Housekeeper- The Glenn Hopkins

Great Lakes Mgmt Co•Hopkins, MN

About The Position

The Housekeeper is responsible for maintaining campus cleanliness and helping ensure visitors, residents, families, and staff have a positive impression. Duties include cleaning common areas, completing project and seasonal cleaning as assigned, and performing weekly cleaning and laundry in residents’ rooms. The employee follows assigned housekeeping routines and schedules, maintains supplies and equipment, and performs other reasonable duties assigned by a supervisor. Responsibilities, duties, and hours may change according to business needs.

Requirements

At least 1 year of housekeeping or cleaning experience.
Ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in the resident’s best interest.
Ability to motivate oneself and work independently.
Ability to be flexible and work with other staff and residents.
Knowledge of cleaning chemicals.
Good work ethic.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to read, write, spell, perform basic math, and speak and understand English.
Ability to work various shifts, weekends, holidays, evenings, and/or overnights.
Ability to bend and squat to pick up debris and trash containers and use cleaning tools and products.
Ability to see objects within 35 feet to monitor work areas.
Ability to distinguish colors to read warnings, labels, and wires.
Ability to move, push, pull, and/or lift objects weighing 10 to 25 pounds.
Ability to use hands and arms for simple grasping, pushing, and pulling while sweeping, mopping, and handling containers of cleaning solutions or chemicals.
Ability to walk, stoop, bend, lift, and carry objects.
Ability to walk and/or stand for prolonged periods.
Ability to speak clearly and be understood in face-to-face interactions.
Ability to see objects closely to read directions, instructions, and chemical warnings.
Ability to hear normal sounds and voices with some background noise to receive instructions, answer telephones, and communicate with others.

Responsibilities

Provide consistent, quality work to residents and staff.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area and cleaning cart.
Follow job routines and instructions according to the assigned housekeeping schedule.
Ensure resident apartments and laundry are clean and sanitized as scheduled.
Maintain inventory for daily needs and notify the supervisor of supply issues.
Help keep common areas neat, clean, and safe.
Follow the daily schedule to complete tasks in a timely manner.
Vacuum hallways, elevators, and furniture.
Wash inside glass doors and windows.
Sweep and/or mop floors.
Clean and restock restroom supplies.
Dust and remove rubbish and trash.
Wash and polish woodwork and baseboards.
Perform seasonal and project cleaning duties as assigned.
Perform other reasonable business duties assigned by the supervisor.