Housekeeper

About the role

We’re looking for a Housekeeping Associate who is passionate about making a difference—whether through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, or simply being dependable. You’ll play a key part in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents, patients, and staff across our Ohio life-plan community.

Responsibilities

• Dust furniture, tables, window ledges, lights, beds, high pipes, and other surfaces.
• Empty and clean waste cans; replace liners.
• Clean and polish tables, fixtures, furnishings, and woodwork.
• Wash and disinfect bathroom sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, and floors; polish chrome fixtures.
• Clean windows and mirrors in bathrooms, entrances, exits, and patio doors.
• Maintain all floors and baseboards by sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting.
• Vacuum carpets and carpeted stairways.
• Clean walls and ceilings by wiping, dusting, and spot cleaning.
• Keep work areas (carts, closets, vehicles) and equipment clean and in working order.
• Maintain adequate supply of housekeeping and cleaning supplies.
• Follow quality-assurance, infection-control, and universal-precaution practices.
• Report facility damage or needed repairs to supervisor.
• Share observations that could improve departmental quality and efficiency.
• Attend all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training.
• Respond to resident, patient, and staff needs while respecting personal and property rights.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with company and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Tenth-grade education required; high-school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of housekeeping experience preferred; on-the-job training provided.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods, equipment, and floor-care techniques is a plus.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Working Conditions

• Sitting: up to 1 hour/day.
• Standing or walking: up to 8 hours/day.
• Lifting, transferring, pushing, or pulling: up to 50 pounds.
• Driving: up to 3 hours/day.
• Required to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.
• Occasional exposure to residents/patients with various disease processes, infectious waste, odors, and potential hazards (falls, burns, cuts).
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses (Risk Category I).