Housekeeper I

Dekalb Area Retirement Center; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dekalb Area Retirement Center is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents across all levels of care.

You will perform daily cleaning tasks, sanitize fixtures, and manage waste, with emphasis on attention to detail and safe handling of cleaning procedures in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Requires the equivalent of two years of high school.
• Ability to work in a health care environment.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English clearly.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach as part of daily cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning tasks as assigned daily.
• Clean and sanitize furnishings, fixtures, and areas.
• Clean windows, floors, walls, and ceilings as instructed.
• Dispose of trash properly and reset liners.
• Perform terminal cleaning when residents are discharged or moved.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Manual lifting (50 lbs)

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Job summary:

The Housekeeper is committed in ensuring that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner, serving the residents to our fullest capacity while enhancing an independent lifestyle throughout all levels of care.

Job duties:

• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.
• Empty and sanitize trash cans where appropriate.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreation areas, etc., daily or as instructed.
• Clean, sanitize/disinfect, and polish bathroom fixtures.
• Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreation areas, bathrooms and entrance/exit ways daily or as assigned.
• Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, disinfecting, in addition to cleaning carpets by vacuuming, spot cleaning, deodorizing, extracting, and dry cleaning.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, etc.
• Remove dirt, dust, grime, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Clean hallways, stairs, and elevators as assigned.
• Discard waste/trash into proper receptacles, and re-line trash basket with correct sized liner
• Clean vacant rooms as assigned. (Daily in HC / weekly in other areas)
• Perform terminal cleaning procedures, as instructed, when a resident is discharged, and/or transferred to another room/area.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of two years of high school.
• Ability to work in a health care and Continuing Care Retirement Community environment.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move equipment/supplies a minimum of fifty (50) pounds throughout the work day.
• Ability to bend, turn, reach over head and below knees throughout work day.
• Ability to stand and walk 80% of the work day.
• Ability to see and hear or use prosthetics adequately so that the tasks of this position can be fully met, to include the use of supplies and equipment.