Housekeeper- Full-time, evenings

Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital; Simpsonville (VT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision & dental insurance

Retirement plan (401k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital is seeking a diligent Housekeeper to maintain cleanliness across inpatient, outpatient, and common areas. Tasks include dusting, disinfecting, sweeping, mopping, and linen handling, following established procedures.

Ideal candidates possess a high school diploma, prior cleaning experience, and attention to detail. Ability to work independently, multitask, and respond to housekeeping emergencies is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required or preferred.
• Past cleaning experience is preferred.
• Infection control knowledge is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Keep areas free of dust and debris.
• Clean and disinfect per policies for all assigned areas.
• Fill out task paperwork and explain incomplete tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsible for cleanliness and infection control in designated areas assigned by Supervisor. Including: In-patient, out-patient areas and common areas in all the department throughout the facility. Responsibility including, but not limited to dusting, disinfecting, sweeping and mopping, vacuuming, emptying waste baskets and collecting linen. Laundry duties include different task with dirty and clean linen. Laundry duties include different tasks with dirty and clean linen.

Education/ Experience: High school graduate or equivalent. Past cleaning experience preferred. Infection control knowledge preferred but not required.

Other Requirements: Ability to work independently, pay attention to details, multitask, and follow set procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Keep areas free of dust and building up debris.
• General cleaning and disinfecting per policies and procedures of all assigned areas (patients and non-patient areas) per shift.
• Filling the paper work of completed task, and explaining why the tasks were not completed (if applied).
• Job consists of, but not limited to the following duties: cleaning bathrooms, cleaning sinks in the rooms, dusting, disinfecting and cleaning multiple surfaces in the areas, polishing furnishings, sweeping and mopping the floors, vacuuming carpet.
• Keeping an eye on the paper supply, soaps / disinfectants, trash bags and other cleaning supplies and refurbishing them on as needed basis.
• Taking care of unscheduled housekeeping emergencies (spills as example).
• Some other equipment might be used: floor scrubber, carpet shampooer, floor power wash, buffer, etc. Special training required for those items.
• Laundry assignment might include collecting / delivering linen, sorting, washing, drying and folding.
• Evaluating and monitoring the interior of the hospital, and other areas in a facility and report items that needing either a repair or an attention (safety concern for example) to the appropriate department.

How We Support You:

• Rich Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Life And Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Earned Time Off Package
• Responsive Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Motivations And Incentives

Why Grace Cottage?

Grace Cottage has been voted “Best Place To Work,” in the Brattleboro Reformers Readers’ Choice Award since 2019. We are also included in the Vermont Biz Magazines 2023 -2026 Best Places To Work in Vermont!