Housekeeping - Housekeeper - Full Time

Fieldstone Communities•Bainbridge Island, WA

About The Position

The Housekeeper helps create a joyful and vibrant community by maintaining a beautiful environment that is tidy, clean, sanitary, and pleasing to the senses. The role supports residents’ dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment. The Housekeeper performs assigned day-to-day housekeeping functions and maintains assigned areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive condition. The position also involves following safety precautions and infection-control practices, operating and maintaining housekeeping and laundry equipment, attending required meetings and trainings, keeping current on assigned tasks and duties, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
Compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime, to meet position requirements.
Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers, and other employees.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, constantly lifting 25–40 pounds, frequently reaching below shoulder height, occasionally kneeling, stooping, and squatting, and standing six out of eight hours.

Responsibilities

Support residents’ dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment.
Perform assigned day-to-day housekeeping functions and maintain high standards of cleanliness.
Maintain assigned work areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive condition.
Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and using equipment and supplies.
Follow established infection-control practices during housekeeping procedures.
Operate and maintain housekeeping and laundry equipment, including commercial washers and dryers and buffing machines.
Work safely and recognize potentially dangerous situations.
Attend and participate in required meetings and trainings.
Stay current on system-assigned tasks and duties.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
Maintain a clean, neat, comfortable, and safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
Meet mandatory health requirements under State regulations.
Maintain a current food handler’s card.