Environmental Service Worker Part-Time

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•Rochester, NY

About The Position

The Environmental Service Worker maintains a clean, sanitary, comfortable, and tidy environment for residents and staff at Episcopal Church Home. The role includes cleaning resident rooms and common areas, handling trash, stocking supplies, assisting with resident transfers, discharges, and admissions, and supporting special functions. The worker uses cleaning chemicals and protective equipment in accordance with facility and departmental procedures and reports hazards or equipment malfunctions to a supervisor. After successful training, additional floor-care duties may include stripping and waxing, buffing, and carpet cleaning.

Requirements

Six months of environmental services experience preferred, preferably in a health care setting.
At least a high school diploma or equivalent, or willingness and ability to learn the procedures necessary for the position.
Ability to receive and give written and oral directions.
Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and the general public.
Ability to meet the physical demands of prolonged walking and standing and regularly lift 30 pounds and occasionally lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, talk, and hear.
Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Six months of environmental services experience, preferably in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

Maintain cleanliness in resident rooms, bathrooms, kitchenettes, utility rooms, elevators, lobbies, lounges, hallways, resident dining areas, and other assigned common areas.
Collect resident and office trash, clean trash cans as needed, and replace liners in common-area receptacles.
Clean bathroom fixtures, commodes, and floors, and stock paper supplies in resident rooms.
Dust and polish surfaces and furniture, and mop or vacuum resident-room flooring according to departmental procedures.
Keep resident furniture and belongings organized according to departmental procedures.
Deep clean resident rooms as scheduled.
Assist with resident transfers and discharges by packing and labeling belongings and furniture and moving them to the designated location.
Assist new residents with moving belongings into their new rooms on the scheduled admission day.
Assist with setup and takedown for special functions.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment, including the housekeeping closet and cart.
Dilute and use chemicals properly and maintain labels on chemical dispenser bottles according to departmental procedures and policy.
Wear appropriate protective clothing and devices when handling infectious waste or blood and body fluids.
Monitor supplies such as paper towels, soap, and toilet paper.
Report hazardous conditions and equipment malfunctions to a supervisor.
Attend staff meetings and departmental in-services.
Once trained, perform floor cleaning and maintenance, including stripping and waxing floors, buffing floors, cleaning lights, sprinklers, and vents, and carpet cleaning with an extractor.
Perform other duties as assigned.