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**Housekeeper**
locationsPost Park Maryland - Hyattsville - Maryland time typeFull time posted onPosted 18 Days Ago job requisition idR0010433 The Housekeeper reports to the Property Manager under the supervision of the Service Manager and cleans vacant apartments and common areas. The Housekeeper details each unit by doing cleaning touch-ups to help make units ready for showing to prospective residents; also cleans other facilities on the property including the property office, laundry rooms, model units, the fitness center, the club house and public restrooms.
The successful candidate will embody and work to reinforce MAAs Core Values. Those values include:
* Appreciating the uniqueness of each individual
* Communicating openly and with integrity
* Embracing opportunities
* Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons
**Duties and Responsibilities**
* Receives daily assignments of units to clean and gathers the necessary supplies for transport to each assigned unit.
* Cleans vacant apartment thoroughly including, but not limited to, disinfecting appliances and bathrooms, soaking light fixtures, mopping floors, and cleaning all woodwork, appliances, and windows.
* May complete checklist to verify that all aspects of an apartment are clean.
* Inspects an apartment after completion for any items requiring additional cleaning.
* Cleans model apartments to ensure neatness, cleanliness and ready for prospective residents.
* Cleans other property facilities including the office, laundry rooms, fitness center, and club house as scheduled and as needed.
* Cleans public restrooms on the property as needed.
* Performs other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.
**Required Qualifications**
* Skill and ability to clean apartments and facilities according to standardized procedures required.
* Ability to perform physically demanding activities in fast-paced environment, including carrying cleaning supplies up and down stairs.
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Housekeeping, custodial and/or janitorial experience preferred.
**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
* Ability to understand and follow detailed directions in English
* Ability to read and understand cleaning instructions
* Ability to differentiate between various cleaning products and uses
* Knowledge of household cleaning methods
* Ability to communicate with property management, staff and residents
* Ability to endure strong physical demands consistently throughout the course of the day
**Physical and Environmental Requirements**
* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, bend, walk; use hands and fingers to control objects; reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb stairs and ladders; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; talk and hear.
* The employee must be able to lift 25 pounds individually and up to 35 pounds with assistance devices (dollies, hand trucks, additional persons).
* While performing the duties of this job the employee normally works primarily in an indoor environment with frequent exposure to dust and dirt, occasional exposure to noxious fumes from cleaning chemicals, and occasionally works in an outdoor environment with exposure to adverse weather conditions.
**Disclaimer**
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
MAA is a real estate investment trust (REIT) company focused on providing a high-quality apartment living experience to residents across the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As an active buyer and developer of apartment communities, MAA is currently the largest owner-operator of apartment homes in the country and is an S&P 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Currently, MAA owns and operates over 100,000 apartment homes across 17 states and the District of Columbia. We have numerous business cycles, captured significant growth and built an efficient, technology-driven operating platform with an investment portfolio that is uniquely balanced and diversified across markets noted for strong population growth and robust housing-demand dynamics.
Our mission at MAA is to deliver superior service and value for our residents, employees and shareholders. We refer to this as creating "A Brighter View" and we are doing it every day. As an employer, we strive to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce that mirrors the diversity of our residents and the communities where we do business.
Our corporate charity,, is the heart of our company. Its mission is to provide a home away from home for those who must travel to receive medical treatment.
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