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A private family housekeeper’s responsibilities can be vast and encompassing, depending on the needs of the family or home. The tasks of a private housekeeper are also dependent on additional staff members who work together on projects or specialize in specific areas within the home.

 

Traditional Duties:

• Organize, supervise, and coordinate the work of housekeeping staff daily.

• Ensure excellent housekeeping sanitation, safety, comfort, and aesthetics for 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 methods to increase the efficiency of labor and product use.

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

• Maintain regular inventory and check the hotel's furniture, linen, uniform, and equipment.

• Evaluate employee performance for promotions and transfers.

• Approval of supply requisitions for housekeeping and maintaining 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 of 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 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

• Planned menus and cooked and served meals and refreshments following employer’s instructions or own methods.

• Prepare meeting rooms 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 are done daily to keep up with high-traffic areas and are usually done with child care.

• Moderate Housekeeping—This position has overall responsibility for the general cleaning of the home, including 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, I am responsible for cleaning baseboards, windows, blinds, light fixtures, buffing floors, etc.

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Salaries: (as of June 2024 to present)

Housekeeper pay grade in NY based on 50-hour work week:​

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All-around Housekeeper (Childcare & full-housekeeping): Minimum $30-35/hr or $1800-2000 per week

Housekeeper w/Driving: Minimum $35-40/hour or $1800-2000 per week

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Domestic Couple Caretaker:  An established couple who work on large estates in NY/NJ/CT/MA.

                 Driving & family cook - $150,000 to $200,000 for two people

                 Non-driving & basic cooking - $105,000 to $150,000 for two people

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Note: Rate is higher for candidates with special skills like driving, chef, electrician, handyman/carpenter, baby nurse/doulagiver, etc...

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