Environmental Services Assistant (Full Time) - Housekeeping

Lutheran Life Villages; Kendallville (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, IN is seeking an Environmental Services Assistant (Full Time) to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents. The role includes housekeeping and laundry duties, with a shift Monday-Thursday 2p-10:30p and a broad benefits package.

As part of the Environmental Services team, you will engage with residents, help with laundry, and ensure shared spaces meet campus needs while adhering to safety standards and company policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping tasks in a care setting preferred.
• Ability to operate laundry equipment (Washer/Dryer).
• Good communication with residents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain common areas, offices, lounges, bathrooms, and hallways in clean condition.
• Dust mop and clean all common areas and hallways.
• Wash, sanitize, and polish bathroom fixtures; remove water marks.
• Operate washer and dryer; transport laundry to hall storage areas.

Skills

Housekeeping

Laundry

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Washer/Dryer operation

Job description

Environmental Services Assistant (Full Time) - Housekeeping

Requisition Number: ENVIR001642

• Posted : September 2, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Kendallville, IN 46755, USA

Description

Housekeeping is more than a cleaning job at Lutheran Life Villages. As a housekeeper (EVS Assistant) at Lutheran Life Villages, you will be responsible for engaging with residents while providing a clean, safe and welcoming environment they will enjoy. The Environmental Services department is also responsible for providing services associated with laundry work to meet the campus needs as well.

Joining the team at Lutheran Life Villages brings with it an impressive benefits package, including competitive wages, shift differential, incentives, eligibility for medical, dental and vision insurance within 30 days, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 403B Retirement Savings with Employer Match, and Frequent Campus Events.

Schedule: Monday-Thursday 2p-1030p

Mission Statement

As an expression of Christ’s love, we serve individuals and their caregivers with compassion and respect for independence, wellness and spiritual life.

General Statement of Duties

Maintains facility and resident halls in a clean, safe, and orderly condition. Provides services associated with laundry work to meet establishment needs.

Essential Job Functions for Housekeeping

• Maintains common areas, offices, employee/resident lounges, public bathrooms and hallways in a clean and orderly condition.
• Dust mops/spot mops all common areas and hallways as assigned.
• Washes, sanitizes, and/or polishes bathroom fixtures. Assures water marks are removed.
• Discards waste/trash into proper containers and relines trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Cleans/polishes water fountains; stocks/re-stock drinking cups.
• Vacuums lounge areas; organizes magazines/reading materials; ensures order.
• Damp dusts/High dusts all furniture, sills, ledges and handrails.
• Monitors ceiling tiles, walls, handrails, floors, vents and baseboards; writes maintenance requisition for repairs.
• Washes and replaces dining room table cloths.
• Assures work areas are clean and equipment, tools, supplies are properly stored at all times as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times and at end of shift.
• Performs housekeeping/cleaning functions.
• Makes residents’ beds daily; replaces with clean sheets weekly.
• Clean, washes, sanitizes and/or polishes bathroom fixtures. Assures water marks are removed.
• Cleans shower curtains removing soil and mildew.
• Cleans windows/mirrors in assigned areas.
• Vacuums carpets and spot clean needed areas.
• Removes dirt, dust, grease, film, etc. from surfaces.
• Cleans floors including sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, disinfecting, etc. Assures appropriate caution or safety signs are set up prior to performing such duties.
• Cleans walls by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting or deodorizing, etc.
• Discards waste/trash into proper containers and relines trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Cleans and polishes furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units in all areas of facility as instructed.
• Assures work areas are clean and equipment, tools, supplies are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times and at end of shift.
• Cleans vacant rooms as assigned.

Essential Job Functions for Laundry

• Transports soiled linen to laundry room.
• Sorts soiled linens.
• Operates washer and dryer.
• Transports clean laundry from laundry room to hall storage areas,

delivers clean linen and clothing to specified areas.

• Ensures adequate supply of linen on halls.
• Washes resident’s laundry as requested.
• Searches for missing clothing/items.
• Cleans surfaces of machines.
• Discards worn out or unusable items.
• Cleans walls in soiled linen room.

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