Housekeeper

Atria Senior Living, Inc.; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living, Inc. in Normal, IL is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain the Community interior, including residents’ apartments, in a clean and sanitary fashion and in a courteous and friendly manner.

You will perform daytime housekeeping tasks in accordance with safety protocols and company standards to support a comfortable living environment for residents. You will greet residents and guests, assist with meal service tasks, launder linens, and perform apartment deep cleaning as needed.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills.
• Communicate effectively in English with employees and residents.
• General knowledge of sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Ability to retain orders (up to four at one time).
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform general housekeeping for the community and resident apartments: vacuum, dust, clean entryways, common areas, dining room, halls, and patios.
• Clean and defrost refrigerators, check heat system filters, change bed linens, and manage linen supplies.
• Perform deep cleaning as needed and empty waste baskets.
• Launder linens in provided facilities.
• Greet residents and guests, serve beverages, cereals, and soups from the cart.
• Review menu, take orders, and serve meals and desserts.
• Return cart to kitchen and store perishables; deliver trays to rooms if needed.
• Bus and clear tables, reset for next meal following sanitizing procedures.
• Complete side work: refill sugar, creamers, clean coffeemaker.
• May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.

Skills

Basic reading

Basic writing

Basic math

English communication

Sanitation knowledge

Order retention

Time management

Basic computer skills

Job description

Responsibilities

In the role of Housekeeper, you will be responsible for maintaining the Community interior, including residents’ apartments, in a clean and sanitary fashion and in a courteous and friendly manner.

• Housekeeping Responsibilities
  • Provide general housekeeping for both the Community as a whole and individual resident apartments. This includes but is not limited to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the main entryway, common areas, dining room, hallways, patios, and resident apartments.
  • Resident apartments also include cleaning and defrost refrigerators (as needed), cleaning and checking heat system filters, etc., changing the bed and linens, and ensuring adequate linen supplies in each apartment. Turn mattress (with assistance) as necessary and empty waste baskets.
  • Provide deep cleaning of apartments as needed. Pay special attention to the main entry area, focusing on carpets, plants, pictures, railings, windows, and light fixtures.
  • Launder all linens by washing and drying in the laundry facilities provided.
  • Follow Company sanitation and safety procedures.
• Server Responsibilities
  • Greet residents and guests at each table with a smile to serve beverages, cereals, and/or soups/salads from the cart.
  • Courteously and clearly review the menu of the meal, take resident orders, and serve meals and desserts.
  • Return cart to the kitchen and assist with storage of perishable items. If needed, deliver trays to resident rooms.
  • Bus and clear dishes from tables after meals and reset for the next meal following proper sanitizing procedures for tables and chairs as outlined in the Food Service Guidelines. Vacuum carpets, etc.
  • Complete side work – fill sugar holders, replenish creamers, clean coffeemaker, etc.
• May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills.
• Communicate effectively in English with employees and residents.
• General knowledge of sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Ability to retain orders (up to four at one time).
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Basic computer skills.