Housekeeper- Part-Time

Monarch Communities•Haverford, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper maintains resident apartments and common areas according to established cleaning, sanitation, safety, and presentation standards, following assignments from the Maintenance Director. The role serves Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care areas and includes routine apartment cleaning, scheduled deep cleaning, common-area upkeep, and periodic cleaning tasks. The position is part-time, scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., including every other weekend, and pays $15.00–$16.00 per hour. It is an hourly, non-exempt position and reports directly to the Maintenance Director. The Housekeeper follows standardized cleaning methods and safety procedures, maintains carts, storage areas, and equipment, documents completed work, and reports maintenance or safety concerns. The role requires protecting residents’ privacy and property and does not involve physically assisting, lifting, transferring, or repositioning residents.

Requirements

Dependable and organized, with the ability to follow an assigned route independently or as part of a team.
Able to communicate respectfully, protect confidentiality, and follow product labels, Safety Data Sheets, checklists, and written instructions.
Frequently stand, walk, reach, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and use fine and gross motor skills.
Able to lift or carry up to 50 pounds, with reasonable accommodation as applicable; push and pull carts and equipment; and use proper body mechanics.
The role does not physically assist, lift, transfer, or reposition residents; contact the care team for assistance.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Previous housekeeping or cleaning experience.
Senior living experience.

Responsibilities

Provide housekeeping services in resident apartments, including dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms and high-touch surfaces, emptying trash, making beds, and changing bed and bath linens.
Follow the assigned resident service schedule for routine apartment cleaning, scheduled deep cleaning, and general upkeep in Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care.
Clean and sanitize assigned common areas daily, including entrances, corridors, lounges, activity spaces, dining areas, elevators, offices, and guest bathrooms.
Complete common-area rounds and wipe-throughs, responding to spills, cleanliness concerns, restocking needs, and changing priorities.
Complete apartment, common-area, and periodic cleaning assignments according to community needs and the daily work plan.
Perform deep-cleaning and periodic tasks, including carpet and hard-floor care, baseboards, high and low dusting, windows and window treatments, accessible exterior entry areas and glass, cleaning under or behind furniture, and approved furniture touch-ups.
Use standardized cleaning methods, including a visual pre-check, working from cleaner to dirtier areas and high to low, cleaning high-touch points, completing floors last, and conducting a final inspection.
Maintain the housekeeping cart to standard; separate clean and soiled items; secure chemicals; use required personal protective equipment and wet-floor signs; follow product labels, Safety Data Sheets, and contact times; and never mix chemicals.
Maintain storage areas and equipment, document completed work, and report maintenance and safety concerns to the Maintenance Director.
Protect resident privacy and property, attend required training, and comply with applicable requirements and community policies.
Perform other duties as assigned.