Housekeeper - Senior Living / Portland, OR

About the role

A Housekeeper in an independent living, assisted living, or memory care facility is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for residents and staff. This includes cleaning resident rooms, common areas, restaurants, and administrative office areas. They perform tasks like dusting, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, emptying trash, and changing linens.

Location: Avamere at Park Place - 8445 SW Hemlock St, Portland, OR 97223

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily as instructed
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures. Assure that watermarks are removed from fixtures.
• Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
• Clean carpets, to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.
• Remove dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Perform terminal cleaning procedures, as instructed, when a resident is discharged and/or transferred to another room/area.
• Clean vacant rooms as assigned
• Collect soiled linens and personal clothing daily from resident rooms and designated drop-off points. Sort items by fabric, color, and soil level, specifically identifying articles that require specialized stain treatment or delicate handling.
• Operate commercial-grade washers and dryers according to established sanitation and thermal disinfection protocols.
• Properly measure and dispense detergents, bleaches, and softeners.
• For memory care residents, ensure that clothing is systematically labeled or tagged to prevent loss.
• Change and launder linens and clothing immediately whenever they become soiled or wet
• Keep the laundry area clean, organized, and free of hazards. Regularly clean machine filters, drums, and