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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 meeting with the staff.
Recruit new employees and train them for the housekeeping jobs.
Counsel and motivate employees on various duties.
Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for cleaning and develop new procedures to increase efficiency of labor and product use.
Search and test new techniques and products in the market.
Maintain regular inventory and checking of furniture, linen, uniform, equipment in the hotel.
Evaluate employee performance for promotions and transfers.
Approval of supply requisitions for the housekeeping and to maintain minimum stock and cost control procedures for all materials.
Check the reports, files, registers maintained in the department.
Provide budget to the management and control of budgets
Clean rooms, hallways, entryway, 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

Types of Housekeeping:

Light Housekeeping – Tasks that are done on a daily basis 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 the moderate housekeeping, responsible for cleaning baseboards, windows, blinds, light fixtures, buffing floors, etc.

Salaries: (as of January 2019 to present)

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