Team Lead Environmental Svcs

About the role

Under general supervision, trains and guides the activities of a group of Environmental Services Aides or Laundry Aides, as well as performing a variety of aide functions to provide a clean hospital environment and clean linens for patients, employees, and visitors.

Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as well as demonstrate core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Assists with training and orientation of new employees and provides functional guidelines on a day-to-day basis.
• Assists with work-related problems, counsels, disciplines verbally, and may suspend employees for the remainder of a shift in the absence of a supervisor. Recommends disciplinary action to the supervisor/Site Manager.
• Prepares daily payroll, vacation and holiday schedules, completes employee performance evaluations, and maintains attendance reports and daily control sheets as assigned.
• Fills in for all housekeeping and laundry supervisors on days off, weekends, vacation, or sickness, overseeing the complete operation of the designated area.
• Maintains levels of all supplies in assigned areas (e.g., cleaning and paper supplies, hand soaps, mops) and notifies the Store Room Clerk/Supervisor/Site Manager to requisition additional supplies.
• Performs quality control inspections and patient interviews in designated areas, checks linen quality during processing, and ensures employees perform duties safely and timely.
• Regularly performs functions of aides, such as operating washers and dryers, floor refinishing, carpet shampooing, and cleaning all hospital areas.
• Rotates and performs duties at other AMC sites as needed.
• Performs all duties safely and professionally in accordance with established department policy and Fleet Risk Control procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with the ability to perform basic numerical calculations.
• Supervisory and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with departments, resolve problems, and coordinate activities of service personnel.
• Knowledge of department functions to assess user needs, set priorities, evaluate effectiveness, and recommend policy or procedure changes.
• Knowledge of personal computers and related software.
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record to operate motor vehicles in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Brown University Health Fleet Risk Control Policy.
• One to two years of on-the-job experience to become familiar with department policies, procedures, supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Ability to perform continuous walking, standing, and bending, as well as frequent heavy lifting.
• Willingness to work in environments with varying temperatures and unpleasant odors.

Pay

$18.13–$29.90 per hour.

Schedule

• Work Type: 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, every other weekend and holidays.
• Work Shift: Day shift.
• Daily Hours: 8 hours.