Housekeeper

Responsibilities

• Visits assigned residences to perform basic apartment cleaning of bathroom fixtures and floors.
• This consists of dusting, vacuuming, sheet and linen changing, bed making, and bathroom cleaning including toilets, sinks, showers, mirrors, and floors.
• Avoids disturbing residents’ belongings and respects privacy.
• Removes linens from bed for cleaning and returns to resident.
• Makes beds with clean linens according to resident’s preferences.
• Logs cleaning activities as required by procedures.
• Changes residents’ bedding and linens each week as part of their monthly rent.
• Should the residents request, bedding and linens may be changed more frequently for an additional fee.
• Keeps linen inventory at a level to accommodate weekly changes and schedules to allow for washing, drying, and following of linens to meet community demand.
• Interacts with residents in a friendly manner, providing meaningful attention.
• Communicates concerns with resident’s health to management as appropriate.
• Maintains a clean building in all common areas, including main entry, alternative entries, reception area, corridors, bathrooms, activity rooms, and the dining room.
• This consists of vacuuming carpets, dusting, washing windows, straightening furniture and coffee service.
• Ensure all areas are appropriate for visitors and residents 7 days a week.
• Cleans floors including sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
• Properly sets up appropriate caution and safety signs to ensure safety of residents and visitors and ensures their removal as appropriate.
• Cleans carpets including vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
• Cleans public restrooms including washing, sanitizing, and/or polishing bathroom fixtures.
• Ensures water marks are removed from fixtures.
• Removes dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Handles hazardous cleaning supplies according to proper procedures and ensures accurate labeling.
• Attends and participates in in-service educational classes, on-the-job training programs, etc., as scheduled or directed.
• Responds appropriately to resident emergencies by calling or contacting appropriate internal and external parties, according to established protocol.
• May also assist with disaster management efforts and activities during evacuations (i.e. fires, hurricanes, etc.).
• Maintains compliance with all local, state, federal, and licensing rules and regulations associated with the licensure of the building.
• This includes HIPAA, OSHA, and labor laws, etc. that apply to the specific location of the property.
• Any issues raised by any regulator will be immediately discussed with the management company.
• Works in a safe manner and ensures unsafe actions are brought to the attention of the Executive Director.
• Compliant with Safety Committee Standards.
• Should workplace injuries occur, the Executive Director will be notified and the Housekeeping Supervisor and Housekeepers will follow all procedures for treatment, investigation, and return to work.
• Injured workers will communicate with their supervisor as noted in the Employee Handbook.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
• Develops basic knowledge of the organization in order to answer basic questions
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.