Housekeeper for Nursing Home

ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA • Englewood, NJ

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Actors Fund Home, an assisted living, skilled nursing, accredited dementia care, and subacute rehabilitation center in Englewood, New Jersey, seeks a full-time Housekeeper. This is an hourly, 40-hour-per-week position covered by the SEIU 1199 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The scheduled shift is 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with availability required every other weekend. The employee is expected to cover assigned shifts, including holidays, and may occasionally need to cover vacations or call-outs.

The Housekeeper cleans resident rooms and bathrooms, maintains cleanliness throughout the facility, empties trash, restocks housekeeping supplies, assists the laundry department, and performs other assigned housekeeping functions. The role requires use of cleaning equipment and laundry and cleaning chemicals, and the ability to lift, push, pull, or carry supplies weighing up to 25 pounds. Schedule and assignment flexibility, adaptability to change, and the ability to handle crises and emergencies are also required.

Actors Fund is a national human services organization that supports performing arts and entertainment professionals throughout their lives. It provides social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services. The organization states its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and dignity for all.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• Ability to understand and communicate in English.
• Ability to work with cleaning equipment, laundry chemicals, and cleaning chemicals.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry supplies weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Flexibility with schedule and assignments.
• Ability to adapt to change and deal with crises and emergencies.
• Availability for the 11:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. shift and every other weekend.

Nice To Haves

• Prior housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

• Clean resident rooms, including bathrooms and floors, daily.
• Maintain cleanliness in common areas, nursing station areas, lounges, stairways, and offices.
• Empty trash and restock housekeeping supplies as needed.
• Assist with the laundry department.
• Perform other housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Cover assigned shifts, including holidays, and be available to cover vacations or call-outs on occasion.

What This Job Offers

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