Environmental Services Director

Stonecreek; Paducah, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking an Environmental Services Director to join Stonecreek Health and Rehab in Paducah, KY. The role directs all environmental service operations to ensure a clean, safe, and orderly resident living environment.

The position requires an associate degree or equivalent, 3+ years of supervisory experience in environmental services (preferably in a skilled nursing facility), and knowledge of regulations and infection control.

Qualifications

• Has at least associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years supervisory experience (preferably in a skilled nursing facility environmental services).
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Proficient in calculations including rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Familiar with relevant regulatory agencies, codes, standards and regulations.
• Knowledge of infection control techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manages the facility's housekeeping operations and Environmental Services staff to ensure a clean, safe living environment for residents.
• Has authority for hiring, training, and assignment of personnel, including promotions/terminations.
• Develops systems and programs to maximize housekeeping effectiveness.
• Performs regular inspections to ensure safe, sanitary facility maintenance.
• Oversees purchasing of cleaning supplies, chemicals, and equipment as needed.
• Maintains required records and reports per Environmental Services policies.
• Adheres to environmental, health, and safety regulations locally and federally.
• Participates in disaster planning and staff training, including fire drills per state law.
• Refers policy-change decisions and outside contracts for nursing home Administrator approval.
• Maintains a current master cleaning plan for the entire facility.
• Reviews staff performance and counsels/discipline as per company policy.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Reading and interpreting documents

Writing routine reports

Mathematical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Infection control techniques

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Aramark is seeking an Environmental Services Director to join our team at Stonecreek Health and Rehab!

The Environmental Services Director plans, organizes, supervises, and directs all environmental service operations to ensure a clean, safe, and orderly resident living environment.

Required Qualifications

• Preferably has an Associate Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• Has at least three years of supervisory experience (preferably in a skilled nursing facility in environmental services).

• Has the ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, equipment operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Has the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Possesses mathematical skills such as the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.

• Knows pertinent regulatory agencies and other policies, codes, standards and regulations.

• Knows infection control techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Environmental Services Director is responsible for efficiently managing the facility's housekeeping operations and the Environmental Services staff. The primary function of this position is to ensure nursing home residents enjoy a clean and orderly living environment.

• Authority to make administrative decisions with regard to the hiring, training, and assignment of personnel, recommending employee promotions and terminations.

• Develops systems and programs for maximizing the effectiveness of the housekeeping functions.

• Performs regular daily, weekly, and monthly environmental services inspections in order to ensure the facility is maintained in a safe and sanitary manner according to facility policy.

• Oversees the purchases of cleaning supplies, chemicals, paper products, office supplies, and departmental equipment as needed to meet department demands.

• Maintains required records and reports as outlined in the policies and procedures of the Environmental Services Department.

• Adheres to local, state, and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

• Participates in facility disaster planning efforts including ensuring staff participation in regular fire drills as required by state statute, maintaining emergency supplies, and performing all staff training.

• Refers decisions that require policy changes and approval of outside contracts to the nursing home Administrator.

• Consistently follows a written, current master cleaning plan for the entire facility.

• Reviews and evaluates the work performance of assigned personnel as well as counsels/ disciplines assigned personnel according to the established company personnel policy.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Facility is an equal opportunity employer. The Facility does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state, and local laws. The Facility will also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made. A key part of this policy is to provide equal employment opportunity regarding all terms and conditions of employment and in all aspects of a person's relationship with the Facility , including recruitment, hiring, promotions, upgrading positions, conditions of employment, compensation, training, benefits, transfers, discipline, and termination of employment.