Laundry Technician/Housekeeping - PT

EASTERSEALS ARKANSAS•Little Rock, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time position responsible for cleaning and organizing rooms for individuals served and common areas, ensuring bedrooms are safe, comfortable, and well-maintained. The role also involves laundry duties such as washing, drying, sorting, folding, and delivering laundry to appropriate areas. The employee will comply with all infection control procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment when necessary. This position has no access to client files and will not attempt to access protected health information.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's and perform weight and volume measurements.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One to three months related experience and/or training preferred.

Responsibilities

Cleans and organizes bedrooms of individuals served to include cleaning and organizing closets, drawers, shelves, counters and activities of daily living (ADL) boxes.
Makes designated beds daily and changes linens at least 2 times per week or as needed.
Cleans shower and bath chairs daily.
Washes bed mattresses 1 time per week or as needed, observing for cracks, cuts, or other damage.
Cleans, sanitizes, and dusts tables, counter tops, and other furniture with appropriate cleaning agents.
Assists in orienting new employees on housekeeping and laundry procedures.
Complies with all infection control procedures including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (gloves, gown, mask) when cleaning depending on the space being cleaned and reason for cleaning.
Collects and separates soiled clothing and linens from residential living areas.
Pretreats or soaks soiled or contaminated items as required.
Loads articles into washer and adds specified amount of detergent, soap, or other cleaning agent.
Operates washers and dryers per manufacturer’s instructions.
Transfers clean articles from washers into dryers for measured time cycles.
Sorts and folds dried articles according to identification labels or type and places items in appropriate storage bin.
Delivers clothing to rooms of individuals served accurately and in a timely manner, according to identification labels.
Maintains adequate supply of clean towels, bibs, and linens in designated areas, including individuals’ rooms, hallway linen carts, and dining room cabinets.
Complies with all infection control procedures including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (gloves, gown, mask) as needed with performing specific laundry duties (i.e., soiled laundry from room’s where individuals are in quarantine).