Applications Accepted: October 6, 2025 - December 5, 2025
Email: [email protected]
Job Category: Entry Level
Years of Experience: 0-5
Employment Type: Permanent
Full Time / Part Time: Part Time
Why Cheekwood?
Working at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens offers you the opportunity to work for one of the most beautiful places in Nashville. Formerly the home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, Cheekwood now serves the public as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum with period rooms and art galleries. At Cheekwood, you will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of roles tailored to your skills and interests. Whether you are enthusiastic about horticulture, art curation, historical preservation, or one of our many other career opportunities, you would have the chance to thrive and make a meaningful impact here. Working in such a place that cherishes its rich history, vibrant art scene, and serene gardens offers a unique blend of fulfillment and inspiration. You will find yourself in a supportive environment where every day brings new opportunities for personal and professional growth, amidst the backdrop of picturesque setting.
What does the Housekeeping Team do and why join?
The housekeeping team at Cheekwood is essential for maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for visitors. Their duties involve routine cleaning and sanitizing of the different buildings on the premises, as well as public areas like restrooms, gift shops, and dining facilities, in addition to efficient waste management and recycling. They ensure that seating areas and walkways are tidy and inviting, assist with the setup and cleanup of events, and conduct routine inspections to identify and address any cleanliness or safety issues.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Performs cleaning and sanitary maintenance duties, including sweeping, mopping, waxing, vacuuming, dusting and emptying trash containers for the entire Cheekwood property, (other duties as assigned), including loading docks, dumpster pads, offices, event spaces and outbuildings.
- Restroom maintenance and cleaning tasks including replenishing towels, tissue, and soap, mopping, toilet, and urinal cleaning etc. This is a proactive duty during events to ensure the restrooms are stocked and clean for our guests.
- Prepare assigned meeting spaces for internal event setups based upon floor diagrams.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with various departments.
- Provides directions and answers questions from the guests.
- Provides excellent customer service while assisting guests and employees in a professional and courteous manner with the goal of meeting or exceeding expectations.
Work Qualifications:
- Ability to walk, stand and work on concrete floors for extended periods of time. Perform tasks that require heavy lifting, moving, bending, stooping, climbing stairs and reaching frequently.
- Passionate about providing superior public service in a team environment.
- Understands and follow written and verbal instructions.
- Works independently and on a team.
- Ability to walk, stand and work on concrete floors for extended periods of time. Perform tasks that require heavy lifting, moving, bending, stooping, climbing stairs and reaching frequently.
- Able to work under time constraints and with guests present.
- Safely and properly operate motorized and mechanical janitorial equipment used to perform the job.
- Understand and follow operating manuals and application instructions supplied by product manufacturers.
- Use small hand tools.
- Work in a safe manner as instructed in our safety policies, practices, and procedures.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License
- Multiple shift opportunities are available (days, evenings and weekends).
Part-time Benefits
- Membership & Discounts: As an employee, you receive a Cheekwood membership, which entitles you to unlimited admission during regular Garden hours and a limited number of free tickets to special events. Members also receive discounts classes, ticketed events, and purchases at the Gift Shop. Your Cheekwood membership also include reciprocal admission for named members to more than 300 gardens though the American Horticultural Society.
- Reciprocal Admission: As an employee of Cheekwood you have free general admission access to many local cultural, historical, and art institutions as part of the employee admission program.
$18.00 per hour.
