Job Description
Housekeeping / Cleaning - Full-time
The Opportunity
This position is responsible for housekeeping, interior maintenance, and other daily duties at private residences in Northern Michigan, including 5 homes in Bay Harbor and 1 home in Harbor Springs.
Our Unique Benefits
We are intentional about enriching our employment experiences through a unique blend of benefit offerings that include:
- Robust health insurance options with competitive employer contributions.
- 401k retirement plan with a generous employer match of up to 7.5%.
- Paid time off programs including vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays.
- Training reimbursement programs.
- Discounted memberships to MVP Sportsplex.
What You’ll Do
Housekeeping Duties
- Cleans, vacuums, and dusts floors, ceilings, furnishings, hallways, fixtures, lavatories, ovens, refrigerators, mirrors, and empties trash containers.
- Polishes metal fixtures, banisters, ornaments, silverware, serving pieces, floors, and surfaces.
- Washes interior windows at reachable levels.
- Monitors inventory levels of household cleaning supplies, food supplies (snacks), beverages, personal products, and other basic supplies, and reports needed supplies to supervisor.
- Cleans interiors of drawers, cabinets, and cupboards.
- Exercises extreme caution to ensure safety of all family pets when in proximity to cleaning supplies and household products.
- Assists in maintaining cleanliness of the dog area (i.e. cleans the floor and washes the dog beds as needed).
- Assists in caring for the family pets as needed.
- Performs basic household duties including filling and emptying dishwashers, wiping down kitchen counters, taking out trash, refilling beverage coolers, and keeping any staff areas clean.
- In addition to routine housekeeping responsibilities, specific projects related to general residential upkeep will be required periodically, including but not limited to scrubbing tile floors, cleaning/organizing drawers, removing window screens in order to thoroughly clean between windows and screens, etc.
- Reports maintenance/repair problems to maintenance staff.
Other Household Duties
- Changes bed linens and towels; makes beds as necessary.
- Launders and irons household linens and towels; occasionally personal clothing and other miscellaneous items as necessary.
- During the winter months, travels to other family properties (i.e. Cape Eleuthera) as needed to provide housekeeping and interior maintenance support.
- Occasionally greets vendors, answers telephone, and accepts delivery of packages.
- Exercises open communications with other household staff.
- Assists with crucial duties of other household staff if they are unavailable.
- Performs special projects as assigned by Interior Household Manager.
What You’ll Bring
- Previous housekeeping/house cleaning experience required.
- Ability to work at a physically demanding pace.
- Must be a responsible, dedicated, and dependable person of highest integrity; neat and tidy in appearance; organized and reliable; positive in attitude; and one who demonstrates pride in service which he/she provides.
- Must also be self-motivated, demonstrate ability to prioritize work, and work with limited oversight.
- Efficiently and confidently communicates verbally and through technology. Comfortable with sending photos and communicating via text, phone, and email.
Additional Requirements
- Responsibilities are conducted in private home(s). While an employer/employee relationship exists, it is important that employee be genuinely committed to being part of the household staff team whose goal is to positively contribute to a collaborative home environment.
- Preservation of a peaceful household atmosphere is essential. Sensitivity to privacy of family members should be exercised at all times.
- Equipment and cleaning products will be provided by employer. If a question arises as to equipment operation or product utilization, the Interior Household Manager will provide guidance.
- The family’s privacy is of critical importance, and the highest level of confidentiality must be exercised at all times.
Essential Physical Demands
- Lifting thirty (30) pounds to a maximum height of six (6) feet.
- Ability to remain standing on feet for lengthy periods of time.
- Climbing steps and stairs; stooping, bending, and kneeling.
- Ability to stand on small step stool in order to accomplish cleaning tasks.
- Pushing/pulling vacuum cleaner and other household maintenance equipment.