Housekeeper Full-Time 6am-2:30pm
About The Position
The Housekeeper cleans assigned areas and furnishings according to established daily, weekly, and monthly schedules. Duties include disinfecting and polishing surfaces, removing trash, watering flowers and planters, vacuuming and spot-cleaning carpets, cleaning and restocking bathrooms, straightening furnishings, and cleaning walls, ceilings, fixtures, blinds, stairways, entrances, and exits. The role also includes handling curtains and dividers for laundry, preparing resident rooms for new occupants, cleaning isolation units, reporting wear or malfunctions, and maintaining a clean housekeeping cart. The Housekeeper attends in-services and staff meetings, cross-trains in Laundry, and participates in the organization’s QAPI, Trauma Informed Care, and Compliance and Ethics efforts. Occasional additional duties include minor maintenance, stocking supplies, emergency cleaning, floor buffing, and using an autoscrubber. The position is full-time, with a stated schedule of 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and requires working every other weekend and every other holiday.
Requirements
- Be able to follow written and oral directions.
- Be able to communicate and cooperate with residents, visitors, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Maintain personal cleanliness and good grooming habits.
- Have a sense of responsibility.
- Adhere to the dress code.
- Be able to work without direct supervision.
- Have adequate physical health to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Obtain criminal background clearance under Act 169 and Act 13.
Nice To Haves
- High school education or equivalent preferred.
Responsibilities
- Follow daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning schedules.
- Clean assigned areas, furnishings, wall fixtures, lights, mirrors, and windows according to established procedures.
- Disinfect and polish surfaces where required.
- Remove and dispose of trash.
- Water house and resident flowers and planters.
- Vacuum and spot-clean carpeting.
- Clean resident, public, and private bathrooms and replenish supplies.
- Straighten, rearrange, and inspect furnishings.
- Clean walls, ceilings, ceiling fixtures, and window blinds on schedule, and spot-clean between washings.
- Clean stairways, entrances, and exits.
- Remove and re-hang curtains, drapes, and dividers for laundry.
- Clean discharged residents’ rooms and prepare them for new occupants.
- Clean isolation units.
- Report structural or equipment wear, defects, and malfunctions on a work order and to the Supervisor.
- Maintain a clean and well-kept housekeeping cart.
- Attend in-services and staff meetings.
- Cross-train in Laundry.
- Recognize and carry out assigned QAPI roles and responsibilities, attend related trainings, follow relevant policies and procedures, and share improvement ideas and project outcomes or barriers with leadership.
- Support QAPI efforts through actions, attitude, and adjustments to performance and practice in accordance with QAPI initiatives and findings.
- Promote a Trauma Informed Care culture of safety, empowerment, and healing, and help prevent residents and others from being re-traumatized.
- Participate in annual compliance and ethics training, follow the code of conduct, and report compliance and ethics concerns.
- Perform minor maintenance repairs as directed by the Supervisor.
- Deliver and stock incoming supplies in designated storerooms.
- Perform emergency cleaning when accidents occur.
- Buff floors and disinfect as needed.
- Clean with an autoscrubber as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
