The Housekeeper is responsible for maintaining and cleaning community common areas and resident apartments.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Interacts with residents and staff in a professional, friendly and compassionate manner at all times.
- Provides light housekeeping of resident apartments, including changing/making bed, cleaning bathrooms, dusting, removing trash, vacuuming and mopping.
- Reports any items noticed that need maintenance or repair, including burned out light bulbs, water leaks, etc.
- Maintains stock of supplies including cleaning products, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent and other items needed.
- Launders bed linens and/or resident laundry.
- Cleans and vacuums all common areas in the community.
- Completes make-ready cleaning of vacant resident apartments, which consists of deep cleaning all areas of the apartment, including appliances.
- Maintains a clean work area and keeps cart clean and well organized.
- Meets assigned time requirements as scheduled by supervisor in accordance with company guidelines.
- May serve breakfast and lunch meals to residents in dining room, as needed.
- Understands emergency procedures and MSDS procedures for all chemicals used.
- Understands procedures for blood removal.
- Follows all OSHA, Fire, Health Department and safety requirements.
- Demonstrates high standards of ethics and personal accountability.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Job requires walking and standing for extended periods of time.
- Push, pull, lift up to 50 lbs.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- General knowledge of sanitation.
- Must be able to read, write and communicate effectively with residents and co-workers in English.
- Demonstrate good judgement skills.
- Must have basic computer skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work well under stress, complete assignments accurately, and work independently, as well as with co-workers.
- Demonstrate desire to be a team player.
- Regular attendance is required.
- Ability to push, pull, lift up to 50 lbs.
Working Conditions
- Requires interaction with co-workers and residents.
- May require weekend and holiday work.
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections.
Physical Requirements
- Walk and stand for extended periods of time.
- Reach with hands and arms.
- Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Talk and hear.
- Ability to lift, push and/or pull: Up to 50 pounds.
