Floor Care Associate

Ohio Living; Kentucky; On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Living is seeking a Floor Care Associate to perform the day-to-day housekeeping duties in our retirement community, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents and staff. You will clean floors and baseboards by disinfecting, sweeping, mopping, waxing, and buffing; vacuum carpets; dust furniture and fixtures; and sanitize bathrooms, reporting any repairs to supervision.

This role requires standing long hours, lifting up to 50 pounds, and flexibility to work weekends and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• One year housekeeping experience is preferred.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily floor care across resident living and common areas.
• Clean floors, baseboards, carpets, and surfaces using appropriate methods.
• Dust furniture, fixtures, and ledges to maintain a dust-free environment.
• Sanitize bathrooms, sinks, toilets, and floors; polish chrome fixtures.
• Report maintenance needs and replenish supplies as directed.

Skills

Floor care knowledge

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

About the Company

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job. Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

Job Overview

The Floor Care Associate performs the day-to-day activities of the Housekeeping Department in accordance with company standards and current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure that the retirement community is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Essential Activities and Tasks

• Operations Management - 75% Coordinates daily floor care services with nursing staff when performing routine floor care assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas. Cleans all floors and baseboards by disinfecting, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, waxing, buffing, etc. Cleans carpets and carpeted stairways by vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting. Actively and consistently cleans spots and spills from carpet daily as needed and reports any floor care in need of shampooing, stripping, or refinishing to supervisor. Ensures that an adequate supply of floor care supplies is maintained. Dusts furniture, tables, window ledges, lights, beds, high pipes, and other dusting. Empties, cleans, and replaces liners in waste cans daily. Cleans, washes, and disinfects bathroom sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, and floors, and polishes chrome bathroom fixtures. Spot cleans all walls, doors, table tops, windows, floors, and registers. Cleans vacant rooms as assigned. Ensures that work/assignment areas are clean (i.e. cart, car, and/or closet for supplies) and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are in proper working order.
• Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management - 10% Reports any damage or repairs to facilities, supplies, or equipment needing done to the supervisor. Willingly and consistently shares observations and insights of departmental operations that may improve quality and efficiencies of department. Attends all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or as directed.
• Care Management and Service Delivery - 10% Listens and responds to resident, client, and staff member needs. Honors resident personal and property rights when performing housekeeping duties.
• Administration and Reporting - 5% Maintains current and accurate records through use of computers and/or other documentation in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education - High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• One year experience in housekeeping preferred.

Knowledge

• Knowledge with care of various types of floors and the respective appropriate cleaning materials and equipment to use preferred.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

• Sitting - Up to 1 hour/day
• Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
• Walking - Up to 8 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - Required as scheduled
• Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
• Subject to falls, burns, odors, and cuts - Work day
• May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
• Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

Additional Information

Across our 11 life plan communities, we offer a range of options from independent living apartments and villas to specialized memory care and everything in between. Whether it's a helping hand or skilled nursing care, we're here to provide support at every stage of life's journey. But our commitment doesn't stop at our doorstep. Between Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice and Ohio Living Palliative Medicine, we extend our care to over 10 million Ohioans in the 43 counties we serve. We also offer provider-owned physician and nurse practitioner services, a Medicare Advantage plan, and pharmacy services — because health and wellness go hand in hand. The Ohio Living Foundation raises millions of dollars each year to support the people and programs of Ohio Living. From charity care to special programs and beyond, they’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those we serve and ensuring that no one is left behind. At Ohio Living, our mission is that heart of all we do. For over 100 years, it has been our promise to care, to support, and to enrich the lives of our residents and communities.