posted August 22, 2025

Housekeeping Houseperson

Compensation: NA

Job Description

Houseperson at Cheeca Lodge & Spa

Join Our Team: Northwood Hospitality LLC, operating Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, FL, is looking for dedicated and detail-oriented Housepersons to support our housekeeping team. Be part of a dynamic work environment and contribute to creating a memorable guest experience in the beautiful Florida Keys.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support Housekeepers: Assist housekeepers by stocking supply closets and ensuring they have the necessary supplies to maintain cleanliness and order.
  • Room Preparation: Strip rooms of used linens and prepare them for housekeeping staff to clean and set up for new guests.
  • Laundry Assistance: Transport used linens to the laundry facility and ensure they are properly handled.
  • Trash Management: Empty trash bins in guest rooms and common areas, ensuring the resort remains clean and welcoming.
  • General Cleanliness: Maintain the cleanliness of hallways, lobbies, and other common areas by sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming as needed.
  • Chemical Use: Use correct cleaning chemicals for designated surfaces, according to OSHA regulations and hotel requirements.
  • Security: Ensure the security of any assigned keys and beepers.
  • Assignment Review: Review assignment sheets, update completed assignments, and check with the supervisor and housekeeping office for additional tasks throughout the shift.
  • Closet Maintenance: Check assigned floor closets, complete linen requisitions, and maintain cleanliness and organization.
  • Furniture and Fixtures: Inspect and clean all furniture, lamps, light fixtures, switches, and other fixtures. Report damages to the supervisor.
  • Surface Cleaning: Clean windows, mirrors, pictures, frames, and other surfaces, removing dust, spots, and smears.
  • Trash and Debris: Remove trash, debris, and cobwebs from balconies, patios, and public areas. Empty trash containers, ashtrays, and ash urns.
  • Equipment Handling: Use designated chemicals, supplies, and equipment to clean various floor surfaces. Empty and clean vacuum cleaner bags and machines.
  • Guest Requests: Provide timely delivery of items requested by guests and retrieve items from guest rooms to return to proper storage areas.
  • Laundry and Dry Cleaning: Transport guest laundry and dry cleaning to the correct guest rooms.

Requirements:

  • Attention to Detail: Ability to notice and address areas that need cleaning or maintenance.
  • Physical Stamina: Ability to perform physical tasks, including lifting and transporting linens and supplies.
  • Team Player: Willingness to support housekeeping staff and work collaboratively to ensure guest satisfaction.
  • Professionalism: Commitment to maintaining a clean and organized environment for guests.

Benefits for Full-Time Employees:

  • Company Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401K Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Employee discounts on resort amenities and services
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Why Join Cheeca Lodge & Spa: As a Houseperson, you will play a vital role in ensuring our guests have a comfortable and enjoyable stay. At Cheeca Lodge & Spa, we provide a supportive work environment and the opportunity to contribute to a high standard of service in a stunning Florida Keys setting.

Cheeca Lodge and Spa

Hotel with 214 Rooms

WELCOME TO CHEECA

A Legendary Tropical Hideaway

Since 1946 the historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa has enchanted guests with world-class fishing, exceptional accommodations, and gracious hospitality. Come experience this lush oceanfront retreat, considered the premier luxury resort in the Florida Keys.

The Legend of Our Grand Florida Keys Hotel Resort

You've found it...the crown jewel of Islamorada Florida Keys hotels. 

Hardy Keys pioneers called Conchs chose this very beach to carve out a tenacious living in the isolated beauty of the undiscovered Florida Keys. Here, they formed a Methodist congregation and built a two-room school house and a cemetery. Cheeca has preserved this Pioneer Cemetery, where members of the founding families of Islamorada are buried. You can explore it today; it is a designated historical site. The Angel with the Broken Wing watches over the grave of Etta Pinder, who died in 1914. Here lies the first footprint of Islamorada – "Purple Isle" in Spanish.

The early 1940's brought electricity and fresh water. Mrs. Clara Mae Downey from Olney, Maryland, opened the Olney Inn in 1946. She described this early bellwether of Cheeca as "different – rather comparable to the tropical estate of a gifted host." Clara's first guest was President Harry Truman, who cherished his time loafing around the pool and wondering amidst the resort's 22 quaint bungalows. 

Fast horses, high society and a healthy dose of Keys vivacity marked the reign of the Twitchell Family in the 1960's. Cynthia, better known as "Chee," was an heiress to the A&P grocery chain and owner of a top thoroughbred racing farm. "We took my nickname, combined it with my husband Carl's, and came up with "Cheeca," she recalled. The Twitchells completely refurbished the property, adding the main lodge, the oceanfront villas, tennis courts, golf course and Cheeca's trademark wooden fishing pier. Chee raised miniature tarpon and her beloved seahorses in the aquariums throughout the resort. "Suzy the Seahorse" became Cheeca's mascot and logo, gracing the resort's menus, brochures, towels and linens.

Avid outdoorsman and Coca Cola magnate Carl Navarre purchased Cheeca Lodge in 1976, hosting his Fortune 500 friends in for sunny days of sportfishing and golf. Celebrities flocked to the hotel and famous guests were reeling in giant bonefish right off the resort's pier. The "Sportfishing Capital of the World" was born, seducing wealthy adventurers from around the world.

In 2005, Cheeca Lodge underwent over $30 million dollars in renovations, restoring the property and its surrounding grounds to their original grandeur, ensuring that we will be a cherished destination for generations to come. Following a fire on New Year's Eve 2008, the Main Lodge was completely rebuilt once again, with a fabulous open-air lobby, a spectacular oceanfront banquet room with panoramic views, and an exclusive indoor / outdoor lounge area for club members.