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Assistant Supervisor, Housekeeping

Duke Clinical Research Institute
United States, North Carolina, Durham
300 West Morgan Street (Show on map)
May 06, 2026
Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke. Be You. At Duke, we value the essential work that keeps our facilities safe, clean, and welcoming. As the Assistant Supervisor, Housekeeping, you play a critical role in supporting housekeeping operations and ensuring service excellence across assigned areas. You'll work closely with staff to maintain high standards while contributing to a respectful, team-oriented environment. Minimum Qualifications Education Ability to provide instructions and maintain records, generally acquired through a partial high school education. Experience Work requires two years of cleaning or related experience necessary to obtain knowledge of scope of housekeeping unit operations, or 2 years as a lead worker or acting as supervisor. Familiar with accepted supervisory and personnel practices and standards. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Be Bold. In this role, you'll step into leadership responsibilities that ensure daily operations run smoothly-especially in the absence of the Senior Housekeeping Supervisor. What You'll Do: Conduct inspections, monitor performance, and maintain records, equipment, and supplies. Establish and maintain housekeeping schedules and make work assignments across assigned service areas. Conduct comprehensive inspections to ensure completion of work assignments. Ensure assignments are properly staffed and that employees have adequate supplies and equipment. Monitor employee performance, determine when disciplinary action is appropriate, and ensure proper training of new and existing personnel. Discuss general housekeeping procedures with personnel in assigned areas. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described for this classification. Choose Duke. Duke offers a workplace where operational excellence, teamwork, and professional responsibility are valued. This role provides the opportunity to grow supervisory skills while supporting essential services that impact the broader Duke community every day. Ready to Make a Difference? Apply now and help support a clean, safe, and well-managed environment at Duke. Anticipated Pay Range: Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $18.00 to USD $26.67. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/ Equal Opportunity Employer: Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and reasonable accommodation(s) can be requested with Duke Access and Accommodations Services (email: DAAS@duke.edu; phone: 919-668-1267).