Housekeeping - Housekeeper - Full Time

Cascadia Senior Living • Boise, ID

9d • $16 - $18

About The Position

The Housekeeper helps create a joyful and vibrant community by maintaining a beautiful environment that is tidy, clean, sanitary, and pleasing to the senses. This full-time position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and includes working holidays. The Housekeeper supports residents’ dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and home-like environment while maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner. The role follows safety precautions and infection-control practices, operates and maintains housekeeping and laundry equipment, and may include other assigned duties.

The position requires compassion and a special interest in working with seniors, the ability to work independently, and appropriate communication with residents, families, community members, volunteers, and employees. The employee must meet state-mandated health requirements and maintain a current food handler’s card. A flexible schedule—including weekends, holidays, and overtime—may be required to meet position needs.

Physical demands include regularly sitting and talking or hearing; frequently using hands and arms for handling and reaching; and occasionally standing and walking. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds, including lifting 25–40 pounds constantly, frequently reach below shoulder height, and occasionally kneel, stoop, and squat. The position requires standing six out of eight hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
• Compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime, as position requirements dictate.
• Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers, and other employees.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Meet all mandatory health requirements by State regulations.
• Maintain a current food handler’s card.
• High standards of cleanliness.
• Ability to operate and maintain housekeeping and laundry equipment.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; lifting 25–40 pounds constantly.
• Ability to stand six out of eight hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Maintain assigned work areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Support residents’ dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and home-like environment.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and using equipment and supplies.
• Follow established infection-control practices during housekeeping procedures.
• Operate and maintain housekeeping and laundry equipment, including commercial washers and dryers and buffing machines.
• Work safely and recognize potentially dangerous situations.
• Attend and participate in required meetings and trainings, and stay current on system-assigned tasks and duties.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on relevant years of experience and education/certification requirements.
• Shift differential for night shift employees.
• Bonus.
• Shift coverage bonus offered as needed.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Savings and spending accounts for tax-free health care and dependent care expenses; HSA includes an employer contribution.
• Sick time accrual, available for use after 90 days.
• Paid time off accrual eligibility after 12 months.
• Floating holiday accrual, up to 56 hours annually, eligible upon hire.
• Holiday pay at 1.5 times normal hourly pay for time worked on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas.
• Up to 3 days of bereavement leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k), available after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked, with semi-annual enrollment and an annual discretionary employer contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cascadia Assistance Fund providing financial help with hardships or continuing education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED