Residential Living
Housekeeping Crew – Position Description
Summer 2016
Returners – read carefully
Position Summary
Housekeeping tasks include linen distribution, deep cleaning, and general preparation of buildings for
summer conferences. The housekeeper works with a crew of others, under the direction of the
housekeeping crews supervisors. The successful housekeeper understands and promotes the concept
that the efforts of individual crew members, and conference housing as a whole, can have a positive
impact on the university.
Specific duties
• Participate in training and work during the week following the end of the academic spring semester.
• Attend daily meetings with the housekeeping supervisors to discuss projects and future plans.
• Complete daily work assignments.
• Work with a team in preparing the residence halls for each conference arrival and departure.
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, bathrooms and other residence hall areas as required. This will
include sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, changing lights, reporting maintenance problems,
changing linens, towels, etc. and collecting lost and found articles.
• Deliver and remove refrigerators, fans and extra beds to/from conference rooms as needed. Note:
items that are hand-delivered are no more than 50 pounds.
• Be available to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, long and irregular hours and be "on call"
as needed.
• Any other duties requested by the summer housekeeping supervisor, the assistant director of
summer conferences, or the director of summer conference housing.
General qualifications and eligibility
The requirements of this position are not compatible with taking classes in the summer. Therefore,
preference in hiring will be given to applicants who are not taking summer classes (on-line classes taken
on one’s own time are okay). As a guideline, you must:
• Be an enrolled student at a UW System school
• Be at least 18 years of age by May 23, 2016
• Be in good conduct standing at UWSP
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
• Exhibit a solid work ethic
• Be able to work well with other people
• Demonstrate ability to work independently of a supervisor
• Have a general knowledge of Residential Living
• Possess good leadership, communication, organizational and time management skills
• Be available to work from May 23, 2016 through August 31, 2016. Fall 2016 residence hall staff will
be released early for training. Schedule is subject to change due to specific camps’ itineraries.
Previous employment in any summer conference position does not guarantee future employment in
that same position or any position.
Time off
Each HC member may be allowed up to eight (8) days off during the summer, though not necessarily
consecutively (in addition to regularly scheduled days off). Time off must be requested in writing and
approved by the supervisor at least two weeks in advance. Requests for time off may or may not be
approved, depending on the conference schedule. No time off should be expected during the month of
August. Specific days off needed in August must be disclosed prior to signing your employment
contract.
Pay rate
Compensation for work performed will be $8.55 per hour, plus merit earned from previous summer
residential living work experience.
Housing
A single room in Hansen Hall is offered to all summer staff while on contract. Living on campus in the
summer is optional for housekeeping crew members. If you will be living on campus in the fall, you will
be able to stay on campus the entire summer (while employed). Employees who will be living off
campus in the fall will have housing on campus only until August 17, 2016. Those individuals must
make different housing arrangements after that time. Not having a place to live after August 17 will not
be a valid reason to break your employment contract.
Contract period
The dates of employment are May 23, 2016 through August 31, 2016.
Miscellaneous
• Forty hours per week is possible for most weeks, but IS NOT guaranteed. We reserve the right to
send employees home early when it gets slow.
• Housekeepers must be able to work through the entire contract period.
• Conference shirts and nametags are provided and need to be worn while working.
• There are several closed time periods/weekends, meaning that no vacation time will be allowed,
due to the specific needs of these conferences:
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Special Olympics
Basketball Team
Suzuki turnover
June 9-11
July 15-17
July 23-24
If you accept a full time position in Residential Living, you may not work for another UWSP
department concurrently, as this would put you into overtime pay status.
You may have other employment outside of UWSP if approved by your supervisor. Hours
scheduled for the HC position have priority over outside jobs.
Work will continue after the closure of summer conferences in order to prepare residence halls
for the return of students for the academic year. Employees will not be released from their
summer employment contract early unless they are fall residence hall staff who must leave
early for training.
Questions
If you have any questions, call Susan Malnory at 346-3511 or e-mail at smalnory@uwsp.edu.
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