EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER
Executive Housekeeper sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's local-government civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
The requirements come down to an associate's degree and 7 years of relevant experience.
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Executive Housekeeper is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, plans, organizes, and directs the institutional housekeeping program to maintain the sanitary, clean, attractive, and orderly condition of the institution; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Establishes standards and procedures for work of housekeeping staff, and plans work schedules to ensure adequate service.
- Inspects and evaluates physical condition of the institution and recommends painting, repairs, furnishings, and relocation of equipment and space.
- Inventories supplies and equipment.
- Investigates new and improved cleaning instruments.
- Provides guidance and instruction to assigned staff.
- Writes activity and personnel reports for review by management.
- Coordinates housekeeping activities with those of other departments.
- May select and purchase new furnishings.
- May provide estimates of projected expenditures for housekeeping supplies.
- Conducts staff meetings.
- Organizes and directs housekeeping training and orientation programs.
- Instructs employees in the proper use and care of equipment and in the use of safety precautions.
- Develops plans to improve housekeeping programs.
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with professional, administrative, and maintenance personnel of other divisions.
- Inspects rooms and wards to determine whether cleanliness standards are being maintained.
- May supervise the control and disposition of linen supplies.
- May plan programs for waste collection, vermin control, and other related housekeeping activities.
- Provides assignments and instructions to employees.
- Requisitions and supervises the proper use and care of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Seven (7) years of supervisory experience in work involving the cleaning of a hospital or other health care institution.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of large scale housekeeping, methods, procedures, and techniques.
- Knowledge of housekeeping supplies and equipment, their care and use, and the appropriate safety precautions to be taken.
- Knowledge of housekeeping maintenance standards and the methods used to inspect for cleanliness and order.
- Ability to organize assigned supervisory housekeeping duties and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to coordinate the activities of the unit with those of other units.
- Ability to plan and supervise the work of assigned employees.
- Ability to requisition and supervise the use, recording, and care of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Ability to make reports and to maintain records and files.
- Ability to inventory supplies and equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the public, coworkers, and supervisors.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Possession of a 2-year Associates of Arts degree from an accredited college or university in Institutional Housekeeping Management or Hotel Management, may be substituted for two (2) years of the indicated experience.