Housekeeper
Kanab, Utah / Hourly / Full time
The Best Friend's Mission is to do nothing short of making history by bringing about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. Our goal is that every animal shelter in every community in the country be no kill in 2025.
The fact is, we have a great culture, populated by fun, dedicated, and brilliant people. But we're always looking for talented people who can help us make history, and that's where you come in. If you want to be a part of history and end the killing of pets in shelters, apply today for one of our open job opportunities!

Location:Kanab, Utah

Hiring Range: This position’s hiring range is anticipated to be $16.00 to $18.00per hour, depending on experience, plus great benefits!

Manager interviews will start on August 18th and occur weekly until the position is filled (recruiter phone screens will occur prior to this week).

Schedules: Friday-Tuesday & Thursday-Monday, 7am-4pm (may change based on business needs)

Position Summary  Sanctuary Lodging Housekeeping Specialists play an integral part in our guests' experiences by creating and maintaining guest Cottages/Cabins/RV sites and public areas in pristine condition.  Sanctuary Lodging Housekeepers personally interact with our guests while working to ensure that all details are attended to and guest requests are handled properly and immediately.


Sanctuary Lodging Housekeepers demonstrate exceptional guest service skills and model Best Friends' culture of kindness. A person in this position will be expected to perform routine manual tasks to maintain cleanliness, sanitary conditions and appearance inside and outside of guest rooms and common areas while also interacting regularly with the guest, their accompanying pets, and other Lodging and Best Friends team members.    


Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Participate in all housekeeping-related tasks such as sweeping, mopping and washing windows and walls, dusting, vacuuming, making beds, assisting in our on-premise laundry, trash removal, and scrubbing of floors and bathrooms.  

  • Maintain public areas and ensure guest rooms are well-stocked with toiletries and supplies. 

  • Report maintenance requests or issues to the Maintenance Technician.   

  • Maintain stocks of cleaning and paper supplies, bathroom amenities, etc. 

  • Perform routine basic maintenance in guest rooms such as changing bulbs, tightening toilet seats, cleaning up after pets, TV/cable troubleshooting, plunging toilets, cleaning microwaves and coffee makers. 

  • Clean up after emergencies, such as overflowing toilets, broken dishes, etc.  

  • Interact with guests, answering questions, and assisting with personal needs. 

  • Respond to special requests from guests, such as fresh towels, sheets, light cleaning, early check-ins or late check-outs, etc.  

  • Assist in laundry so items are always available in store rooms. 

  • Bring issues immediately to the Roadhouse Manager's attention. 

  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Roadhouse Manager.  


Skills and Experience:

  • A High School Diploma or equivalent.  

  • Outgoing positive personality and good communication skills.  

  • The ideal person for this job will be a team player, personable, professional. 

  • Attention to detail, flexible and enjoys handling a variety of tasks.


Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to routinely lift 40 pounds. 

  • Must be able to work out of doors in all weather conditions, with temperatures ranging from below freezing to above 100 degrees. 

  • Must be able to perform strenuous physical activity on a daily basis, including, but not limited to climbing up and down ladders, lifting and carrying, reaching, stooping, squatting, cleaning and bending.

  • Valid driver’s license, meeting Best Friends Animal Society’s driver qualification standards.   

During the selection process, candidates may be asked to participate in an onsite paid 2-day working interview. 

Thank you for your interest in pursuing a career at Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends Animal Society is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or domestic partner status.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by Best Friends Animal Society.

Culture Statement and Responsibility
We value attitude over aptitude, and we treat kindness as a discipline because it is paramount in our culture along with our other guiding principles. Culture is how we talk to and treat ourselves and one another. It's how we generate and respond to change. It's how we plan and make decisions. It's how we do what we do.
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About Best Friends

Best Friends received a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award from Energage.

Visit the Best Friends Animal Society page on the Energage Top Workplaces award winners' site here to learn more. Not only do we take pride in cultivating a welcoming and supportive community and culture for our employees, but we also offer competitive benefits that make it easy to see why we were granted such an awesome award. We offer competitive pay including the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on performance. We offer medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability, dependent care reimbursement, pet sitting reimbursement when traveling for work, flexible spending account, and health savings account. We offer generous paid time off, nine paid holidays annually, an auto insurance discount, and legal and identity theft coverage.  For added well-being support, we offer pawternity leave for employees to have time to care for their personal pets, mental health support, and an employee assistance program. We also offer a generous 401(k) savings plan. Do you want to love where you work and help make history by ending the killing of pets in shelters? Look no further and apply today!

Thank you for your interest in pursuing a career at Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends Animal Society is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or domestic partner status. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by Best Friends Animal Society.

 

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