About the employer
Comfort Inn Gold Coast is a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland — a resort beach town with 10 miles of beach, a famous 3-mile boardwalk and more than 200 restaurants. The hotel is on the bay side of the city, a block away from the ocean, with a small mall and its shops and restaurants nearby.
Summers are warm, from 80 to 95 degrees, so expect swimming, surfing, fishing, kayaking and free daily activities like concerts, movie nights and Beach Olympics. Working here you'll meet guests and colleagues from around the world, enjoy discounted hotel rooms, and join the end-of-year pizza party for all employees.
The job as Housekeeping
What you'll do
- Remove and collect linens for laundering
- Vacuum rugs and carpets, dust furniture
- Empty wastebaskets and clean them inside and out
- Clean tiled floors using brooms and mops
- Use chemical-based products to clean tubs, sinks, countertops, mirrors, toilets, and door panels
- Replenish trash bags, soaps, bathroom items and other supplies
- Demonstrate a high level of customer service
- Respond to and take appropriate action to resolve guest concerns and complaints
- Keep supervisor/manager informed of situations relating to facility operation, patron complaints or concerns, accidents, emergency situations, damages and potential safety hazards
- Attend departmental and team meetings and participate in additional training courses
- Perform all duties in a safe manner
- Move to different locations or job assignments within the property as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
Housing is not provided by the employer, so you need to arrange it yourself before travelling to the United States, as options are very limited. Your employer and the E-Point Student Center can help you find a place. You can reach work by bus, bike or on foot, and the housing area has a food market, post office, bank, restaurants, fitness center, internet cafe and public library within walking distance.
Location: Ocean City, Maryland
Why Ocean City, Maryland?
Ocean City is a legendary summer town: 10 miles of sandy beach, a buzzing 3-mile Boardwalk, amusement parks, arcades, seafood shacks and beach bonfires. Thousands of Work & Travel students spend their summer here every year, so you’ll instantly find an international community of new friends. Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City are all within easy reach for weekend trips.
About Maryland
Maryland blends Chesapeake Bay beaches with the lively boardwalk of Ocean City. Summer jobs cluster around beach resorts, restaurants and seaside attractions just a short trip from Washington D.C.
