Housekeeper

TerraBella Salem•Salem, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TerraBella Senior Living is looking for a Housekeeper to join their community at TerraBella Salem. This role involves performing cleaning duties in assigned areas such as apartment homes, common areas, lounges, and offices according to a schedule (daily, weekly, monthly). Responsibilities include sweeping, dusting, mopping, and vacuuming floors and stairways, cleaning and sanitizing fixtures, stocking dispensers, maintaining laundry areas, collecting trash, and reporting needed repairs or supply needs.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively speaking the primary language of the residents.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Must demonstrate an interest in working with a senior population.
Interacts with guests, residents, and staff in a courteous and friendly manner.
Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Team Member is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The Team Member is occasionally required to sit.
Team Member must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Responsibilities

Performs cleaning duties according to schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) in assigned areas such as apartment homes, common areas, lounges and offices.
Sweeps, dusts, dust mops, and wet mops all floors and stairways; spot cleans and vacuums floors, rugs, carpets and runners.
Rotates runners in hallways and entryways.
Cleans, sanitizes, and polishes both lavatory, shower and sink fixtures and facilities; stocks dispensers as necessary.
Scrubs bath and shower room tiles, woodwork, window frames, and sills.
Maintains equipment and materials needed to perform work in a clean and orderly condition.
Collects trash and refuse from work areas and places in designated pick-up areas.
Responsible for collecting, cleaning and redistributing the community laundry.
Responsible for maintaining the commercial laundry in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.
Ensures cleaning chemicals are kept stored and locked when not in use.
Ensures any cords, carts, equipment and other hazards are kept out of the way at all times, not blocking exits and in compliance with fire codes.
Reports any needed repairs and supply and equipment needs to the Lead Housekeeper.
Other duties as assigned.