Laundry

Mennonite Friendship Communities • South Hutchinson, KS

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and sanitary environment for residents, staff, and visitors. This includes cleaning offices, resident rooms, bathrooms, hallways, windows, employee and guest restrooms, dining rooms, utility rooms, bathing suites, nurses' desks, chapels, and employee lounges. The role also involves checking and cleaning refrigerators, washing and sanitizing wheelchairs, cleaning water fountains, and replacing supplies. Additionally, the position assists with preparing vacant rooms for occupancy and performs equipment maintenance and safety checks, including monitoring water temperatures and ensuring proper handling and storage of cleaning supplies according to Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Recordkeeping and communication are essential, involving following instructions from the nursing department, reporting undesignated clothing and missing items, completing maintenance request forms, and reporting equipment malfunctions. The role also requires performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Requires frequent walking, standing, sitting, pushing, pulling, and bending, as well as frequently lifting up to 30 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrates a positive attitude to residents, visitors, and staff to add value to others lives
• Demonstrates honesty, reliability, and soundness of moral character.

Responsibilities

• Routine Housekeeping: Clean offices, resident rooms, bathrooms, hallways, windows, employee and guest restrooms, dining rooms, utility rooms, bathing suites, nurses' desks, chapels, and employee lounges.
• Room Preparation: Assists with preparing vacant room for occupancy.
• Equipment Maintenance/Safety Checks: Monitor water temperatures, operate housekeeping and floor care equipment and chemicals appropriately, follow safety data sheets (SDS) for correct handling and storage of cleaning supplies and proper precautions for safety for staff and residents, and observe proper waste disposal procedures for regular waste and bio-hazardous waste.
• Recordkeeping/Communication: Follow instructions from nursing department for special laundry/housekeeping needs of 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, and identify and report any equipment malfunction to supervisor.
• Other Duties: Performs duties as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED