Housekeeping Associate

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 sparking creativity. In this role, you’ll perform day-to-day cleaning activities in resident and patient homes, patient rooms, common areas, and administrative offices within our life-plan community, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment that meets company standards and all federal, state, and local regulations.

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.
• Clean, wash, and disinfect bathroom sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, and floors; polish chrome fixtures.
• Clean windows and mirrors in bathrooms, entrance/exit ways, and patio doors.
• Clean all floors and baseboards by disinfecting, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, waxing, buffing, etc.
• Vacuum carpets and carpeted stairways.
• Clean walls and ceilings by wiping, dusting, and spot cleaning.
• Maintain clean work areas (e.g., carts, cars, closets) and ensure equipment and supplies are in working order.
• Maintain adequate supply of housekeeping and cleaning supplies.
• Follow established quality assurance, infection control, and universal precaution practices.
• Report any facility, supply, or equipment damage or repairs needed to the supervisor.
• Share observations and insights to improve departmental quality and efficiencies.
• Attend all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled.
• Respond to resident, patient, and staff needs while honoring personal and property rights.
• Maintain accurate records using computers or other documentation in accordance with company and regulatory standards.

Requirements

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

Working Conditions

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