Lead Housekeeper

Friendship Retirement Community • Roanoke, VA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1966, Friendship offers diverse senior living accommodations, award-winning care, new and innovative services, as well as specialized rehab and therapy, to over 1,500 residents and patients each day. With four campuses, the earliest dating back to 1919, Friendship has grown to offer the full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, home care, outpatient therapy, inpatient rehab, long-term care and Alzheimer’s and memory care. As a non-profit, Friendship provides a caring community to serve a wide-range of residents including those with limited financial means. Friendship is looking for Lead Housekeeper to join our Friendship Assisted Living team, located in Roanoke, VA. The Lead Housekeeper is responsible to ensuring all tasks assigned are completed during the appropriate shift and staff. They will serve as the first point of contact for any questions or issues regarding task assignments and will be responsible to escalation to the Manager of Housekeeping as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of SDS manuals, infectious/biohazard waste and environmental protocols

Nice To Haves

• Housekeeping experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintains utility and storage rooms to ensure they are clean and organized
• Wash beds, mattresses, and make unoccupied beds
• Clean medical equipment to include wheelchairs and stretchers
• Clean dayrooms; replace table linens and clean the floor after each meal
• Remove soiled linens and replace with clean; provide extra linens as requested
• Prepare hampers daily for use with soiled linens and incontinent products
• Prepare resident clothing for laundry pick up; after cleaning, place clothes back in the residents closet
• Attend all required in-service training
• Ensures trash is emptied twice on first and second shifts
• Assist residents with extra bed linens as requested
• Clean shower rooms at the end of shift
• Replace drapes and cubicle curtains as needed
• Transfer clean linens to units
• Oversee daily assignments and other supervisor responsibilities if the supervisor is absent

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan along with employer match
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary insurance (additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness, short term disability)

What This Job Offers

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