Housekeeper II (East Madison)

Oakwood Village•Madison, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are Called to serve a thriving community where seniors live with dignity, connection and purpose. This position reports to the environmental services supervisor. Shift times can be either 8:00am-4:30pm or 6:30am-3:00pm, Monday through Friday. The role fully embraces a culture of hospitality and teamwork by living the Oakwood Core Values: Compassion, Faith, Inclusion, Integrity, and Dedication. Compassion involves caring deeply about the people served and worked with, and working together to help one another. Faith is a commitment to remain true to the vision and mission of Oakwood. Inclusion means welcoming opinions and striving to consider different perspectives to create fair, welcoming, and accessible experiences for all. Integrity involves working to be transparent and fair, acting with honor and respect for residents, their families, and co-workers. Dedication means caring about the people served and worked with daily, and providing superior service to one another and the community.

Requirements

Must be able to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds on a daily basis.
Work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays and occasional overtime.
Work in a partnership environment which fosters effective teamwork.
Maintains departmental quality assurance and infection control standards.
Willing to be cross-trained in order to fill in at other housekeeping areas as needed.

Nice To Haves

High school education or equivalency.
Prior housekeeping experience and/or floor care experience.

Responsibilities

Maintains overall cleanliness of all assigned areas.
Primary duties to include mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, trash removal, and general cleaning.
Sanitizes common areas, public and private bathrooms, and the overall cleaning of resident living areas.
Maintains confidentiality with reference to resident information.
Communicates effectively with staff members; residents and family to ensure needs are met.
Organizes materials and manages time to ensure tasks are done in a timely manner.
Uses all equipment, chemicals, and supplies according to OSHA, state, and facility guidelines.
Adheres to the dress code and wearing a visible nametag while on the job.
Knows and follows the policies in the Oakwood team member handbook.
Completes departmental and general in-services training.
Reports work orders to the appropriate department and maintain a safe working environment.
Operates appropriately all department machinery: including but not limited to Host machine, auto scrubber, stripper, upholstery/extractor machine, and wide-area vacuum, etc.
Responsible for cleaning of carpets and upholstery to help maintain them in good condition, to include daily cleaning and caring for all floor-care machinery.
Responsible to strip, wax, buff, mop all hard floors as needed to keep up attractive appearances.
Supports and serves as back up of housekeeper I positions as needed.
Completes work orders pertaining to emergency floor care maintenance.