Housekeeper ~ West San Jose

MorningStar Careers • San Jose, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper helps maintain a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive home for residents of a senior living community. The role follows daily work assignments, established housekeeping procedures, infection-control practices, safety precautions, and Health Department standards. Housekeepers clean resident rooms and shared areas, care for furnishings and surfaces, handle waste, maintain supplies and equipment, and report hazards, incidents, or maintenance issues. The position also requires respecting residents’ personal property and confidentiality, and interacting tactfully with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers. This is a PRN, on-call-only position in West San Jose, with a stated pay range of $22.00–$23.00.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the core values of Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, and Respect.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English and follow written and oral instructions, including instructions for mixing cleaning compounds and using cleaning products.
• Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, and visitors, and to work harmoniously with personnel.
• Ability to use supplies properly, maintain equipment, and keep housekeeping areas safe, clean, and comfortable.
• Willingness and ability to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into housekeeping practices.
• Follow Health Department standards.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• One year of experience in a health care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned housekeeping tasks according to established procedures and schedules.
• Maintain assigned areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive condition.
• Follow infection-control and fire-safety practices and use appropriate safety precautions with equipment and supplies.
• Clean and polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, and room heating and cooling units in resident rooms and recreational areas.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and polish bathroom fixtures; clean windows and mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance and exit areas.
• Clean floors by sweeping, dusting, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting as needed.
• Vacuum, shampoo, deodorize, and disinfect carpets.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing.
• Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
• Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators.
• Dispose of waste in proper containers and replace trash-receptacle liners.
• Report hazardous conditions, equipment issues, burned-out or malfunctioning lights, and accidents or incidents to the supervisor.
• Keep work areas clean and store equipment, tools, and supplies properly, including before breaks, meals, and the end of the workday.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of housekeeping supplies.
• Perform terminal cleaning when a resident is discharged or transferred, as instructed.
• Assist with lifting heavy equipment and supplies when directed or requested.
• Maintain the confidentiality of resident-care information and honor residents’ personal property.
• Turn in found articles to the supervisor.
• Attend departmental and staff meetings and keep work areas free of hazardous objects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings.
• Life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance offerings.
• 401(k) plan with matching.
• Health savings account (HSA) options.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid sick time, vacation, and birthday time.
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement.
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free shift meal.
• Benefits eligibility for team members scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week; their families are also eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed