Housekeeper/Room Attendant

Position Title: Housekeeper

Immediate Supervisor: Director of the Retreat House

Created / Updated: April 2022

Position Summary:

This position executes a variety of moderately difficult duties regarding housekeeping, laundry and ironing duties for retreatants’ rooms and or suites. Ensures a proper inventory of linens is kept at all times. Performs a variety of housekeeping duties to maintain order and sanitary conditions in all spaces.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows the duty outline and ensures that all responsibilities are performed efficiently and correctly in a timely fashion.

• Collects, sorts, and washes bed linens, towels, curtains, chapel linens, rags as per general fabric guidelines and washing machine settings.

• General laundering of mattress pads, bedspreads as per yearly cleaning schedule.
• Dispose of all worn and ragged linens.
• Reports unsafe conditions, damage of property or broken goods to the Director.
• Receives and signs housekeeping/laundry related invoices.
• Delivers clean and or soiled bed linens, towels, rags, etc. to appropriate locations.
• General housekeeping duties for retreatant facilities (bedrooms, washrooms, kitchenettes), lounges, conference rooms, dining room and offices.
• Completes all other associated duties as may be assigned by the Director.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• High School Diploma
• 3-5 years of relevant service in a similar position.
• Professional, pleasant, and courteous and welcoming disposition
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Works well independently with minimum supervision, and in a team.
• Responds promptly to guest needs.
• Demonstrated skills in the operation of laundry machinery, iron, sewing machine
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.
• Experience in a hospitality or residential food service operation.
• Some knowledge of health and safety standards utilized in a similar operation.
• Willingness to support the teachings and mission of the Church, the Diocese of London, and Holy Family Retreat House.
• Good attendance and punctual.
• Performs repetitive motions including bending, twisting, stooping, pushing and pulling.
• Ability to stand for an extended period without a significant rest period.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairways.
• Lifting and carrying heavy objects 10 kg - 25 kg.

Work Hours:

• Ten (10) to Twenty (20) hours per week as scheduled over seven days, dependent on retreat activity.
• Hours may increase during busy periods

Compensation:

• Based on education, experience, and Diocesan norms.

Vacation:

• Based on Diocesan Policy.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Harrow, ON N0R1G0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

• Are you able to work a flexible schedule with some evening and weekend hours?

Experience:

• Housekeeping: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person