Housekeeper
About The Position
The Housekeeping & Laundry Aide is responsible for supporting a clean, sanitary, and well‑organized environment through flexible work assignments between housekeeping and commercial laundry operations. This role is critical to resident comfort, dignity, infection prevention, and ensuring all personal laundry and linens are properly cleaned, labeled, tracked, and returned without loss. The essential duties include cleaning and sanitizing resident apartments, bathrooms, common areas, offices, and service areas according to established schedules; sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, and disinfecting all assigned areas using approved products; replenishing paper goods, soap, and other housekeeping supplies; safely collecting and disposing of trash and soiled materials; identifying and reporting maintenance issues, safety hazards, or sanitation concerns promptly; and following infection control, OSHA, and community safety protocols. For commercial laundry, responsibilities include flexing between housekeeping and laundry based on daily operational needs; operating commercial washers, dryers, and folding equipment safely and effectively; sorting laundry by resident, fabric type, and washing requirements; folding bulk laundry items quickly and accurately while maintaining high attention to detail; ensuring all resident clothing and linens are clearly labeled and tracked to prevent loss; delivering laundered items directly to resident apartments or designated storage areas; maintaining organized linen rooms and laundry workspaces; monitoring laundry supplies and reporting inventory needs; and immediately reporting missing, damaged, or mislabeled items. Quality and accuracy expectations include paramount attention to detail to ensure resident belongings are returned correctly, accountability for assigned laundry loads and delivery routes, compliance with privacy, dignity, and confidentiality standards, and consistent verification that resident laundry items are correctly labeled before processing.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, and follow instructions in English
- Ability to work flexibly between housekeeping and commercial laundry assignments
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Dependable attendance, punctuality, and reliability
- Ability to safely use cleaning chemicals, laundry equipment, and PPE
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds
- Ability to push laundry carts and housekeeping equipment
- Ability to perform repetitive motions such as lifting, folding, and reaching
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in housekeeping, commercial laundry, healthcare, hospitality, or senior living
- Familiarity with infection prevention and sanitation standards
- Experience handling resident or patient personal laundry
Responsibilities
- Clean and sanitize resident apartments, bathrooms, common areas, offices, and service areas according to established schedules
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, dust, and disinfect all assigned areas using approved products
- Replenish paper goods, soap, and other housekeeping supplies
- Safely collect and dispose of trash and soiled materials
- Identify and report maintenance issues, safety hazards, or sanitation concerns promptly
- Follow infection control, OSHA, and community safety protocols
- Flex between housekeeping and laundry based on daily operational needs
- Operate commercial washers, dryers, and folding equipment safely and effectively
- Sort laundry by resident, fabric type, and washing requirements
- Fold bulk laundry items quickly and accurately while maintaining high attention to detail
- Ensure all resident clothing and linens are clearly labeled and tracked to prevent loss
- Deliver laundered items directly to resident apartments or designated storage areas
- Maintain organized linen rooms and laundry workspaces
- Monitor laundry supplies and report inventory needs
- Immediately report missing, damaged, or mislabeled items
- Ensure resident belongings are returned correctly
- Accountability for assigned laundry loads and delivery routes
- Compliance with privacy, dignity, and confidentiality standards
- Consistent verification that resident laundry items are correctly labeled before processing
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
