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Housekeeping Services

​Housekeepers maintain cleanliness in the work and home environment. They often find employment with hotels, but they may also work for residential facilities or individual homes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing

  • Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards

  • Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies

  • Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances

  • Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience

  • Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate

  • Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices

​Derby (About this soundlisten) DAR-bee) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. Derby gained city status in 1977, and by the 2011 census its population was 248,700.

Derby was settled by Romans – who established the town of Derventio – Saxons and Vikings, who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry.

Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, being home to the world's second largest aero-engine manufacturer: Rolls-Royce. Bombardier Transportation are based at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works and were for many years the UK's only train manufacturers. Toyota Manufacturing UK's automobile headquarters is southwest of the city at Burnaston. To the east lies Nottingham, separated by the M1 motorway.