Executive Housekeeper

The Westchester Country Club, built in 1922 is currently a Platinum Club and ranked 12th in the country out of 4000 private Clubs. It is a sportsman paradise with two 18-hole Golf courses and a 9 hole Executive course, with 75 Hotel rooms, Luxury Suites, and 52 Luxury Apartments, several fine dining outlets and an extensive Banquet operation, including a beautiful Beach Club, state of the art Squash and Tennis facilities, home of the world renowned PGA Classic for over 40 years and hosting the Senior Players Championship in 2011. The Club is known worldwide and in the USA for its food program and Golf.

Westchester Country Club is conveniently located 30 miles North of New York City! Join our diverse and talented team today!

REPORTS TO: Resident Manager

COMPENSATION: Exempt

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

The Executive Housekeeper is responsible for all duties of the housekeeping operation and cleanliness levels in all areas of the property.

SUMMARY REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires strong attention to detail, leadership skills, and the ability to effectively deal with department heads, guests, and team members.  The Executive Housekeeper must be able to mange many priorities and demands, able to solve problems, support staff, as well as perform the duties of a housekeeper when required.  The working schedule for this position is Tuesday thru Saturday.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Establish and/or implement operating procedures and standards
• Plan and coordinate the activities of housekeeping supervisors and their crew
• Coordinate inspection or inspect assigned areas to ensure standards are met
• Apply human resource management skills, such as hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating performance
• Complete financial management tasks, such as setting and adhering to a budget
• Handle administrative tasks

Incidental Duties

The above list of essential job functions describes the general nature and level of work being performed in this job.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required, by management.

JOB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• A secondary school diploma is an asset
• Professional attitude
• Previous experience working in housekeeping is an asset
• Previous supervisor or manager experience is an asset
• Human resource management skills such as recruitment and training
• Basic accounting skills
• Good customer service skills
• Purchasing and inventory skills is an asset
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMIS) certification is an asset