Housekeeper

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Bennington, VT

23d•$14 - $18

About The Position

The Housekeeper cleans and sanitizes public and shared areas, including lobbies, halls, stairwells, activity rooms, dining rooms, elevators, and restrooms, as well as residents’ apartments on a weekly or as-needed basis. The role includes routine and deep cleaning, handling cleaning products safely, following established procedures, and maintaining residents’ privacy and respect for their belongings. The Housekeeper also interacts courteously with residents and guests, reports concerns about residents’ health to management, attends required training, and responds to emergencies according to established protocols. The position may assist with disaster management and evacuation activities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Prior housekeeping or cleaning experience preferred.
Basic skill and ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
Basic technical skills to perform repetitive, well-defined duties.
Basic organizational knowledge sufficient to answer basic questions.
Ability to respect residents’ privacy and refrain from discussing their personal situations or problems with other residents.
Ability and willingness to communicate with residents with varying levels of functioning and personalities.
Ability to complete cleaning tasks in a timely, effective, and efficient manner.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform the physical activities listed, including standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling with hands and fingers, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, hearing, and seeing.
Availability for occasional weekend, evening, or night work if needed for shift coverage, and on-call work as needed.
Ability to work amid possible exposure to communicable diseases, infections, latex, blood-borne pathogens, drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards, and potential injury from falls, burns, odors, or equipment cuts.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in cleaning or housekeeping.
High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Clean, polish, and sanitize gathering and public spaces to present the community positively to residents and guests.
Sweep, dust, mop, strip, wax, buff, and disinfect floors; set out and remove appropriate caution and safety signs.
Vacuum, shampoo, deodorize, and disinfect carpets.
Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions; handle and label hazardous cleaning supplies according to procedures.
Clean, wash, sanitize, and polish public restroom fixtures, removing water marks.
Deep-clean apartments, furniture, window treatments, and designated community areas according to assigned timeframes and business needs.
Perform basic apartment cleaning, including bathrooms, floors, kitchen surfaces, appliances, vacuuming, and dusting.
Respect residents’ privacy and belongings; remove bed linens and return them to residents for cleaning, make beds with clean linens according to resident preferences, and log cleaning activities as required.
Interact with residents and guests in a friendly and courteous manner, provide assistance or directions, and give residents meaningful attention.
Communicate concerns about residents’ health to management as appropriate.
Attend and participate in scheduled or directed educational classes and on-the-job training.
Respond to resident emergencies by contacting appropriate internal and external parties according to protocol; assist with disaster management and evacuation activities when needed.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to employment-status eligibility.
401(k) plan.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional identity theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for full-time associates.
Paid holidays for full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability coverage for full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for full-time associates.
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for full-time associates.
Eligible associates who have been with the company for at least one year may receive an advance of naturalization application fees, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding.
Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.