HOUSEKEEPER II

County of DuPage, CO; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Housekeeper II, where your role is vital in maintaining a clean and safe environment for residents. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with residents while ensuring high standards of cleanliness through effective cleaning methods and equipment. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to handle physically demanding tasks. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, pension plans, and more, while contributing to a supportive community atmosphere. If you are ready to make a difference, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Pension Plan

Paid Holidays

Vacation Time

Sick Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts

Qualifications

• Completion of High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must complete Housekeeper II in-service program within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Strips and waxes floors using specialized equipment.
• Shampoos carpets and manages trash disposal.
• Assists residents and performs transportation services.

Skills

Cleaning Methods

Floor Stripping and Waxing

Carpet Shampooing

Trash Management

Resident Interaction

Oxygen Distribution

Snow Removal

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Self-Propelled Stripping Machine

Automated Carpet Shampooer

Snow Thrower/Tractor Plow

Job description

Salary : $33,945.60 - $38,188.80 Annually

Location : Wheaton, IL

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 24-00049

Opening Date : 12 / 10 / 2024

Hours : 7 : 00 a.m.-3 : 00 p.m. to include every other weekend and holidays as scheduled

POSITION SUMMARY

We are pleased to offer the position of Housekeeper II within the Kenneth Moy Care Center. This position is responsible for following proper cleaning methods and safe use of cleaning materials and equipment.

This position is assigned to the AFSCME Council 31 (Care Center) Bargaining Unit

DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include :

• Strips and waxes floors utilizing a self-propelled stripping and waxing machine
• Shampoos carpet utilizing an automated, self-propelled carpet shampooer
• Sweeps, mops, dusts, collects and removes trash bags and recycling bins to bring to the dumpster and compactor, and operates the trash compactor
• Interacts with residents, and assists with moving them and serving their trays
• Makes beds, changes linens, cleans under beds, empties dirty utility and linen carts, keeps linen and utility areas clean
• Fills oxygen canisters and distributes oxygen to nursing units
• Performs resident transportation services utilizing a van with a lift gate
• Performs exterior snow removal and operates a snow thrower / tractor plow
• Performs tests on door alarms
• Moves boxes and shipping pallets to storage rooms and moves carts of chairs, loads / unloads carts of chairs and arranges chairs to set up and break down rooms

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

Requirements include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience :

• Completion of a High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• Completion of the Housekeeper II in-service program within the first 90 days of hire
• Must possess and maintain in good standing a valid Illinois Driver's License

A post offer physical is required.

A pre-employment background check is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy Work : Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and / or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment for this position regularly includes tasks that occur indoors in a temperature controlled environment, on surfaces such as ceramic tile, vinyl tile, concrete, wood or commercial carpeting. Employees may occasionally perform functions outdoors on concrete, asphalt, grass, or gravel. The employee may have to function on potentially unstable structures (ladders and / or step stools) on uneven surfaces (outdoors on concrete, asphalt, grass or gravel) and on surfaces of varying heights such as stairs, steps, ladders or stepstools. Tasks may require personal protective equipment including latex or vinyl gloves and safety glasses.

DuPage County offers a complete benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. Limited benefits are also offered for eligible part-time positions.

Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?

Select the response below that represents the number of years of experience you possess relevant to the position you are applying for.

• 13+ years of relevant experience
• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• 4-7 years of relevant experience
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Less than 1 year of relevant experience
• None of the above

This position requires that you possess and maintain in good standing a valid Illinois Driver's License. Do you possess this requirement?

• No, but I possess a valid driver's license within another State and am able to obtain a valid Illinois Driver's License within 90 days of employment.

Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation?Heavy Work : Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and / or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.

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