Laundry Technician/Housekeeping

Easterseals Arkansas•Little Rock, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves two main functions: Housekeeping and Laundry. As a Housekeeper, you will be responsible for cleaning and organizing rooms of individuals served and common areas, ensuring bedrooms are safe, comfortable, and well-maintained. For Laundry duties, you will be responsible for washing, drying, sorting, folding, and delivering laundry to the appropriate areas. The position requires adherence to infection control procedures and may involve assisting in orienting new employees to housekeeping and laundry procedures.

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.
Ability to 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: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Regularly required to talk, see, and hear.
Regularly required to stand and walk.
Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
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, including closets, drawers, shelves, counters, and activities of daily living (ADL) boxes.
Makes designated beds daily and changes linens at least twice a week or as needed.
Cleans shower and bath chairs daily.
Washes bed mattresses weekly or as needed, checking for damage.
Cleans, sanitizes, and dusts tables, countertops, and other furniture.
Assists in orienting new employees on housekeeping and laundry procedures.
Complies with all infection control procedures, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when cleaning.
Collects and separates soiled clothing and linens from residential living areas.
Pretreats or soaks soiled or contaminated items as required.
Operates washers and dryers according to manufacturer's instructions.
Transfers clean articles from washers to dryers and sorts and folds dried articles.
Places items in appropriate storage bins.
Delivers clothing to individuals' rooms accurately and in a timely manner.
Maintains an adequate supply of clean towels, bibs, and linens in designated areas.