Housekeeper FT

Maumee Pointe Senior Living•Maumee, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Distinctive Living is seeking a full-time Housekeeper for its Maumee Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care facility. The Housekeeper performs housekeeping and laundry functions, including cleaning resident apartments and common areas, providing laundry services, caring for carpets, and maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory standards. The role also requires communicating pertinent community matters to the immediate supervisor. The Housekeeper cleans resident apartments while respecting residents’ privacy and belongings, changes bedding and linens, maintains linen inventory, and logs cleaning activities as required. The role maintains clean and welcoming common areas and public restrooms, cleans and treats floors and carpets, and handles cleaning supplies safely. The Housekeeper interacts with residents, reports health concerns to management, responds to emergencies according to established protocols, participates in training, and supports safe operations and teamwork.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of experience in a cleaning or housekeeping role.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate verbally in person and over the phone.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned resident apartments, including dusting, vacuuming, changing sheets and linens, making beds, and cleaning bathroom fixtures and floors while respecting residents’ belongings and privacy.
Log cleaning activities according to procedures and make beds with clean linens based on residents’ preferences.
Change residents’ bedding and linens weekly, accommodate more frequent changes when requested, and maintain sufficient linen inventory and laundering schedules.
Interact with residents in a friendly manner and communicate health concerns to management as appropriate.
Maintain clean common areas, including entrances, reception areas, corridors, bathrooms, activity rooms, and dining rooms; keep areas appropriate for residents and visitors seven days a week.
Clean floors by sweeping, dusting, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting, and use appropriate caution and safety signs.
Clean carpets by vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
Wash, sanitize, and polish public restroom fixtures and remove water marks.
Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
Handle hazardous cleaning supplies according to procedures and ensure they are accurately labeled.
Attend and participate in scheduled or directed in-service educational classes and on-the-job training.
Respond to resident emergencies by contacting appropriate internal and external parties according to established protocols; assist with disaster management and evacuations as needed.
Maintain compliance with applicable local, state, federal, and licensing requirements, including HIPAA, OSHA, and applicable labor laws, and promptly discuss regulator-raised issues with the management company.
Work safely, bring unsafe actions to the Executive Director’s attention, comply with Safety Committee Standards, and follow workplace injury procedures.
Foster teamwork, show initiative, assist coworkers beyond assigned duties, and contribute positively to coworkers, residents, and visitors.
Develop basic organizational knowledge to answer basic questions.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.