Houseworker, Memorial, 40 hours, Days

About the role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of title or responsibilities. The organization delivers exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading‑edge research, making it the premier health system of Central Massachusetts. With more than 20,000 employees working together as one health system, it pursues healing for patients, the community, and each other, and each employee plays an important part every day.

Responsibilities

• Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings to maintain a clean and healthy environment; moves furniture and sets up meeting rooms as necessary.
• Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings, including patient rooms, surgery areas, units, nurseries, nursing stations, auxiliary areas, lounges, isolation areas, emergency room lavatories, bathrooms, stairways, offices, corridors, and apartments.
• Performs high dusting, spot cleaning of walls, windows, and doors; disinfects horizontal surfaces; mops floors; vacuums carpets; empties trash; cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms and showers.
• Burnishes floors with burnishers and cleans floors with automatic floor machines.
• Performs “check out” cleaning of discharges and transfer units, including making the beds.
• Picks up trash in any area and transports trash from utility rooms and other collection points to the compactor pick‑up area.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and follow simple English instructions.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Preferred: 3‑6 months of experience as a houseworker.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be substituted for the above requirements.

Benefits

• Signing bonus may be available; eligibility confirmed during the interview process.

Pay

Hiring range: $19.00 – $31.55 per hour.

Schedule

• Shift: Day Shift, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hours).
• Scheduled hours