Housekeeper Full Time

Covenant Living•Carol Stream, IL

About The Position

The Housekeeper provides campus cleaning services and handles minor maintenance requests to meet the needs of residents and employees and help keep facilities in good condition. The role follows established schedules, departmental standards, and infection-control guidelines, working with limited direct supervision. Duties include routine and project cleaning inside and outside; floor care; responding to spills; removing trash and recyclables; deep-cleaning rooms and units during transfers or discharges; moving furniture and assisting with resident moves; and participating in campus linen and guest-room bed-making programs. The Housekeeper also performs minor maintenance, maintains cleaning equipment, reports repair needs, assists with receiving and storing supplies, and helps with snow and ice salting as needed. Weekend availability may be required.

Requirements

Some high school education.
Housekeeping and/or general maintenance experience.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing, with residents and staff.
Dependability, common sense, and ability to organize a daily cleaning schedule and complete assigned work each day.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and work within standard policies and procedures with limited direct supervision.
May require availability on weekends.

Nice To Haves

Interest in and desire to work with older adults.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned areas according to established schedules, departmental standards, and infection-control guidelines.
Perform minor maintenance, such as changing light bulbs and batteries and plunging toilets.
Maintain floors through scheduled or assigned sweeping, mopping, stripping, scrubbing, waxing, vacuuming, extraction, hosting, and buffing.
Assist with cleaning emergency spills that are observed or reported.
Perform project cleaning, including walls, ceilings, vents, light fixtures, and windows.
Remove trash and recyclables from collection points, public areas, and outside entrances; transport them to designated disposal areas and replace liners as needed.
Deep-clean rooms and units during transfers or discharges according to department standards.
Move furniture and assist with resident moves during transfers or discharges.
Participate in the campus linen program, including distributing, collecting, counting, preparing linen for pickup, and handling incoming linen.
Make beds in guest rooms or residences as needed.
Maintain cleaning equipment and repair it or report repair needs as appropriate.
Observe and report repair needs involving facilities, furniture, and fixtures.
Assist with receiving campus supplies and deliveries and putting them away as needed.
Participate in campus snow and ice salting as needed.