SUMMARY

The Housekeeper shall, under direct supervision of the Housekeeping Director, maintain standards with respect to cleanliness and sanitation of the facility, and do related work as required. This individual may be assigned to specific areas throughout the facility.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Considerable training and/or experience doing institutional housekeeping services.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk or hear.
• Must be able to hear and distinguish normal sounds with background noise, ranging from conversational levels to high-pitched sounding alarms.
• Must be able to detect the smell of smoke and unpleasant odors.

The employee must:

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include:

• Color vision, distance vision, close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to:

• Wet and/or humid condition, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is:

• Quiet too loud.

Equipment Used.

• Extractors, wet vacs, plungers, mops, wringers, sweepers, dust mops.

This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.50 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 24 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Work Location: In perso

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Working knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and janitorial procedures.
• Working knowledge of safe work practices and occupational hazards.
• Working knowledge of how to recognize and handle hazardous materials.
• Ability to perform manual labor tasks.
• Working knowledge of infection control procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Keeping a neat overall appearance of surroundings.
• Emptying and washing wastebaskets.
• Washing windows on the inside and screens.
• Caring for all drapes.
• Clean entryways.
• Dusting and mopping floors and walls.
• Disposing of rubbish.
• Disposing of Chux on weekends.
• Keeping all woodwork throughout the home free of duct and dirt.
• Keeping toilets, mirrors, washbasins, urinals, and shower stalls in sanitary condition.
• Polishing all brass, chrome and glass panels.
• Keeping drinking fountains clean and polished.
• Vacuum carpeting in all areas of the facility.
• Shampoo carpeting in all areas of the facility.
• Clean dining room table basses and legs.
• Clean all chairs in the dining room.
• Clean all furniture in the common areas.
• Vacuum and clean all air vents.
• Clean stove and sinks in the activity room.
• Clean outside area of the nurse’s stations.
• Dust and clean lights over nurse’s stations.
• Maintenance of Bird Aviary.
• Taking special care of costly equipment.
• Reporting needed repairs.
• Follows instructions willingly, able to meet deadlines, organizational loyalty, honesty, punctual, and dependable.
• Must be able to use standard cleaning equipment.
• Must have initiative to determine cleaning needs.
• Must be able to communicate well and processes information accurately.
• Adheres to Federal/State regulations and guidelines, including Resident Rights.
• Has a pleasant manner and high degree of grooming and hygiene.
• Must be able to work well with others and maintain harmonious relationships with co-workers.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodations, without posing a direct threat to other employees, residents, or self.
• Reporting accidents.
• Attending Inservice and safety meetings.
• Performing related duties.
• Replenish supplies when necessary

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk or hear.
• Must be able to hear and distinguish normal sounds with background noise, ranging from conversational levels to high-pitched sounding alarms.
• Must be able to detect the smell of smoke and unpleasant odors

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to:

• Wet and/or humid condition, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions