Domestic housekeepers

Domestic housekeepers organize, supervise and carry out housekeeping functions in private households with or without the support of subordinate staff.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervising workers employed in households as domestic staff
• Purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies
• Controlling storage and issue of supplies
• Assisting in cases of minor injury or illness by performing tasks such as taking temperature, giving medicine, putting on bandages
• Sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures
• Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items
• Taking care of household pets and plants, receiving visitors, answering telephones, delivering messages and shopping for groceries
• Preparing and cooking meals, setting and clearing tables and serving food and beverages
• Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing