Housekeeper

Otterbein SeniorLife; Sylvania (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Otterbein SeniorLife in Alabama seeks a Full-Time Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe environment for residents, guests, and staff in assisted living and skilled nursing. The role is 40 hours weekly, 8am–4pm, with every third weekend.

You will perform cleaning tasks, follow policies, and interact positively with residents and colleagues while upholding resident rights and confidentiality. A High School diploma or GED is preferred; prior long-term care housekeeping or laundry is a plus, but not

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Housekeeping/Laundry in long-term care preferred but not required.
• Positive attitude and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Cleans furnishings, fixtures, ledges, windows, and HVAC units by cleaning as scheduled or assigned.
• Cleans floors by sweeping, vacuuming, and damp mopping as scheduled or assigned.
• Empties trash and transports to proper area.
• Reports maintenance issues and unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Interacts positively with residents, family members, guests, and staff.
• Follows policies to assure quality resident care.
• Communicates and cooperates with team members.
• Maintains resident rights and confidentiality.

Skills

Positive attitude

Team communication

Cleaning skills

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Overview:

Otterbein has an employment opportunity for a Full-Time Housekeeper. The housekeepers provide a clean, safe environment for residents, guests and employees. They enhance the lives and nurture the growth of older persons by providing high quality service in a cheerful, timely manner and by communicating, coordinating, and cooperating with others to attain goals. Come be a part of a wonderful team that takes pride in serving our senior residents!

Full Time 8am-4pm (40 hours per week), includes every 3rd weekend. The full-time position is for cleaning in our licensed care areas of Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Cleans furnishings, fixtures, ledges, windows, heating/cooling units, etc. by washing, dusting, or polishing as scheduled or assigned.


• Cleans floors by sweeping, vacuuming, dust mopping, or damp/wet mopping as scheduled or assigned.


• Empties trash, cleans trash receptacles, and transports trash to proper area.


• Reports burned out light bulbs, broken or defective equipment, other maintenance concerns, pest control problems, and other unsafe or unsanitary conditions to supervisor.


• Interacts positively with residents, family members, guests, and personnel.


• Follows all established policies, procedures and regulations to assure that quality resident care is maintained.


• Communicates, coordinates, and cooperates with other team members.


• Maintains resident rights and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED preferred


• Experience: Previous Housekeeping and/or Laundry in long term care preferred, but not required


• Positive Attitude