housekeeping room attendant

Work Setting

• Hotel, motel, resort

Specific Skills

• Address customers' complaints or concerns

• Wash windows, walls and ceilings

• Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture

• Stock linen closet

• Pick up debris and empty trash containers

• Handle and report lost and found items

• Dust furniture

• Disinfect operating rooms and other areas

• Distribute clean towels and toiletries

• Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies or other items

• Make beds and change sheets

• Clean and disinfect elevators

• Provide basic information on facilities

• Clean changing rooms and showers

• Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors

• Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/Travel Information

• Public transportation is available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment

• Work under pressure

• Repetitive tasks

• Handling heavy loads

• Physically demanding

• Attention to detail

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Standing for extended periods

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Tight deadlines

Personal Suitability

• Initiative

• Effective interpersonal skills

• Flexibility

• Team player

• Excellent oral communication

• Excellent written communication

• Client focus

• Dependability

• Values and ethics

• Reliability