Hey! St. Pete’s Maids in Greater Lansing is looking for a tough, customer-service focused, teamwork-oriented residential house cleaner and maid.
We are biased — but we are pretty sure we are the coolest place to work for, ever. And we’re better than our competitors. This may be the COOLEST job. Or worst - depending on what you’re looking for.
And we really believe in making our customer’s lives easier. We are on a mission to defeat inconvenience. We are enemies of inconvenience.
But here’s the deal, the job and working with our company isn’t all sunshine and rainbows and puppy dogs and roses. There is some good news and some bad news.
Let’s just jump into the bad news so we don’t waste anyone’s time.
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The pay sucks. Meaning, you’re not going to get rich off this job. Starting pay, while in training is $15 but you can quickly get up to $16 an hour. Do well, and your wages can increase up to an additional $2+/hour from tips. It’s extra spending money — that’s for sure — however, if you’re seeking a job to support a household, then this is likely the “suckiest” job EVER.
- You will use your own car. You can expect to drive to multiple locations a day — typically 2 to 3 — with mileage reimbursement and paid for drive time. You will also haul all of the cleaning equipment daily, taking up space in your trunk. We try our best to keep routes manageable and pass out gas cards every once in awhile.
- Working conditions will be inconsistent. From customers cancelling last minute, to variable hours, to an employee calling off, to increase or decrease in customer demand, you will be inconvenienced. While we do our best to work around your schedule and manage all cleans appropriately, there may be times you “waste” you day or are have to stay past dinner to get a “job done”.
- This is hard work. You will sweat. Plan on never going to the gym again. You will work hard, wake up sore, and then have to do it all over again. This is a physically demanding job.
- Busy holidays.Our clients often need their homes cleaned before and after a holiday. We are open and cleaning those days. Expect to wake up July 5th to clean or clean on the 23rd or 26th of December. We don’t work on holidays or weekends, but if you’re unwilling to work around the holiday season, then this isn’t going to be a good job for you.
Whew. Now that’s over, let’s talk about some of the good things of being a residential maid and house cleaner for St. Pete’s Maids:
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You Set Your Schedule.We will work around you. Want to work ONLY mid-mornings? Great, we can do that. Want to work 10 hours a week? Perfect. We got your back. Want to work two long days a week? We can make that work, too.
- Fixed Hourly Wage. Some companies pay you a percentage of a clean. So if a clean takes longer or the company didn’t charge enough, you’re paid less. We don’t think that’s fair. You will get a fixed hourly wage.
- Independence and Work By Yourself. About 80% of the time, most clients are at work when you clean, so you will work by yourself with your partner. And maybe the client’s dog. :) As long as you are respectful to clients, you can listen to Beyonce all day while cleaning to get yourself PUMPED. Just me?
- Loyal Customers.We attract a better clientele. Our customers love us and they will love YOU. They will appreciate you with tips and gift. All tips and gifts are yours. Many of our cleaners will get showered with gifts around the holidays.
- Get a Great Workout.Go ahead and cancel your gym membership. This job will likely have you sweating, getting stronger, and losing weight.
- You WILL Be Appreciated. We’re not perfect, but we take extended efforts to appreciate all of our employees. We’re not the type of company that will talk to you ONLY when something goes wrong.
- Won’t Be Asked To Do Anything We Wouldn’t Do. Let’s be real, some homes are going to be dirty. That’s why customers are hiring us. But, we don’t expect you to do things that we wouldn’t do — like clean up poop or deal with bugs.
- Cleaning Supplies Provided And Delivered. Some companies will make you get your own supplies or require that you pick them up from their office every day. Not us. We give you cleaning supplies, you hold on to them, and we have a runner who will deliver supplies to you. No wasting time going into an office every day just to get a single bottle of spray.
- No Weeknights or Weekends.You will never work on the weekends. We make best efforts to have you done by 5pm every day. Of course, there are some rare exceptions to this like when a clean takes longer or the polar vortex comes in. But we try to be really accommodating if you need to leave by 5pm.
If you’ve made it this far, then give yourself a pat on the back. If this still sounds like a job you want, let me dive into the kind of person we are looking for.
At the end of the day, we don’t care about your experience. We care about your character. What kind of person are you? We can teach you to clean. We can’t teach you how to be a person.
Here is what we’re looking for:
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You’re Tough. This job is physically and mentally demanding. When someone calls off and you’re stuck at a client’s home until 6pm on a Friday, you will need to have mental toughness. When you’re on your hands and knees cleaning the floors, you will need physical toughness. No complainers. No whiners.
- You’re a team player. We don’t care if you’re not a team player in your personal life, but if you want to work for us, you need to be. These are the conditions we all agree to work under when working for St. Pete’s Maids. We do NOT say “you do those 4 rooms and i’ll do these 4 rooms” and then leave when your 4 rooms are done. We help each other out. You get done with what you are working on and then you ask how you can help your partner.
- You Don’t Need Experience. We’re not concerned about your cleaning experience. We need to know that you’re the type of person we are looking for.
- Weekday Availability. Must be available through the week during the day. If only available in the evenings or weekends, no need to apply.
- The Boring Stuff. You will need to have a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle (these will be verified) and you need to be able to pass a background check.
- Seeking Part-Time Work. If you are looking for 40 hours a week, do not apply! We are a growing company so there is a chance that as a cleaner quits or we get more customers, that your hours could increase but do NOT expect it.
In short, you will be a residential house cleaner for St. Pete’s Maids. You will be required to work in inconsistent conditions, be expected to use your own car to drive to multiple locations a day, and will have some income variability.
The people we have found do the best with this job are: (1) people who will work here as a secondary income for their family, (2) people who don’t have a booked schedule with A TON of other things going on, (3) people who are easy-going and flexible and have the ability to laugh a lot of stuff off.
To learn more about who we are as a company and see we are a place you want to work, you can visit www.stpetesmaids.com.
If you think this job is for you, then here is what I want you to do. When you apply for this position in the subject line of the email, you must include “I have found my type of peeps” in the subject line.
That’s our little trick to sort out the people who blanket send their resume to anyone and everyone, from the folks (that’s you) who are truly interested in working with us.
We are looking to bring on a new residential cleaner on board as soon as possible, but we will spend the necessary time to find the best fit — mostly culturally and personality.
One thing that will give you a BIG leg up (but is optional) is to tell us which of our core values most resonates with you and why. If you chose not to tell us which core value resonates with you, that’s okay, please tell us why you chose not to.
Our core values:
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Customer Service First and Foremost - customer isn’t always right, but they are always first.
- Enemies of inconvenience - we do everything we can to eliminate inconveniences.
- Teamwork - Individual commitment to a group effort is what makes a team and company work.
- We hustle and work hard - we will do everything we can to get the job done.
We can’t wait to meet you! And look forward to hearing from you!
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $15 /hour
