Housekeeper

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Urbana, IL

8h•$15 - $18

About The Position

The Housekeeper cleans and sanitizes community public spaces and residents’ apartments, helping maintain a positive, welcoming environment for residents and guests. The role includes routine and deep cleaning, handling cleaning products safely, respecting residents’ privacy and belongings, and providing friendly assistance and directions. The Housekeeper also communicates relevant resident health concerns to management, participates in training, and follows established procedures when responding to emergencies or supporting evacuations. The position requires the ability to follow written or verbal instructions and complete repetitive cleaning duties efficiently. Work may involve occasional weekend, evening, or night shifts to ensure coverage and on-call availability as needed. Physical demands include standing, walking, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. The role may involve exposure to communicable diseases, latex, blood-borne pathogens, chemicals, biological hazards, and potential injuries from falls, burns, odors, or equipment.

Requirements

Ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
Basic technical skills to complete repetitive, well-defined duties.
Ability to complete cleaning tasks in a timely, effective, and efficient manner.
Ability to respect residents’ privacy and refrain from discussing their personal situations or problems with other residents.
Willingness and ability to communicate with residents with varying levels of functioning and personalities.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
High school diploma or GED preferred.
Prior housekeeping or cleaning experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Prior experience in cleaning or housekeeping.

Responsibilities

Clean, polish, and sanitize public and gathering areas, including lobbies, halls, stairwells, activity rooms, dining rooms, and elevators.
Clean floors using appropriate methods such as sweeping, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting; use and remove caution and safety signs appropriately.
Clean carpets by vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions; handle and label hazardous cleaning supplies according to procedures.
Clean public restrooms, including washing, sanitizing, and polishing fixtures and removing water marks.
Conduct deep cleaning of apartments, furniture, window treatments, and designated community areas according to assigned timeframes and business needs.
Perform basic apartment cleaning, including cleaning bathroom fixtures and floors, wiping kitchen surfaces, cleaning appliances, vacuuming, and dusting.
Respect residents’ privacy and belongings; remove bed linens and return them to residents for cleaning, make beds with clean linens according to residents’ preferences, and log cleaning activities as required.
Interact with residents and guests in a friendly and courteous manner, providing assistance, directions, and meaningful attention.
Communicate concerns about residents’ health to management as appropriate.
Attend and participate in scheduled or directed educational classes and on-the-job training.
Respond to resident emergencies by contacting appropriate internal or external parties according to protocol; assist with disaster management and evacuation activities when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
401(k).
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional ID theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
Qualified associates who have been with Brookdale for at least one year may receive an advance of up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for naturalization application costs.
Temporary associates are not eligible for benefits but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.