Housekeeping Associate Full Time & Part Time Opportunities

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Housekeeping Attendant serves as a member of the Housekeeping Department which ensures that guest rooms are clean, sanitized, organized, and welcoming.  This is a year round position.

This role cleans and stocks guest rooms and common areas of the organization in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner, while ensuring cleanliness, décor and beauty standards are met throughout all Kripalu facilities. This role supports the Kripalu team and other departments in ensuring the best-overall guest experience possible. 

The ideal candidate works well and effectively with others, has a good work ethic, and takes pride in the work they do.  

SCHEDULE 

This is a full time position, primarily weekends 

ACCOUNTABILITIES/Responsibilities

• Cleans, prepares, and details all areas of our guest rooms and dormitories, including bathrooms, making beds, and vacuuming  
• Picks up trash, disposes and recycles. 
• Vacuums and dusts public areas. 
• Performs duties in accordance with defined safety standards, MA Health and Safety Guidelines, and Close Personal Contact Services standards. 
• Performs duties in a manner that ensures guest security, privacy, and confidentiality.  
• Reports any damage or missing supplies in guest rooms, public bathrooms, or common areas to supervisor. 
• Prepares cleaning carts and stocks closets. 
• Assists with cleaning public bathrooms; clean and sanitize toilets, sinks, walls, and floors, re-stocking supplies. 
• Performs all other duties and special projects as assigned by management. 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Demonstrates commitment to valuing equity, diversity and contributing to an inclusive environment. 
• Possesses strong core ethics, integrity, and values consistent with Kripalu’s organizational principles. 
• Builds effective relationships, identifies internal and external customer expectations, sees issues from their point of view; offers practical, mutually beneficial recommendations, solutions, and ideas. 
• Willingness and ability to be agile in work, supporting across own department as well as across the organization as needed. 
• Demonstrates the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform required job elements to established standards, remaining current regarding development and trends in areas of expertise. 
• Embraces experiences as learning opportunities. 
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional learning and growth. 
• Models the values of Kripalu including service, presence, inquiry, compassion, practice, and integrity. 

BENEFITS (Start Day One of Employment)  

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, & Personal Time, Paid Holidays
• Vision
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid $50,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Free Meals in the Kripalu Dining Hall 
• Discounted Purchases in the Kripalu Shop and for Healing Arts Services
• Yoga Classes, and the opportunity to participate in Kripalu Programs

Qualifications

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS 

• Preferred experience in housekeeping or other service-oriented occupation. 
• Able to use all Housekeeping cleaning products 
• Ability to work on feet and walk long distances for extended periods of time. 
• Ability to understand basic instruction in English with a desire to learn more.