Housekeeper Full Time Days

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Westlake, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Brookdale is hiring a full-time Housekeeper for a day shift. The role maintains clean, sanitary, and welcoming public areas and residents’ apartments. The Housekeeper also interacts courteously with residents and guests, provides assistance and directions, respects residents’ privacy, and reports health concerns or responds to emergencies according to established procedures. The position follows detailed guidelines and involves routine cleaning duties, including floor and carpet care, sanitizing public restrooms, handling cleaning products safely, and performing scheduled deep cleaning. The Housekeeper may attend training and educational sessions and may assist with disaster management or evacuations. The job description provides an overview rather than a comprehensive list of duties; additional duties may be assigned by a supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Prior housekeeping or cleaning experience preferred.
Basic skill and ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
Basic technical skills for repetitive, well-defined duties.
Ability to complete cleaning tasks in a timely, effective, and efficient manner.
Ability to respect resident privacy and refrain from discussing residents’ personal situations or problems with others.
Willingness and ability to communicate with residents with varying levels of functioning and different personalities.
Ability to make routine decisions using detailed guidelines, with limited independent judgment, and to report problems to a supervisor when needed.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work occasional weekends, evenings, or nights if needed for shift coverage; on-call availability as needed.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Prior experience in cleaning or housekeeping.

Responsibilities

Clean, polish, and sanitize gathering and public areas, including lobbies, halls, stairwells, activity rooms, dining rooms, and elevators.
Sweep, dust, mop, strip, wax, buff, and disinfect floors; place and remove caution and safety signs as appropriate.
Vacuum, shampoo, deodorize, and disinfect carpets.
Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions; handle and label hazardous cleaning supplies according to procedures.
Clean public restrooms, including washing, sanitizing, and polishing fixtures and removing water marks.
Deep-clean apartments, furniture, window treatments, and designated community areas according to assigned schedules and business needs.
Clean residents’ apartments weekly or as needed, including bathroom fixtures and floors, kitchen surfaces and appliances, vacuuming, and dusting.
Respect residents’ privacy and belongings; remove and return bed linens for cleaning and make beds with clean linens according to residents’ preferences.
Log cleaning activities as required by procedures.
Interact with residents and guests in a friendly and courteous manner, provide assistance and directions, and give residents meaningful attention.
Communicate concerns about residents’ health to management as appropriate.
Attend and participate in scheduled or directed in-service classes and on-the-job training.
Respond to resident emergencies by contacting appropriate internal and external parties according to protocol; may assist with disaster management and evacuations.
Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
401(k).
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Optional voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan, for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
Qualified associates who have been with Brookdale for at least one year may receive an advance of naturalization application fees, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding.
Professional development and career growth opportunities.
Ongoing programs focused on associate health and wellness.