515 Building and Housekeeping Supervisors

Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments organize, supervise and carry out housekeeping functions in order to keep clean and tidy the interiors, fixtures and facilities in these establishments. Tasks include - (a) engaging, training, discharging, organizing and supervising helpers, cleaners and other housekeeping staff; (b) purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies; (c) controlling storage and issue of supplies; (d) supervising general welfare and conduct of individuals in institutions; (e) sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures; (f) making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items; (g) cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing; (h) restocking mini-bars and replenishing items such as drinking glasses and writing equipment. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Housekeeper (hotel) - Matron (housekeeping) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Hotel manager - 1411 - Bed and breakfast operator - 5152 - Domestic housekeeper - 5152 - Building caretaker - 5153 - Domestic cleaner - 9111.

Domestic housekeepers organize, supervise and carry out housekeeping functions in private households and small accommodation establishments with or without the support of subordinate staff. Tasks include - (a) supervising workers employed in households as domestic staff; (b) purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies; (c) controlling storage and issue of supplies; (d) assisting in cases of minor injury or illness by performing tasks such as taking temperature, giving medicine, putting on bandages; (e) sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures. (f) making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items; (g) taking care of household pets and plants, receiving visitors, answering telephones, delivering messages and shopping for groceries; (h) preparing and cooking meals, setting and clearing tables and serving food and beverages; (i) cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bed and breakfast operator - Domestic housekeeper - Butler Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Hotel manager - 1411 - Domestic helper - 9111 Note Operators of small accommodation establishments, such as some bed and breakfast establishments and small guest houses that provide accommodation and limited meal services to clients effectively as paying guests in private households, and for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work, are classified in Unit Group 5152: Domestic Housekeepers.

Building caretakers take care of apartment houses, hotels, offices, churches and other buildings and maintain them and associated grounds in a clean and orderly condition. They may supervise other workers and contractors depending on the size and nature of the building concerned. Tasks include - (a) supervising the work of cleaning, housekeeping and building maintenance staff and contractors; (b) participating in cleaning, simple repairs and maintenance of building interiors; (c) tending furnaces and boilers to ensure provision of heat and hot water; (d) regulating conduct of tenants and visitors in such matters as noise abatement or misuse of property; (e) providing small services to absent tenants such as accepting deliveries on their behalf or providing requested information to callers; (f) notifying management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs; (g) patrolling buildings to ensure security is maintained; (h) filling out registration forms and providing tenants with copies of rules. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Caretaker - Concierge (building) - Janitor - Sexton.