Housekeeper

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Job Summary

Responsible for the housekeeping of Community Village to assure the health and safety of all staff and residents, and to provide a level of cleanliness that makes the Village itself one of the best marketing features for prospective residents.

Accountable To: Facility/Housekeeping Manager or designee

Job Standards

1. Must have one (1) year of experience in housekeeping
2. Must have one (1) year of experience with the elderly population
3. Must have a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License
4. Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
5. Ability to verbally communicate with residents, families, the public, and other members of staff
6. Ability to read/write English and document observations
7. Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
8. Must understand psychosocial problems of aging
9. Must have a current CPR/AED certification and training in First Aid
10. Must have a clear understanding of confidentiality and practice HIPAA principles
11. Must be honest, dependable, and exhibit warm, cheerful, caring manner
12. Must treat residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
13. Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Essential Duties

1. Follows detailed duties list for housekeeping
2. Treats residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
3. Does a daily general cleaning of residents’ rooms
4. Deep cleans two to three (2-3) resident’s rooms weekly, or more often as needed
5. Delivers clean bedding weekly and as needed, assists residents that are unable to make their own beds
6. Delivers clean towels and wash clothes to residents twice weekly or as needed
7. Cleans all windows in residents’ rooms semi-annually or as needed
8. Cleans all windows in lodge areas monthly or as needed
9. Cleans lodge congregate areas thoroughly every day
10. Works with resident care staff to have an awareness of special housekeeping needs that may be in the care plan of Assisted Living residents
11. Cleans visitor restrooms daily
12. Cleans offices, chapel, and library weekly or as needed
13. Assists dietary staff to serve as necessary
14. Takes out trash as needed
15. Works with other staff to ensure that all tile floors are stripped and waxed as needed
16. Works with other staff to maintain all carpets
17. Assists with laundry as needed
18. Immediately reports broken or faulty equipment that present danger or loss of resources (for example, roof leak, loose electrical wire, broken faucet) to Facilities/Housekeeping Manager
19. Makes sure sidewalks are properly shoveled and salted when it snows
20. Responds to housekeeping emergencies as requested by staff or residents

Non-Essential Duties

1. Assists with passing food trays during meal time
2. Assists residents with non-medical personal tasks (for example, redirects residents, aids with use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and TV remotes
3. Assists with tasks related to Community Village special events
4. Work Setting/Environment
5. Work is performed indoors and outdoors year round. Community Village is well-lit and clean with some exposure to dust
6. There are possible exposures to bodily fluids, and occasional exposure to hazardous materials and toxins
7. There are occasional exposures to loud noises and bodily injury
8. There is occasional stress from working with a variety of people and personalities throughout the shift

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off