Sr. Housekeeping Employee

Our Housekeeping team plays an important role in ensuring that every apartment is in perfect condition before our guests arrive. Are you ready for a new step in your career? We are looking for a Sr. Housekeeping Employee to join our team for 28-30 hours per week, 5 days per week. Interested? Keep reading!

As a Sr. Housekeeping Employee, you will make sure that the apartments provide an inspiring, fresh and welcoming home away from home for the guests of Utrecht City Apartments.

In our view, an excellent guest experience starts with an apartment that is spotless, fully equipped and in good technical condition. As a Senior Housekeeping Employee at Utrecht City Apartments, you ensure that the apartments and their associated communal areas across our various locations are maintained to the highest standard every day.

You work independently across multiple locations, report any issues or exceptions to the Hospitality Supervisor in a timely manner and, in their absence, support the daily allocation of work and quality monitoring. Together, you ensure consistent housekeeping standards, well-prepared apartments and pleasant, effective teamwork.

What are your tasks?    

• Making beds and changing bed linen.

  
  

• Cleaning, vacuuming and mopping apartments and disinfecting bathrooms and toilets within agreed timeframes.

  
  

• Checking kitchens, inventory, appliances and guest supplies, and replenishing or reporting missing items.

  
  

•  Updating the apartment status in the system and promptly sharing any exceptions with the Front Office or handling them
  independently.

  
  

• Replenishing towels, toiletries, toilet paper, kitchen items and other guest supplies.

  
  

• Cleaning entrances, corridors, stairwells, storage areas and other communal spaces where present.

  
  

• Carrying out final inspections before occupancy, independently or with the Hospitality Supervisor, and resolving or reporting deviations.

  
  

• Supporting daily planning, work allocation and progress monitoring during the Hospitality Supervisor’s absence.

  
  

• Ensuring materials, keys and stocks are ready for the next working day and location.

  
  

Acting as a role model and first operational point of contact for colleagues, without formal line-management responsibility.

Knowledge and skills

• Vocational level 2 (MBO) work and thinking level.

  
  

• Knowledge of company-specific housekeeping, safety, key and quality procedures.

  
  

• Product knowledge and safe use of cleaning agents.

  
  

• Ability to work with a digital system for apartment statuses and issue reporting.

  
  

• Ability to work independently and flexibly across multiple apartment locations.

  
  

• Proficient in Dutch and/or English.

  
  

We believe it is important that our employees genuinely enjoy working with us. Here, you are definitely not just a number, we truly value you as an individual. If you are happy working with us, you will naturally contribute to making our guests happy too.

• A salary based on salary scale 3 of the Dutch Hospitality Collective Labour Agreement (Horeca CAO), depending on your experience;

  
  

• A contract for 28-30 hour per week;

  
  

• Travel allowance for commuting distances of more than 10 km, based on public transport costs;

  
  

• A fun and welcoming team within Utrecht City Concepts, with plenty of activities organised throughout the year, including a UCC kick-off day, social drinks, annual UCC training days with different hospitality themes, a New Year’s reception, a Christmas lunch with a surprise Christmas gift, and an annual summer party;

  
  

• Employment conditions in accordance with the Horeca CAO , and sometimes even better! For example, everyone receives a 50% allowance for working on public holidays, even if you are not classified as a skilled employee;

  
  

• Discounts on overnight stays and/or dining at our other Utrecht Boutique Hotels;

  
  

• Time for personal development, fun and much more! Visit our website to discover everything else Utrecht City Concepts has to offer.

  
  

  APPLICATION & PROCEDURE

  
  

  Can’t wait to get started with us? Send your motivation letter and CV to Randjita using this application form. We look forward to getting to know you!

  
  

Utrecht City Apartments biedt ruim opgezette en smaakvol ingerichte appartementen en studio’s in en rondom het bruisende stadscentrum van Utrecht. Met 65 volledig uitgeruste accommodaties is er altijd een passende optie, of je nu een kort verblijf zoekt voor een stedentrip of juist langer wilt blijven voor werk of studie. De appartementen variëren van moderne studios tot comfortabele een‑slaapkamerappartementen, allemaal met voorzieningen zoals gratis wifi, beddengoed en persoonlijke service. Dankzij de centrale ligging zijn de woningen dichtbij het centrum, zakelijke hubs en goede vervoersverbindingen gelegen, waardoor ze ideaal zijn voor zowel particulieren als expats of zakelijke gasten. Utrecht City Apartments streeft ernaar dat gasten zich direct thuis voelen, met flexibele verblijfsduur, aandacht voor detail en bereikbaarheid wanneer dat nodig is.