Floor Technician/ Houseman

King Farm•Rockville, MD

25d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for cleaning of all surfaces and assigned areas on a daily basis. Additional duties include moving furniture and assisting with activity room set up as requested and snow removal. Ingleside at King Farm (IKF) is a not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community located at the heart of the award-winning intergenerational King Farm development. We offer small-town living just a short ride from the nation's capital. Ingleside at King Farm boasts a proven record of success! IKF consistently maintains a 5-star CMS rating and is CARF certified. We have achieved certification as a Great Place to Work for 5 years in a row, based on team member feedback in areas related to trust, culture, and job satisfaction, and we are Sage Certified.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
one (1) to three (3) years of floor care experience in a long-term care community required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Incumbent should be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form
possess high-quality verbal and written communication ability
strong customer service
knowledgeable in basic cleaning principles and practices.

Responsibilities

Performs daily cleaning functions of all surface areas and additional assigned areas throughout the community.
Obtains work orders from the Manager of Environmental Services or Supervisor on special cleaning projects and completes task(s) by the given time frame. Returns signed work order the Manager of Environmental Services to be filed in work order log book.
Obtains all necessary cleaning solutions and supplies from the supply closet in order to perform daily cleaning duties. Returns all supplies upon completion of assigned tasks.
Performs cleaning of all carpeted surfaces daily. Vacuums, shampoos and spot cleans all carpeted areas throughout the community. Notes any maintenance of the carpet needed and reports to the Director of Environmental Services.
Completes daily dry and wet mopping of tiled or hard surface floors. Strips and scrubs away stains or bad places on the surface of the floors. Applies finish to hard floors and buffs out as appropriate.
Conducts cleaning of all stairways and elevators at the beginning of each shift. Wipes down all walls and handrails with designate cleaning solutions to ensure proper sanitation.
Washes all walls and light fixtures daily. Cleans inside of windows and ensures all windows are free of streaks. Dusts all high and low surfaces to include wall, lights, and furniture.
Moves any furniture with the common areas or resident room in order to complete cleaning duties. Returns furniture back to proper location within the room.
Performs terminal cleaning procedures as requested upon a resident’s discharge or transfer. Signs off on all cleaning done to resident rooms and returns to the Manager of Environmental Services.
Cleans windows, doors, and mirrors throughout common areas and resident rooms within the community. Reports any found articles the Manager of Environmental Services.
Inspects and evaluates all areas cleaned on a daily basis to assure the cleaning functions meet all set sanitation standards. Reports any issues to the Manager of Environmental Services for follow up.
Collects and transports all waste or trash from cleaning duties to the specified dumpster for trash pick-up.
Snow Removal.
Other duty as assigned.
Assists with the room set up for all resident and staff meetings or functions.
Moves any necessary furniture within the common areas to complete set up for resident or staff meetings or functions.
Places unused furniture in a designate location as noted by the Assistant Director until function break down is complete.
Brings additional tables and chairs in for room set up as requested. Obtains additional furniture from the maintenance storage room.