Housekeeper

St. Joseph Institute, LLC; Port Matilda (Centre County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction in Port Matilda, PA is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe care environment and support infection control standards.

The role involves daily cleaning tasks, laundry duties, and ensuring supplies are stocked for the unit. Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and prior healthcare housekeeping experience; basic English skills are required to follow instructions.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions required.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and custodial tasks to maintain sanitation of facility.
• Daily cleaning: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms.
• Cleans rooms, offices, labs and halls; operates cleaning equipment as needed.
• Transports and disposes of waste, launders linens as directed.
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies and ensures safety standards.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Housekeeper | St. Joseph Institute for Addiction | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania

About the Job

PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy client care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
• Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
• Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls.
• Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
• Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of clients, when applicable.
• Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers.
• Launders soiled linens as directed.
• Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors.
• Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
• Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies.
• Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.
• Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
• Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for materials encountered during task completion.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• CPR and de-escalation certification may be required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Work Location

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

Supervisory Requirements

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why St. Joseph Institute for Addiction?

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction is an EOE.