How to hire a housekeeping laundry worker

How to hire a housekeeping laundry worker, step by step

Here's a step-by-step housekeeping laundry worker hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a housekeeping laundry worker job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new housekeeping laundry worker
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The housekeeping laundry worker hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A housekeeping laundry worker's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, housekeeping laundry workers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of housekeeping laundry worker salaries for various roles:

   Type of Housekeeping Laundry Worker	Description	Hourly rate
   Housekeeping Laundry Worker		$10-17
   Maid	Maids are individuals who perform domestic chores like ironing, grocery shopping, cleaning, and laundry. Primarily, maids oversee the maintenance of wardrobes, serve meals, and lay out clothes... Show more	$9-16
   Attendant	An attendant is responsible for ensuring excellent customer service by assisting customers with their needs and inquiries, managing complaints, and providing timely actions. Attendants duties include maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of operational areas, monitoring product inventories and requesting necessary stocks and equipment, performing administrative tasks as needed, escalating concerns to the management for immediate resolution, and conducting maintenance services... Show more	$9-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Polish Furniture
   • Dryers
   • Laundry Room
   • Machine Processes
   • Patient Rooms
   • Polish Floors
   • Guest Rooms
   • Clean Linen
   • Washing Machines
   • Clean Carpets
   • Health Standards
   • Clean Hotel Rooms
   • Extractors
   • Sterilizers

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Maintain cleanliness provide excellent communication skills maintain clean lobby safe and clean work environment
   • Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your housekeeping laundry worker job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A housekeeping laundry worker salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, housekeeping laundry workers' average salary in mississippi is 51% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level housekeeping laundry workers earn 41% less than senior-level housekeeping laundry workers.
   • Certifications. A housekeeping laundry worker with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a housekeeping laundry worker's salary.

   Average housekeeping laundry worker salary

   $13.95hourly

   $29,014 yearly

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   Entry-level housekeeping laundry worker salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

4. Writing a housekeeping laundry worker job description

   A housekeeping laundry worker job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a housekeeping laundry worker job description:

   Housekeeping laundry worker job description example

   Housekeepers Laundry Workers Salary: $9.00 per hour

   Housekeepers Laundry Workers Shifts: Available Holidays, Day and Evening Shifts and Alternating Weekends

   Benefits:

   • Uniforms Provided
   • 401K
   • Health Insurance
   • Dental Insurance
   • Vision Insurance
   • Paid Time Off
   • Direct Deposit

   If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity and want to work for a healthcare company who genuinely cares about the people they employee and serve – Lucent Group is the employer for you.

   Here at Lucent Group our employees are family. We take extraordinary pride in providing a workplace that fosters inclusion and collaboration.

   Our Housekeeping Department is seeking a dependable and flexible person to work as a Housekeepers Laundry Workers to maintain proper cleanliness and sanitation throughout the healthcare facility.

   The Housekeepers Laundry Workers performs assigned floor care functions based on the facility’s standards and procedures. Coordinates daily floor cleaning services to include performing routine cleaning assignments, stripping, waxing, buffing, and burnishing all hard floors and carpet extractions. Cleans vacant rooms and general areas as assigned.

   The Housekeepers Laundry Workers distributes linen daily or as needed. Picks up empty linen carts daily or as needed. Removes trash / garbage from all assigned areas. Removes soiled laundry from all assigned areas and transport to laundry department as needed. Performs all assigned duties assigned by the Housekeeping Director.

   Housekeepers Laundry Workers Responsibilities:

   · Ensure cleaning schedules are followed. Routine housekeeping and laundry duties.

   · Coordinate daily floor cleaning services with nursing and performing routine cleaning assignments.

   · Clean vacant rooms and general areas assigned. Routinely check corners & edgings are kept dust free.

   · Accept and put away deliveries as scheduled

   · Must be able to work independently.

   · Maintain adequate stock of supplies and chemicals. Understanding of DOH inspections.

   · Lift, pull, push up to 50 lbs.

   Housekeepers Laundry Workers Qualification:

   · The ability to read, write, and speak English is essential.

   · No formal education required. A high school diploma is desirable.

   · Previous experience in a healthcare facility, specifically the housekeeping and laundry department is helpful, however on-site training and orientation provided.

   · The ability to provide and follow oral, written, and verbal instruction is vital.

   · The ability to fulfill all pre-employment requirements as required by the facility and Lucent.

   If you feel that the above Housekeepers Laundry Workers description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

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5. Post your job

   To find the right housekeeping laundry worker for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with housekeeping laundry workers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit housekeeping laundry workers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your housekeeping laundry worker job on Zippia to find and recruit housekeeping laundry worker candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting housekeeping laundry workers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new housekeeping laundry worker

   Once you've selected the best housekeeping laundry worker candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new housekeeping laundry worker first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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