Housekeeping/Laundry

The Fellowship Family • Valdosta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for ensuring all common areas of the community, including corridors, common areas, service areas, restrooms, and linen closets, are maintained in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition. The role involves cleaning, detailing, and refilling supplies for all assigned areas of the facility, including common areas, offices, resident rooms, dining areas, and activity areas. Specific cleaning tasks include dusting, polishing, vacuuming, mopping, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, and eliminating odors. The housekeeper must complete and implement the Daily Routine for Housekeeper Staff each working day and maintain records to document daily housekeeping and track aspects like maintenance, pests, and sanitation. Compliance with all health codes, sanitation regulations, state regulations, and company policies is essential. Additionally, the position requires assisting residents with daily living activities when necessary, in a safe and caring manner, which includes ambulation, incontinent care, feeding, bathroom/related hygiene assistance, and ensuring safety measures.

Requirements

• Must have compassion and a desire to serve the elderly.
• Must be able to read and comprehend written instructions pertaining to the care and oversight of the residents.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing with peers and supervisors.
• Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, well enough to give instructions, relay information, and carry on effective interchange with staff and residents.
• Must be able to relate well with others and provide a non-hostile workplace as well as receive direction from peers and supervisors with a positive attitude.
• Ability to lift at least 35 lbs with or without assistance.
• Ability to bend torso, reach, turn head and torso, and/or push at least 100 lbs with or without assistance for up to 12-hour intervals.
• Must have adequate use of eyes and ears.
• Must have adequate power of speech.

Nice To Haves

• A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all common areas of the community are maintained in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition, including corridors, common areas, service areas, restrooms, linen closets, etc.
• Recommend improvements to management as necessary.
• Clean, detail, and refill supplies for all assigned areas of the facility as needed, including common areas and offices.
• Ensure resident rooms, dining areas, and activity areas are cleaned as assigned, including dusting, polishing, vacuuming, mopping, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, and eliminating odors.
• Ensure the Daily Routine for Housekeeper Staff is completed/implemented each working day.
• Maintain records as required to document daily housekeeping and to actively track each aspect of housekeeping, including maintenance, pests, and sanitation.
• Ensure compliance with all health codes and sanitation regulations, state regulations, and company policies.
• Assist residents, when necessary, with daily living activities in a safe and caring manner, including ambulation, incontinent care, feeding, bathroom/related hygiene assistance, and direct and indirect safety measures involved with everyday functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed