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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:

• Organize, supervise, and coordinate the work of housekeeping staff on day- to day basis.

• Ensure excellence in housekeeping sanitation, safety, comfort, and aesthetics for hotel guests.

• Prepare duty rosters and supervise the discipline and conduct of her staff.

• Ensure proper communication within the department by conducting regular meetings with the staff.

• Recruit new employees and train them for housekeeping jobs.

• Counsel and motivate employees on various duties.

• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for cleaning and develop new procedures to increase the efficiency of labor and product use.

• Search and test new techniques and products in the market.

• Maintain regular inventory and checked furniture, linen, uniform, and equipment in the hotel.

• Evaluate employee performance for promotions and transfers.

• Approval of supply requisitions for housekeeping and to maintain minimum stock and cost control procedures for all materials.

• Check the reports, files, and registers maintained in the department.

• Provide budget to the management and control budgets

• Clean rooms, hallways, entryways, lounges, bathrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways

• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and/or draperies, using vacuum cleaners and/or shampooers

• Transport other trash and waste to disposal areas

• Sweep, scrub, wax, and/or polish floors

• Dust and polish furniture and kitchen equipment

• Keep storage areas well-stocked, clean, and tidy

• Polish silver accessories and metalwork such as fixtures and fittings

• Remove debris from driveways, garages, and swimming pool areas

• Replace light bulbs

• Replenish supplies such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items

• Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items

• Sort, count, and mark clean linens, and store them in linen closets

• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary

• Assign duties to other staff and give instructions regarding work methods and routines

• Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive

• Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers

• Hang draperies and dust window blinds

• Move and arrange furniture, and turn mattresses

• Plan menus, and cook and serve meals and refreshments following employer’s instructions or own methods

• Prepare rooms for meetings, and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions

• Take care of pets by grooming, exercising, and/or feeding them

• Wash dishes and clean kitchens, cooking utensils, and silverware

• Answer telephones and doorbells

• Purchase or order groceries and household supplies to keep kitchens stocked, and record expenditures

• Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries

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Types of Housekeeping:

• Light Housekeeping – Tasks that are done daily to keep up with high-traffic areas. Usually done in conjunction with child care.

• 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.

• 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:

• Level I - $15-$16/hr No experience but has finished the Housekeeping training program (minimum $700-$750/week)

• Level II - $17-$18/hr 6 months to 2 years (min $800-$850/week)

• Level III - $19-$24/hr 2-5 years experience ($900-1100/week)

• Level IV - Over 5 yrs experience $25-35/hr or $1200-2000/week.

• 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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