Housekeeping Associate | PM Shifts | Part Time
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American Youth Hostels
New York, NY, US
Summary
The Housekeeping Associate is responsible for cleaning and preparing guest rooms, dorms, and bathrooms to maintain high standards. They also perform laundry duties, manage inventory, and assist with light maintenance and groundskeeping.
Job Description
Join Our Team as a Housekeeping Associate at HI USA New York City Hostel!
Would you love to interact with travelers from all around the world and ensure they have a comfortable stay? Join HI USA at our vibrant New York City hostel, located in the Upper West Side. We are currently accepting applications for a part time Housekeeping Associates who will help maintain our hostel's welcoming and clean environment, enhancing the guest experience.
Position Details:
Pay: $18.85 per hour
Shifts: 4:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Type: Part Time
Perks:
- Paid time off
- Free stays at other HI USA hostels (subject to availability)
- Discounts on hundreds of brands
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for growth within HI USA
- Friendly and inclusive work environment
Responsibilities:
- Clean and prepare guest rooms, dorms, and bathrooms to meet our high standards
- Mop, vacuum, and sweep floors and hostel grounds daily
- Perform laundry duties including washing, sorting, folding, and restocking
- Change and wash bed linens, bedspreads, blankets, and towels as needed
- Wash and store kitchen dishes and utensils
- Clean and disinfect sinks, toilets, and showers; restock soap and toilet paper
- Wash windows and window coverings as needed
- Dust all surfaces, furniture, and fixtures in rooms and hallways
- Empty trash and recycling bins daily
- Report any broken items to management
- Assist in maintaining housekeeping supply inventory
- Light maintenance and groundskeeping as needed
Skills/Qualifications:
- Minimum six months of hostel or hotel houskeeping experience preferred
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Customer service experience is a plus
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- High school diploma or GED
- Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to sit, use hands and arms
- Frequently required to stand, walk, talk, and hear
- Occasionally required to climb or balance
- Must be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required: close, peripheral, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We Make a Difference!
At HI USA, we celebrate diversity and welcome individuals of all backgrounds. As a nonprofit organization, we help people, especially the young, travel on a budget to foster a greater understanding of the world and its people through affordable travel opportunities. If you're passionate about hospitality and creating memorable experiences, apply today to join our team as a Housekeeping Associate.
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We speak different languages, but we're all in this together. Hostels were designed to lower the barriers to travel, because we believe travel fosters a deeper understanding of people, places, and the world around. It's our mission to promote a community of global citizens who have the wisdom and humanity to make the world a better place, and that's what makes hostels the first choice for experienced travelers.
In hostels, you're more likely to meet someone from the other side of the world than someone from your hometown. Our shared kitchens, dining rooms and lounges ensure plenty of opportunities to connect with other travelers, and with hostel events and programs ranging from casual outings to rich cultural activities we help you get to know the destination as we do, beyond what you’ll find in guidebooks.
The best part is you don't have to travel far or study abroad to experience hostels for yourself. Our affordable hostels are located in converted mansions, reinvented lighthouses and historic buildings reclaimed in the spirit of discovery and community all across the country.
Hostelling International USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1934 to promote international understanding of the world and its people through hostelling. HI USA, in cooperation with other national associations worldwide, belongs to Hostelling International. This global network offers thousands of hostels in nearly 80 countries.
Founded
1934
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Silver Spring, Maryland
We speak different languages, but we're all in this together. Hostels were designed to lower the barriers to travel, because we believe travel fosters a deeper understanding of people, places, and the world around. It's our mission to promote a community of global citizens who have the wisdom and humanity to make the world a better place, and that's what makes hostels the first choice for experienced travelers.
In hostels, you're more likely to meet someone from the other side of the world than someone from your hometown. Our shared kitchens, dining rooms and lounges ensure plenty of opportunities to connect with other travelers, and with hostel events and programs ranging from casual outings to rich cultural activities we help you get to know the destination as we do, beyond what you’ll find in guidebooks.
The best part is you don't have to travel far or study abroad to experience hostels for yourself. Our affordable hostels are located in converted mansions, reinvented lighthouses and historic buildings reclaimed in the spirit of discovery and community all across the country.
Hostelling International USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1934 to promote international understanding of the world and its people through hostelling. HI USA, in cooperation with other national associations worldwide, belongs to Hostelling International. This global network offers thousands of hostels in nearly 80 countries.
Founded
1934
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Silver Spring, Maryland
