Housekeeping Aide

Campbell Street•Lenox, IA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Promotes a professional and comfortable atmosphere for all residents, ensuring that the facility is clean and sanitized for all. Responsible for cleaning and servicing assigned areas. Ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis as assigned by the Housekeeping Supervisor.

Requirements

Shall have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Able to read, write, understand and communicate in English at a minimum of 8th grade proficiency.
Possesses clear verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Sorts items to be laundered.
Loads articles into washer and engages washing machine.
Starts machine that automatically washes and rinses articles.
Lifts clean, wet articles from washer and place them into laundry carts, then into dryers.
Starts dryers for measured time cycles.
Folds and sort dried articles by Resident name, ID number or Room Number.
Places Resident clothing on clothes hangers.
Folds and places items in appropriate storage bin or sorter.
Delivers clean clothing to Residents’ rooms.
Sorts and counts articles to verify quantities of linens, towels, washcloths, clothing protectors, etc.
Soaks contaminated articles in neutralizer solution to precondition articles for washing.
Cleaning and disinfecting of resident rooms, dining areas, common areas, and public restrooms.
Light office cleaning.
Maintaining cleanliness of hallways and entry ways.
Trash removal.
Other duties as assigned or required.