Housekeeper/Porter

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Housekeeper/Porter is responsible for performing assigned unskilled manual labor tasks and semi-skilled janitorial and grounds services for HDC’s properties, including office building, common areas, and turnover/make-ready cleaning functions for vacant units as assigned. The Housekeeper/Porter is expected to provide exceptional service to all residents.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Job Functions:

Essential functions for this position relate to the responsibility of maintaining the assigned property(s), which includes but is not limited to:

• Cleans office building, bathrooms, hallways, community rooms, laundry facilities and community room kitchens, and vacant units in accordance with property standards.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using brooms, wet mops, scrapers, and/or heavy powered scrubbers and buffers.
• Cleans rugs and carpeted floors using light-weight and or heavy powered vacuum cleaner, hand sweeper, or shampooer as appropriate.
• Washes and cleans windows, walls, ceiling, and fixtures, using ladders as needed.
• Maintains assigned restrooms in clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, sinks, faucet knobs, and scrubs and cleans enameled and ceramic walls and toilet partitions in restrooms. Keeps toilet paper, towels, and soap dispensers supplied. Mops and sanitizes floors of each assigned restroom.
• Disconnects and cleans appliances.
• Empties waste baskets and/or trash containers, and smoking receptacles in and around office, common areas, and vacant units and disposes of trash and refuse in an appropriate manner.
• Dusts, cleans, and/or polishes furniture, desks, and light fixtures.
• Performs a variety of grounds maintenance duties as follows:
• Keeps walks, entryways, and other assigned areas cleared of mud, dirt, ice, snow, and debris.
• Maintains grounds, including parking areas, by routinely picking up litter to include the removal of all glass, cans, litter, detritus, and dog fouling, raking leaves, and depositing such wastes into disposable sacks and/or other designated receptacle as instructed and removing in an appropriate manner.
• Operates and maintains watering systems and waters grass and plants in landscaped areas.
• Cultivates and/or mulches, flower beds, shrubs, grass, and trees, including planting, trimming, pruning, weeding, mowing, edging, laying sod, and fertilizing where appropriate. Trims and/or removes trees or bushes that are safety hazards.
• Assists in performing preventive maintenance tasks as assigned such as checking smoke detectors, checking emergency lights, replacing light bulbs, cutting off water to sill cocks, cleaning dryer vents, changing furnace/air-conditioner filters, cleaning guttering, and adjusting exterior light timers.
• Reports all unusual circumstances such as vandalism, missing light bulbs or fixtures, missing smoke detectors, fire extinguishers to the supervisor.
• Reports supply needs to the supervisor.
• Maintains HDC-owned materials in a neat and orderly manner at all times. Maintains a neat and organized work area free of clutter and debris. Upon completion of cleaning tasks, all equipment and supplies shall be cleaned and/or stored appropriately.
• Performs emergency and after-hours work as necessary and/or required and in accordance with HDC policies and procedures.
• Follows all established safety procedures and standards.
• Maintains a professional image and attitude in keeping with the objectives of the HDC and resident’s welfare.
• Accountable for consistent adherence to HDC standards regarding the ethical, responsible, and appropriate use, care, and safeguarding of HDC materials, supplies, resources, and other assets.
• Performs other duties as required including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise balance the workload.

Additional Job Functions:

• May spray/treat for insect and rodent control.
• May assist in transporting, loading, and unloading of cabinets, counters, appliances, furniture, supplies, materials, etc., as assigned.
• May assist management/leasing staff with curb appeal functions which may include detailing model units, putting out balloons, banners, a-boards, etc.
• May assist in performing general road maintenance by clearing drainage areas, spreading road surface material, filling potholes, repairing fences, removing obstacles, and ensuring placement of appropriate signs as directed.
• May assist in graffiti removal and/or repainting. May assist with painting of fire lanes, parking dividers, etc.