Housekeeper The Residence at Otter Creek
About The Position
LCB Senior Living is hiring a Housekeeper at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vermont. The Housekeeper is responsible for cleaning residents’ rooms and residence common areas, maintaining a clean and orderly environment, and performing assigned housekeeping duties professionally and ethically in keeping with LCB’s values. The role includes cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, vacuuming and caring for carpets, dusting and polishing surfaces, removing waste, and handling linens. Housekeepers also maintain their carts, attend required training and orientations, help cover other positions as needed, and may perform outdoor pickup. The position is listed as as-needed, primarily days, with limited weekends. The hourly wage is $18.00–$21.00, based on years of experience. The work requires using cleaning equipment and chemicals safely, following good body mechanics, and completing routine, repetitive tasks while considering residents, visitors, and coworkers. The associate may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.
Requirements
- Appropriate training and/or background in a similar setting.
- Ability to maintain a clean and neat environment.
- Knowledge of cleaning practices and substances.
- Ability to identify cleaning needs and safety hazards.
- Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing.
- Ability to lift at least 25 pounds and carry objects.
- Ability to push and pull carts and to walk, sit, and stand continuously.
- Ability to turn, crouch, kneel, stoop, bend below the waist, and reach above shoulder height as tasks require.
- Ability to use good body mechanics and safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals.
- Ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks while being considerate of residents, visitors, and coworkers.
- Ability to perform frequent lifting, bending, stretching, kneeling, and standing for extended periods.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous housekeeping experience in a healthcare or hospitality setting.
Responsibilities
- Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living to residents, visitors, coworkers, and the surrounding community.
- Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members, and professionals to support community occupancy.
- Clean residents’ bathrooms, including toilets, vanities, sinks, showers, shower seats, and floors.
- Clean kitchen areas, including wiping counters and surfaces beneath objects and mopping floors.
- Empty wastebaskets and replace bags.
- Dust, polish, and wipe surfaces, including windowsills, woodwork, and counters.
- Clean carpets by vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting as needed.
- Clean common areas and common bathrooms daily and as often as needed.
- Keep housekeeping carts clean and orderly.
- Remove, fold, and return bed linens; wash and fold linens.
- Clean and wash windows and clean and dust blinds.
- Perform general outdoor pickup as needed.
- Attend required in-service training and orientations.
- Fill other positions as needed when someone is out.
- Perform other assigned duties.
Benefits
- Possibility of tuition reimbursement.
- Rewarding role working with seniors.
- Opportunity to work with an amazing team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
