Housekeeper - Assisted Living Residence

TerraBella Southern Pines•Southern Pines, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

TerraBella Senior Living is looking for a Housekeeper to join their community in Southern Pines. This role involves performing cleaning duties in various areas of the residence, including apartment homes, common areas, lounges, and offices. The Housekeeper is responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitary environment for residents and staff. This includes tasks such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning and sanitizing fixtures and facilities, managing laundry services, and ensuring safety compliance with cleaning chemicals and equipment.

Requirements

Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively speaking the primary language of the residents.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Must demonstrate an interest in working with a senior population.
Interacts with guests, residents, and staff in a courteous and friendly manner.
Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Team Member is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The Team Member is occasionally required to sit.
Team Member must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Nice To Haves

High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs cleaning duties according to schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) in assigned areas such as apartment homes, common areas, lounges and offices.
Sweeps, dusts, dust mops, and wet mops all floors and stairways; spot cleans and vacuums floors, rugs, carpets and runners.
Rotates runners in hallways and entryways.
Cleans, sanitizes, and polishes both lavatory, shower and sink fixtures and facilities; stocks dispensers as necessary.
Scrubs bath and shower room tiles, woodwork, window frames, and sills.
Maintains equipment and materials needed to perform work in a clean and orderly condition.
Collects trash and refuse from work areas and places in designated pick-up areas.
Responsible for collecting, cleaning and redistributing the community laundry.
Responsible for maintaining the commercial laundry in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.
Ensures cleaning chemicals are kept stored and locked when not in use.
Ensures any cords, carts, equipment and other hazards are kept out of the way at all times, not blocking exits and in compliance with fire codes.
Reports any needed repairs and supply and equipment needs to the Lead Housekeeper.
Other duties as assigned.