Housekeeping Associate (Full-Time)

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay • St. Petersburg, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The full-time Housekeeping Associate maintains a clean, comfortable, orderly, and safe home environment for families whose children are receiving pediatric treatment. The role performs housekeeping duties in guest rooms and shared spaces, including vacuuming, mopping, cleaning, dusting, sanitizing surfaces, changing and laundering linen, and resetting materials to established standards. The associate also cleans kitchen and laundry appliances and helps keep self-serve meal areas stocked and tidy.

As part of the house operations team, the associate regularly interacts with families to assess their needs, provide support, and explain how to use kitchen, laundry, and common-area appliances. The position reports to the East House Family Experience Manager and receives daily supervision from the Housekeeping Manager. It is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role with a generally set schedule based on house needs. The schedule may require one or two weekend days; weekly changing schedules are not used for the housekeeping team. The primary work location is 401 7th Ave S, St. Petersburg, with occasional travel to Tampa locations preferred.

The organization’s mission is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Its primary program provides accommodation for families whose children receive medical treatment at Tampa Bay hospitals and outpatient centers.

Requirements

• Relevant housekeeping experience is required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to complete tasks.
• Ability to speak and understand English fluently.
• Must meet the healthcare requirements of the partner hospital.
• Must complete biannual CPR training and annual fire alarm training.
• Demonstrate understanding and sensitivity regarding ability, class, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion or spirituality, and sexual orientation.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including standing, sitting, walking, squatting, carrying, lifting, climbing, twisting, reaching, pulling, pushing, cleaning, writing, hearing, seeing, and speaking.
• Ability to push up to 50 pounds and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Must meet pre-employment background screening requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability is preferred.
• Occasional travel to the organization’s Tampa locations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, comfortable, orderly, and safe environment for families.
• Clean and tidy guest rooms and shared spaces; sanitize surfaces, spot mop, and reset materials to standards.
• Perform housekeeping tasks including vacuuming, mopping, cleaning, dusting, and changing linen.
• Clean kitchen and laundry appliances and assist with selected linen laundering.
• Keep self-serve meal areas stocked and tidy.
• Interact with families to assess needs, provide support, and guide them in using kitchen, laundry, and common-area appliances.
• Participate in educational programs and quarterly in-service team meetings to support professional growth and development.

Benefits

• Medical insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Dental insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Life insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Annual 401(k) contribution after one year of employment, with no employee matching requirement.
• Two weeks of paid leave, with annual leave increases.
• 12 flexible days for holidays.
• Accrued sick leave.
• Competitive hourly salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed