Housekeeping Operations Manager

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

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeping Operations Manager leads all housekeeping functions at the St. Petersburg campus, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for families. This role combines hands-on cleaning, team leadership, and daily operational coordination, including room turnover, supply management, and donation processing. This position reports to the COO, supervises all St. Petersburg Housekeeping Associates, and serves on the Emergency Storm Operations Team.

About us
The Mission of Ronald McDonald House Tampa Bay is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Our Vision is a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children. Ronald McDonald House Tampa Bay (RMH-TB) has been working to improve the health and well-being of children and their families since 1980. Our primary program, the Ronald McDonald House, provides a place to stay for families that have children receiving medical treatment at Tampa Bay hospitals and outpatient centers. RMH-TB operates 5 Ronald McDonald Houses in Tampa Bay, 3 located in St. Petersburg and 2 located in Tampa.

Position Overview
Location: Ronald McDonald House St. Petersburg, FL campus
Schedule: Generally, a set schedule, 40 hrs/week.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• 3-5 years in housekeeping or similar operations
• Strong organizational, communication, and team leadership skills
• Bilingual preferred but must have the ability to speak and understand English fluently
• Must meet healthcare requirements of partner hospital, complete biannual CPR training
• Understanding and sensitivity apropos to the intersections of ability, class, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion/spirituality, and sexual orientation.
• The ability to read and comprehend documents and instruments.
• Must perform detailed work utilizing reasoning and problem-solving skills and complete multiple concurrent tasks with constant interruptions.
• Possess excellent oral and written communications skills, interpersonal skills at all levels of the non-profit field, and organizational skills.
• Must be able to serve as a pro-active resource for guests, staff, and community members.
• The ability to push up to 50 pounds and lift up to 40 pounds.
• The successful candidate will be required to meet our pre-employment background screening requirements

Responsibilities

• Supervise, schedule, and develop Housekeeping Associates
• Foster a mission-driven, accountable, and engaged team culture
• Lead by example with a strong, hands-on work ethic
• Hire, onboard, train, and evaluation housekeeping associates
• Foster a mission-driven culture by consistently connecting daily work to the organization's "why" – serving families during critical times.
• Work alongside staff daily to maintain cleanliness standards
• Ensure all guest rooms and common areas are consistently inspection-ready
• Manage room turnover to support timely family check-ins
• Partner closely with House Managers to align workflow and occupancy needs
• Monitor daily housekeeping workload and adjust staffing and priorities to meet demand
• Communicate proactively regarding room availability, maintenance, and operational needs
• Maintain and enforce housekeeping standards
• Conduct inspections and drive continuous improvement
• Manage ordering, inventory, and restocking supplies
• Support donation processing and organization of guest resources
• Participate in storm preparedness, response, and recovery efforts
• Assist with post-storm recovery including cleaning, resetting spaces, and restoring operations.

Benefits

• Full-benefits package
• organization provides 100% of employee health and dental
• provides 401k with annual contribution
• generous paid-time off, including quarterly mental health days, sick, vacation, and paid holidays, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED