Housekeeping

SUMMARY

This position helps to maintain clean, safe, sanitary, comfortable and satisfying surroundings for the residents and their families.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Cleans resident apartment homes – including dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, waxing, disinfecting, washing windows, etc.
• Empties trash, waste and other disposable materials and transports to disposal area.
• May assist care staff with cleaning lobby, restrooms, hallways, elevators, stairwells, and common spaces.
• Reports needed repairs to Executive Director and maintenance specialist.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires excellent customer service skills, with a courteous and helpful demeanor. The ability to communicate with and respect the needs of the senior citizen population is also required.

• Some related experience preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read and comprehend documents such as agreements, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables. Ability to maintain a courteous business-like manner when interacting with outside contacts, residents and employees. Ability to use good judgment, organize, solve problems, work as part of a team, handle multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to operate a cell phone or pager, and telephone.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, and climb stairs and use his/her hands. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision. Must have ability to operate various hand and power tools, as well as other maintenance and/or repair equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.