Position Title: Housekeeper Associate

Reports to: House Keeping Manager

Primary functions: Provide cleaning services to ensure a clean, safe, and pleasant environment through the Historic Village and Museum complex.

Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour.

Hours: Part-Time schedule- primarily April through October, approximately 12-16 hours per week including some evenings, weekends, and holidays to support our special events and programming (includes July Fourth).

Responsibilities:

• Vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, and dusting a variety of surfaces including original wood floors.

• Cleaning restrooms, communal meeting spaces, and historic structures containing antiques in a careful and attentive manner.

• Washing windows

• Trash collection.

• Washing, drying, and ironing backup when needed

• Maintain cleaning supply closets in an orderly fashion.

• Observe and notify management of any necessary repairs or replacement of supplies in a timely manner.

Performance Standards:

• Engage with others in a collaborative and inclusive manner, supporting diversity, accessibility, and equity with colleagues and Museum guests.

• Represent self and the Museum courteously, accurately, and professionally.

• Comply with all GCV&M staff expectations within the home department and included in the Staff Handbook and Safety Manual.

• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Working conditions/ physical aspects of the role

• Lifting up to 40 lbs.

• Walking up to .5 miles

• Climbing and transporting supplies up and down stairs regularly to access areas needing to be cleaned.

• Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling cleaning equipment, and other motions necessary to thoroughly and effectively perform cleaning tasks.

• Work outside in a variety of weather conditions including the heat and cold.

• Operate a golf cart.

Qualifications and knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Previous experience operating cleaning equipment including vacuum, floor cleaner, washer/dryer, and iron.

• Valid driver’s license with no restrictions; reliable personal transportation

• Must pass a background check.

• Must be dependable and self-motivated, with a strong work ethic.

• Occasional evenings and weekends required.

Museum Overview:

Genesee Country Village & Museum, located in Mumford, NY 25 miles outside of Rochester, is the largest living history museum in New York State. Our 68-building Historic Village, John L. Wehle Gallery, and Genesee Country Nature Center host nearly 100,000 guests each year on site, off site around the community, and online across the world. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and a policy of equal employment opportunity with respect to all employees, applicants, and interns for employment. We recruit, hire, train, and promote without discrimination due to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Learn more at www.GCV.org/about.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Genesee Country Village & Museum is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity with respect to all employees, applicants, and interns for employment. We recruit, hire, train, and promote without discrimination due to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Diversity Statement:

GCV&M is committed to diversity and inclusion and a policy of equal employment opportunity with respect to all employees, interns, and applicants for employment. We recruit, hire, train, and promote without discrimination due to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.