Housekeeping

Mennonite Friendship Communities•South Hutchinson, KS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The role is responsible for the overall cleanliness of the campus. This includes routine housekeeping tasks across various areas such as offices, resident rooms, hallways, entryways, restrooms, dining rooms, nurses' stations, soiled utility rooms, bathing suites, the Chapel, Chapel kitchen, and the Employee Lounge. The position also involves equipment maintenance, safety adherence, and specific recordkeeping and communication tasks related to resident care and facility upkeep.

Requirements

Demonstrates a positive attitude to residents, visitors, and staff to add value to others lives
Demonstrates honesty, reliability, and soundness of moral character.
Ability to attend work regularly and on time.
Maintains confidentiality of resident and employee information.
Adheres to Manor personal appearance guidelines as well as any department dress code.
Attends and participates in in-services and department meetings.
Respects and upholds resident’s rights.
Complies with safety policies and reports safety hazards and corrects them immediately.
Respects supervisors and coworkers.
Assists in developing creative and innovative ideas to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and increased customer satisfaction.
Adherence to the Guiding Principle and Operational Practices.

Nice To Haves

Six months of related experience is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Enthusiasm, courtesy, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work well with others to achieve desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

Clean offices as assigned by supervisor, ensuring that trash in emptied daily and heavier cleaning such as vacuuming, dusting, etc is done weekly.
Clean resident rooms daily ensuring floors are swept and mopped, furniture is dusted, linens are changed, trash is removed, and bathrooms are sanitized.
Change bedspreads when necessary.
Vacuum carpeted hallways.
Clean windows (in and out) in all entryways and hallways daily if necessary.
Wash outdoor windows annually or as needed.
Clean employee and guest restrooms ensuring that floors are swept and mopped, toilets and sinks are sanitized and bathroom supplies are sufficient.
Sweep dining rooms after each mealtime and mop up any areas as needed.
Change out the mop and water for nursing staff in soiled utility rooms and bathing suites daily.
Clean around nurses’ desk and empty trash.
Check and empty trashcans in soiled utility rooms several times a day.
Clean Chapel and Chapel kitchen daily or as needed otherwise.
Clean Employee Lounge area daily or as needed otherwise.
Check and clean out all refrigerators on campus for appropriate temperatures and spoiling foods, cleanliness, etc.
Wash and sanitize wheelchairs as necessary or as directed by supervisor.
Clean water fountains ensuring that lime deposits and water spots are not visible.
Replace all supplies, such as paper supplies, hand soaps and other supplies as needed.
Assist with preparing vacant room for occupancy.
Check water temperatures in various locations to ensure the water is at the correct temperature.
Operate the housekeeping and floor care equipment and chemicals appropriately.
Follow safety data sheets (SDS) to ensure correct handling and storage of cleaning supplies and proper precautions for safety for staff and residents.
Observe proper waste disposal procedures for regular waste and bio-hazardous waste.
Follow instructions from nursing department for special laundry/housekeeping needs of the residents.
Report all undesignated clothing to supervisor.
Report any noticeable missing items in residents’ room to supervisor immediately.
Complete maintenance request forms for any observed maintenance repairs that are needed.
Identify and report any equipment malfunction to supervisor.
Perform duties as assigned by supervisor.