Housekeeper

Citadel Healthcare; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

401(k) match

BCBS Medical

Dental & Vision

Disability insurance

Training programs

Growth opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

Citadel Healthcare is seeking a Housekeeper to join their team in Northbrook, IL. The Housekeeper cleans and services an assigned portion of the facility including furniture, floors, and equipment, maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for residents and staff.

Responsibilities include trash removal, vacuuming, sanitizing surfaces, cleaning walls and fixtures, and supporting general housekeeping operations in a long-term care setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Previous institutional housekeeping experience is preferred.
• Experience in long-term care facilities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and disposes of trash with proper liners.
• Vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and sanitizing floors daily.
• Empties trash bins and maintains a clean surrounding area.
• Cleans walls, ceilings, windows, and fixtures, using a ladder if needed.
• Hangs draperies and privacy curtains as necessary.
• Keeps utility rooms clean and organized.
• Follows sanitation and safety standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Citadel of Northbrook is seeking a Housekeeper to join their team! The Housekeeper cleans and services an assigned portion of the facility including furniture, floors, and equipment. Maintains the assigned area to ensure it is clean, sanitary, safe, orderly, and attractive.

Housekeeper Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gathers and disposes of trash ensuring plastic liners are in containers at all times.
• Vacuums, dust/wet mops, and sanitizes floors daily.
• Empties trash bins and maintains a clean environment surrounding the dumpster.
• Cleans walls, ceilings, windows, stairwells, hallways, metal fixtures, light fixtures, tops of windows, doorframes, and other high places using a step ladder if necessary.
• Hangs draperies, privacy curtains, etc. as necessary.
• Keeps utility room and housekeeping closets in order and sanitized.
• Follows established sanitation and safety standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Housekeeper Qualifications and Skills:

• Able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Housekeeper Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous institutional Housekeeping experience preferred.
• Prior experience working in a long-term care facility a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• Walking, reaching, bending, lifting, extended sitting, grasping, fine hand coordination, pushing and pulling, ability to distinguish smells and temperatures, all with or without the aid of mechanical devices is required.

Citadel Healthcare Benefits:

• Daily Pay & Competitive Compensation
• 401(k) with company match
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical insurance.
• Dental, Vision, and Disability insurance
• Innovative Training Programs
• Opportunity for Growth and Advancement
• Paid Time Off

We don’t just offer care for you - we care about you.

Citadel Healthcare has a long and successful history of providing long and short-term skilled nursing care. At Citadel, we are committed to personalized, integrated care that factors in the total well-being of every guest and their family members, and that does not just meet, but exceeds, their expectations. As part of this empathetic, respectful culture of care, we are dedicated to meeting individual preferences and needs in order to help each guest feel at home and achieve an optimal health outcome- our number one goal.

Citadel Healthcare has been nominated as a Great Place to Work.

Citadel Healthcare Facilities are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate based on any protected right such as race, color, nationality, gender, age, disability or any protected applicable right under the National Labor Relations Act.