Housekeepers are hired and paid to maintain and manage a house for the owner. The roles and duties of a housekeeper changes with the type of industry they get hired in. For housekeeping jobs in London hotels their role is to supervise the cleaning staff and take care of hotel rooms. Housekeeper job in London is a self-starter job, wherein the housekeeper is expected to run a home, oversee tradesmen, keep track of household stocks, possibly do inventory, create systems within the house, cook and clean. We are looking for housekeepers for housekeeper jobs in UK.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Perform cleaning activities and assigning tasks to cleaning staff
- Running errands and organising the home
- Follow housekeeping standards and consistently provide quality service
- Respond to guest requests
- Maintain inventory
- Train new staff members
- Vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning windows and wiping and polishing furniture and fixtures
- Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices
- Informing the owner about damaged or missing items and arranging replacements for the same
Educational Qualification
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
- British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) cleaning qualification
- Level 2 in hospitality (not mandatory if have experience in housekeeping)
Skills
- Ability to find the areas of improvement in a house
- Creating systems if and when needed and/or maintaining them
- Time management and attention to detail
- Should have sound knowledge about product/fabric/surface
- Good physical fitness and interpersonal skills
- Daily cleaning of Kitchen, Bathrooms, Loos and public areas
- knowledgeable about different cleaning tools and techniques