Janitor/Kitchen Aide

Cascade Community Healthcare • Centralia, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Janitor/Kitchen Service Aide supports a clean, safe, and sanitary environment essential to patient care. This role is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing kitchen, dining, and facility areas, handling waste properly, and assisting with basic kitchen support tasks as needed. The position requires strict adherence to infection control, safety, and sanitation standards, while working collaboratively with staff to maintain a professional and hygienic healthcare environment.

Requirements

• WA State food handlers permit, must keep current.
• Must be able to follow sanitation requirements.
• Must be able to pass WA State Patrol background checks, may require a national background check.
• Ability to follow sanitation and safety requirements.
• Strong time management and multitasking skills.
• Strong Communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
• Must comply with agency policies and procedures.
• Must represent the agency in a positive and professional manner.
• Successful completion of MOAB training (Management of Aggressive Behavior). Including but not limited to pivoting, knee squats, shuffling front and backwards, assisting a person to the floor, stabilizing people in standing, seated, lying and supine positions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a commercial kitchen strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, scrub, mop and polish floors.
• Clean and restock restrooms daily.
• Vacuum carpeted areas weekly.
• Clean carpets, rugs and draperies according to maintenance schedule.
• Shampoo carpets, rugs and upholstery.
• Dust and polish furniture and fittings.
• Clean metal fixtures and fittings according to maintenance schedule.
• Empty and clean trash containers daily.
• Dispose of trash in a sanitary manner.
• Clean wash basins, mirrors, tubs and showers.
• Wipe down glass surfaces and windowsills.
• Wash windows as needed and according to maintenance schedule.
• Operate mechanized cleaning equipment.
• Maintain all cleaning equipment and materials in a safe and sanitary working condition.
• Monitor and report necessary domestic repairs and replacement.
• Provide minor maintenance tasks as instructed by Facilities Manager.
• Provider back-up coverage for kitchen services: Responsible for prep work of main kitchen and associated kitchens. Including a.m. line, p.m. line, and special functions.
• Responsible for food preparation.
• Responsible for cleanliness of work area.
• Daily care of dishwasher and dishwashing area, sinks, worktables, dish storage areas and food carts.
• Must monitor inventory at all times and report items that need to be reordered.
• Assist in menu creation.
• Responsible for receiving incoming food orders and rotating stock.
• Sweep and mop kitchen floors.
• Operate mechanized cleaning equipment (kitchen).
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
• 13 hours of paid time off (PTO) earned monthly.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 16 hours of personal holiday.
• Company Paid Employee Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, AllyHealth, EAP, Life insurance and AD&D, Long Term Disability, and Supplemental Benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance), subject to plan terms.
• Voluntary Benefits: Supplemental Term Life Insurance, Supplemental Legal Care, Fraud & Identity Protection, HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, and Pet insurance, subject to plan term.
• 401(k), after 6-months of employment Cascade contributes 5% of your gross earnings monthly.
• Reimburses the cost of Department of Health licensure renewals and other certification renewals that are required for you to do your job (DEA, CPR/BLS, etc.).

What This Job Offers

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