Housekeeper

Goldwater Care Marseilles; Marseilles (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldwater Care Marseilles is seeking a reliable Housekeeper to join our team in Marseilles, IL. You will perform daily housekeeping duties to keep the facility clean, safe, and comfortable for residents while adhering to safety protocols and privacy requirements.

The role features a full-time schedule from 6am to 2pm, with every other weekend availability. English literacy is required and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues in a nursing-focused environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must follow written and oral instructions concerning cleaning chemicals.
• Must work harmoniously with others and handle residents appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Keep facility clean, safe, and comfortable for residents.
• Follow safety protocols and privacy requirements.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping with nursing services during routine cleaning.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and polish fixtures and surfaces.
• Dispose of waste properly and maintain clean trash areas.
• Follow proper chemical handling and PPE usage.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

English literacy

Instruction following

Team collaboration

Job description

Housekeeper

Job Location: Marseilles, Illinois

Company Name: Goldwater Care Marseilles

About Us

Goldwater Caregivers provide a level of personal caring that goes well beyond providing post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care. We get to know you on a personal level, understand your motivations, connect with your family, and take on your goals as our own. By doing the big things as well as the little things, we help you get better and return home as quickly as possible. And our caring doesn't stop at discharge. We're committed to making sure that you continue to improve, so that you can achieve the fuller, more rewarding life you deserve.

Job Summary

We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Housekeeper to join our team at Goldwater Care Marseilles. As a Housekeeper, you will be responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of the Housekeeping Department, ensuring that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

This position is a full-time position from 6am- 2pm with every other weekend availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical
• Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor, no matter how minor they may be
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or residential areas
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, bathroom fixtures, etc.
• Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner
• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies
• Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning. Refer to manufacturer's instructions when necessary
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials and/or hazardous wastes or chemicals
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions concerning the mixing of cleaning compounds, liquids, disinfecting solutions, etc.
• Must be willing to work harmoniously with other personnel as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet