Housekeeper, IU Dining and Hospitality
Listed on 2026-08-17
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Hospitality / Hotel / Catering
Hotel Housekeeping
Department
IUB HOTEL (BA-IUBH-IUBLA)
Department InformationIndiana University (IU) Dining and Hospitality offers a dynamic,creative, collaborative environment in which motivated employee scan expand their skills as part of a team while providing exceptional guest experience. Through positions in campus dining,catering, retail operations, and the hotel, employees can develop skill sets that open career opportunities on campus andbeyond.
The 189-room IUHotel and Biddle Conference Center is the largest hotel in Bloomington and the only hotel on the IU Bloomington campus. Guests enjoy upscale, convenient accommodations and parking, andfirst-rate amenities, including the onsite Vault Pub, bowling,Starbucks, international food from local restaurants, and more, allwhile staying in the heart of campus, steps away from the best dining, shopping, arts and entertainment, and nightlife on campusand in the city of Bloomington
Job Summary Department-Specific Responsibilities- Performs tasks related to the cleanliness and upkeep of IUHotel guest rooms and/or campus residential and guest spaces.
- May perform occasional duties in support of other needs, suchas laundry or general maintenance.
- Cleans and prepares hotel rooms for both arriving guests andfor intermediate in-stay service for existing guests daily.
- Ensures all furnishings in each guest rooms are free of evidence of previous guest and that all items are in working orderand ready for new guests daily and meets the IU Hotel standard ofguest room inspection.
- Performs room inspections to ensure proper adherence to cleanliness standards.
- Completes cleaning tasks such as removing and changing dirty linens; cleaning and disinfecting floors, hard surfaces, bathrooms,and fixtures; cleaning hallways, corridors, etc; removing trash;vacuuming, dusting, and restocking amenities, linens, and paper products.
- Completes cleaning log and reports status of rooms, escalating issues as needed.
- Maintains preventive maintenance schedule, including coordination of deep cleaning, stain treatment, and replacement ofdamaged items.
- May perform general maintenance duties such as changing light bulbs, as well as periodic deep cleaning.
- May provide directions and general information to IU visitors and guests in the Biddle Hotel and residential spaces.
- May provide guidance to lower-level housekeepers or temporary staff.
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).
Required
- 2 years experience in housekeeping, custodial work, or related field.
Required
- Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and obtain items inlow level positions. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 30 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in proximity as well as far away; discern between colors;detect
objects in peripheral space of self; discern items indetail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this rolemust be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Bloomington, Indiana
IU Biddle Hotel
Advertised Salary$16.48 per hour
Salary plan and grade: SM 2HH
This is an AFSCME union covered position.
Work HoursVariable schedule including weekends and some holidays
Between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm but dependent on business volume
Benefits OverviewFor full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a widearray of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject tovesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IUcourses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IUBenefit Programs Brochure.
Job ClassificationCareer Level:
Intermediate
FLSA:
Nonexempt
Job Function:
Operations
Job Family:
Hospitality
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