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A private family housekeeper’s responsibilities can be vast and encompassing depending on the needs of the family or home. A private housekeeper’s tasks are also dependent on additional staff members; working together on projects or specializing in specific areas within the home.
Traditional Duties:
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Organize, supervise, and coordinate the work of housekeeping staff on day- to day basis.
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Ensure excellence in housekeeping sanitation, safety, comfort, and aesthetics for hotel guests.
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Prepare duty rosters and supervise the discipline and conduct of her staff.
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Ensure proper communication within the department by conducting regular meetings with the staff.
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Recruit new employees and train them for housekeeping jobs.
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Counsel and motivate employees on various duties.
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Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for cleaning and develop new procedures to increase the efficiency of labor and product use.
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Search and test new techniques and products in the market.
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Maintain regular inventory and checked furniture, linen, uniform, and equipment in the hotel.
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Evaluate employee performance for promotions and transfers.
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Approval of supply requisitions for housekeeping and to maintain minimum stock and cost control procedures for all materials.
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Check the reports, files, and registers maintained in the department.
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Provide budget to the management and control budgets
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Clean rooms, hallways, entryways, lounges, bathrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways
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Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and/or draperies, using vacuum cleaners and/or shampooers
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Transport other trash and waste to disposal areas
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Sweep, scrub, wax, and/or polish floors
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Dust and polish furniture and kitchen equipment
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Keep storage areas well-stocked, clean, and tidy
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Polish silver accessories and metalwork such as fixtures and fittings
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Remove debris from driveways, garages, and swimming pool areas
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Replace light bulbs
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Replenish supplies such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items
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Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items
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Sort, count, and mark clean linens, and store them in linen closets
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Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary
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Assign duties to other staff and give instructions regarding work methods and routines
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Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive
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Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers
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Hang draperies and dust window blinds
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Move and arrange furniture, and turn mattresses
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Plan menus, and cook and serve meals and refreshments following employer’s instructions or own methods
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Prepare rooms for meetings, and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions
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Take care of pets by grooming, exercising, and/or feeding them
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Wash dishes and clean kitchens, cooking utensils, and silverware
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Answer telephones and doorbells
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Purchase or order groceries and household supplies to keep kitchens stocked, and record expenditures
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Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries
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Types of Housekeeping:
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Light Housekeeping – Tasks that are done daily to keep up with high-traffic areas. Usually done in conjunction with child care.
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Moderate Housekeeping – Overall responsibility for the general cleaning of the home. Washing dishes, laundry, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing furniture, changing linens, making beds, cleaning bathrooms, ironing, and keeping track of cleaning supplies.
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Heavy Housekeeping – In addition to moderate housekeeping, responsible for cleaning baseboards, windows, blinds, light fixtures, buffing floors, etc.
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Salaries: (as of January 2023 to present)
Housekeeper pay grade in NY based on 50-hour work week:
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Level I - $15-$16/hr No experience but has finished the Housekeeping training program (minimum $700-$750/week)
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Level II - $17-$18/hr 6 months to 2 years (min $800-$850/week)
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Level III - $19-$24/hr 2-5 years experience ($900-1100/week)
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Level IV - Over 5 yrs experience $25-35/hr or $1200-2000/week.
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Executive housekeeper at least $35/hr or $1800/week.
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All-around Housekeeper (Childcare & full-housekeeping): Minimum $900 per week
Housekeeper w/Driving: Minimum $950 per week
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Domestic Couple Caretaker: An established couple who work on large estates.
Driving & family cook - $100,000 to $200,000 for two people
Non-driving & basic cooking - $80,000 to $100,000 for two people
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Note: The rate is higher for candidates with special skills like driving, chef, electrician, handyman/carpenter, baby nurse/doulagiver, etc...
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