff meals
Free gym membership
Access to wellness programmes
Share of Resort’s service charges on monthly basis
Extra days holiday after 2 years
Skills required
Ability to work to deadlines
High standards of presentation, organisation and cleanliness
Great attention to detail
Reliable and able to work under pressure.
Able to work as a team or alone
Able to follow instruction
Ability to read instructions
Flexible approach to work
Positive can-do attitude
Thrives on routine daily tasks
Attitude
Polite
Helpful to guests requiring assistance
High standard of personal appearance
Respectful
What you will need
Required criteria
- Willingness to undertake further training.
- Housekeeping
- Cleaning
Desired criteria
- Basic training in Health and Safety including COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Manual Handling
- Knowledge of hotels and housekeeping.
- Working in the hospitality industry





