Public Area Attendant (Banquets)

CoralTree Hospitality•San Diego, CA

About The Position

As a Banquet Public Area Attendant, you will be part of the housekeeping and banquet team, keeping public and function spaces—including lobbies, hallways, restrooms, meeting rooms, and banquet areas—clean, inviting, and guest-ready. The role supports a positive first and lasting impression for guests during events and daily resort operations. The position is part-time, evening shift, with a pay rate of $21.35. The attendant cleans and maintains public areas and event spaces, handles routine and deep-cleaning tasks, responds to urgent cleanup needs, and helps prepare or rearrange furniture for events. The role also involves monitoring spaces for cleanliness and hazards, replenishing supplies, maintaining equipment, following safety and sanitation policies, and providing courteous assistance to guests. The work is physically demanding and includes prolonged standing and walking, lifting and carrying, pushing and pulling equipment, repetitive cleaning movements, and occasional stair or ladder use.

Requirements

Prior experience in housekeeping, janitorial, custodial, or public-area cleaning; hotel or hospitality experience is preferred but not always required.
Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment, especially during banquet events or periods of high guest traffic.
Ability to stand and walk for more than eight hours per shift.
Ability to frequently lift, carry, and dispose of trash bags, buckets, and cleaning equipment weighing up to approximately 50 pounds; some tasks may require lifting up to 75 pounds with help.
Ability to push or pull supply carts, trash bins, or cleaning equipment, sometimes weighing up to 100 pounds when on wheels.
Ability to bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, and reach repeatedly, and frequently use hands and arms for cleaning tasks.
Ability to occasionally climb stairs or ramps or use ladders, depending on the space layout.
Comfort working around cleaning chemicals, waste, and trash while using provided PPE.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Hotel or hospitality cleaning experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain lobbies, hallways, restrooms, pre-function spaces, meeting, banquet and event rooms, corridors, stairwells, elevators, and back-of-house common areas.
Sweep, mop, vacuum, shampoo carpets, scrub, wax, polish, and spot-clean floors, carpets, tile, marble, and other surfaces.
Dust and polish furniture, railings, fixtures, metalwork, glass, windows, signage, and high-touch surfaces.
Clean and sanitize restrooms, restock supplies, and maintain restroom cleanliness, particularly during events.
Empty trash and recycling receptacles and transport waste to designated disposal areas safely.
Set up, arrange, or reposition public-area and event furniture for event turnover or banquet and meeting setups.
Respond promptly to spills, accidents, and urgent cleanup requests in public or event spaces.
Monitor public areas for cleanliness, hazards, and maintenance issues, and report concerns promptly to supervision.
Restock housekeeping closets and supply rooms with cleaning supplies, linens, paper products, and amenities.
Keep cleaning equipment and carts clean, organized, and properly stored.
Follow hotel safety, sanitation, chemical-handling, and lost-and-found policies, and use PPE when handling cleaning chemicals.
Provide friendly, professional guest service, assist with guest requests, or direct guests as needed.
Perform assigned special cleaning and deep-cleaning projects, including carpet shampooing, deep floor cleaning, and event-space setup or breakdown.
Collaborate with Housekeeping and Banquet teams to maintain resort cleanliness and presentation standards.