Housekeeper -fulltime

Distinctive Living; Ash Township (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Paid Time Off

401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance

Team Member Assistance Program

Job summary

Distinctive Living is seeking a full-time Housekeeper for the Gardens of Carleton Community in Michigan. The role involves cleaning apartments and common areas, handling laundry, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while communicating with the supervisor.

You will interact with residents, change linens weekly, and maintain a clean, safe environment across all building areas, including common rooms and public restrooms. Training and teamwork are emphasized within a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in apartment and common area cleaning.
• Ability to perform laundry services and linen changes.
• Knowledge of safety and cleaning/disinfecting procedures.
• Good communication with supervisor and residents.

Responsibilities

• Visit residences to clean bathrooms, dust, vacuum, change sheets and beds.
• Change linens weekly and manage linen inventory.
• Interact with residents in a friendly manner and report health concerns.
• Maintain cleanliness of common areas and entryways.
• Clean floors and carpets, use proper cleaning products and signage.
• Clean public restrooms and remove water marks.
• Handle hazardous cleaning supplies safely.
• Attend training and respond to resident emergencies per protocol.
• Work safely, follow Safety Committee standards and notify supervisor of injuries.
• Foster teamwork and assist others as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cleaning

Laundry

Safety awareness

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking a Housekeeper Full Time for our Gardens of Carleton Community.

Here at Distinctive Living, we want our people to realize their full potential. We're passionate about personal and professional growth and will do everything we can to help you flourish. We deeply care about our team-members and partners and strive to provide a culture where people feel valued and inspired.

The Housekeeper is responsible for housekeeping and laundry functions of a given managed community, including apartment and common area cleaning, laundry services, carpet care, and maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards and communicating with immediate supervisor on all pertinent matters of the community.

Benefits when choosing a career with Distinctive:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance
• Team Member Assistance Program

Responsibilities:

1. Visits assigned residences to perform basic apartment cleaning of bathroom fixtures and floors. This consists of dusting, vacuuming, sheet and linen changing, bed making, and bathroom cleaning including toilets, sinks, showers, mirrors, and floors. Avoids disturbing residents' belongings and respects privacy. Removes linens from bed for cleaning and returns to resident. Makes beds with clean linens according to resident's preferences. Logs cleaning activities as required by procedures.
2. Changes residents' bedding and linens each week as part of their monthly rent. Should the residents request, bedding and linens may be changed more frequently for an additional fee. Keeps linen inventory at a level to accommodate weekly changes and schedules to allow for washing, drying, and following of linens to meet community demand.
3. Interacts with residents in a friendly manner, providing meaningful attention. Communicates concerns with resident's health to management as appropriate.
4. Maintains a clean building in all common areas, including main entry, alternative entries, reception area, corridors, bathrooms, activity rooms, and the dining room. This consists of vacuuming carpets, dusting, washing windows, straightening furniture and coffee service. Ensure all areas are appropriate for visitors and residents 7 days a week.
5. Cleans floors including sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc. Properly sets up appropriate caution and safety signs to ensure safety of residents and visitors and ensures their removal as appropriate. Cleans carpets including vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
6. Cleans public restrooms including washing, sanitizing, and/or polishing bathroom fixtures. Ensures water marks are removed from fixtures.
7. Removes dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
8. Handles hazardous cleaning supplies according to proper procedures and ensures accurate labeling.
9. Attends and participates in in-service educational classes, on-the-job training programs, etc., as scheduled or directed.
10. Responds appropriately to resident emergencies by calling or contacting appropriate internal and external parties, according to established protocol. May also assist with disaster management efforts and activities during evacuations (i.e. fires, hurricanes, etc.).
11. Works in a safe manner and ensures unsafe actions are brought to the attention of the Executive Director. Compliant with Safety Committee Standards. Should workplace injuries occur, the Executive Director will be notified and the Housekeeping Supervisor and Housekeepers will follow all procedures for treatment, investigation, and return to work. Injured workers will communicate with their supervisor as noted in the Employee Handbook.
12. Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
13. Develops basic knowledge of the organization in order to answer basic questions
14. Perform other duties as assigned or needed.