Housekeeper ~ Phoenix

MorningStar Careers•Phoenix, AZ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

MorningStar Senior Living is seeking a Housekeeper for a senior living community in Phoenix. This PRN, on-call-only position pays $19. The Housekeeping Team helps maintain a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive home for residents. Housekeepers may get to know residents and hear their stories while cleaning their homes.

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 and using cleaning compounds.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, and visitors, and work harmoniously with personnel.
Ability to use supplies and maintain equipment properly and keep housekeeping areas safe, clean, and comfortable.
Willingness and ability to seek out and incorporate new methods and principles into housekeeping practices.
Follow Health Department standards.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Complete assigned housekeeping tasks according to daily work assignments, established procedures, and schedules.
Maintain assigned areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive condition.
Follow infection-control and fire-safety practices, as well as safety precautions when using equipment and supplies.
Clean and polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, heating and cooling units, and other surfaces in resident rooms and recreational areas.
Clean, wash, sanitize, and polish bathroom fixtures; clean windows and mirrors in resident rooms, shared areas, bathrooms, and entrances and exits.
Clean floors by sweeping, dusting, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting as appropriate.
Vacuum, shampoo, deodorize, and disinfect carpets; clean, dust, spot-clean, disinfect, and deodorize walls and ceilings.
Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators, and dispose of waste in appropriate containers, replacing trash liners.
Report hazardous conditions, equipment issues, burned-out bulbs and lights, and accidents or incidents to the supervisor.
Keep work areas clean and free of hazards; properly store equipment, tools, and supplies, including before breaks and at the end of the workday.
Maintain an adequate inventory of housekeeping supplies.
Perform terminal cleaning when residents are discharged or transferred, as instructed.
Assist with lifting heavy equipment and supplies when directed or requested.
Protect confidential resident-care information and respect residents’ personal property; turn found articles in to the supervisor.
Attend departmental and staff meetings.