Facilities Housekeeper
Cleanliness and Maintenance
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:
- Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms and other work areas so that health standards are met.
- Cleans floor surfaces, upholstered furniture, and/or draperies, using vacuum cleaners, shampooers and/or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
- Empties trash receptacles and cleans and maintains windows, walls, woodwork, and light fixtures.
- Recognizes the need for housing maintenance or hazards and submits work order for repair.
Maintenance and Safety
- Follows universal precautions and strict procedures regarding cleaners or hazardous materials or objects and infection control, isolation, fire, safety and sanitation practices.
- Disinfects equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
- Observes precautions required to protect customer property, and reports damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
Housekeeping Duties
- Sorts, counts and marks clothing and other articles, loads washing machines, and irons and fold dried items and stores them in linen closets.
- Performs various errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners, buying groceries and household supplies.
- Records expenditures as necessary.
- Prepares rooms for meetings, and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions.
Customer Support and Respect
- Understands, complies with, and promotes all rules regarding residents’ rights.
- Promotes independence, choice, and empowerment of individuals receiving services and treats individuals with dignity and respect.
Knowledge and Training
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:
- Education and Experience: High School diploma or equivalent.
- Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: None required.
Physical Demands
Medium Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Sevita's Mission and Values
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We've made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.