Project Housekeeper

Masonicare Corp•Wallingford, CT

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Housekeeper performs general and project cleaning tasks at Masonicare at Ashlar Village, a senior living community in Wallingford, Connecticut. The role helps maintain resident areas, offices, corridors, and public spaces to support environmental safety, cleanliness, functionality, and ambiance. The position is per diem and requires weekend availability. The Project Housekeeper follows departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards. The role may involve leading or working with a cleaning crew on assigned projects, and performing regular housekeeping duties when project work is not assigned. The employee communicates with adult and older adult residents and helps maintain a healthy, clean, and safe environment for the Ashlar Village community.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent education.
On-the-job training.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to read the daily schedule and follow instructions.
Ability to work in teams.
Interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills.
Provide person-centered care and services that demonstrate dignity, respect, compassion, coordinated support and treatment, and personalized care.

Responsibilities

Follow departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Work from a schedule defining the frequency and timing of tasks.
Lead or work with a cleaning crew on assigned projects.
Perform housekeeper duties when not assigned project work.
Empty and transport trash, biomedical waste, and recyclables to the central collection site or compactor/recycling dock.
Operate the compactor and package biomedical waste.
Strip and refinish floors, extract carpets, and dry-mop and wet-mop floors.
Complete work orders in a timely manner.
Move, remove, and relocate furniture, furnishings, and equipment as directed.
Set up spaces for meetings, activities, and special programs.
Complete initial cleanings of vacant units.
Communicate effectively and tactfully with adult and older adult residents and patients, recognizing their age, culture, needs, abilities, and physical condition.
Attend department and Ashlar Village meetings and in-service programs.
Follow universal precautions applicable to the department.
Perform duties with safety, respect, care, and concern for residents, patients, clients, and staff.
Report concerns about residents to clinical staff when they may warrant attention.
Operate vacuum cleaners and mechanical floor or carpet machinery.
Wash window draperies, walls, and vents.
Perform other duties as required.