Housekeeper: Independent Living 8a-430p

Kendal System Careers; Oberlin (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kendal at Oberlin is a full-service life plan community serving older adults. The Environmental Services Team has a full-time 8a-4:30pm, Monday-Friday opening for a Housekeeper for our Independent Living residents.

You will promote quality of life by maintaining safe, sanitary, homelike conditions in cottages, apartments and Community Center. The role requires good communication, a detail-oriented approach, and the ability to work with staff, residents, guests, and supervisory staff.

Qualifications

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with residential housekeeping highly preferred.
• Detail oriented with basic knowledge of housekeeping chemicals, equipment and cleaning techniques.
• Pleasant personality capable of working with diverse staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Dusting (high and low)
• Wet and dry mopping floors
• Washing windows, walls, counters, doors and baseboards
• Disinfecting and cleaning bathrooms and kitchens
• Stripping, waxing and buffing floors
• Stripping and redressing beds
• Restocking supplies
• Trash removal and recycling

Skills

Communication skills

Residential housekeeping experience

Detail oriented

People skills

Job description

Kendal at Oberlinis a full-service life plan community which primarily serves older adults in the Quaker tradition. Residents are assured a lifetime of healthcare including short-and long-term nursing services, memory care and assisted living. Equally important, residents enjoy an independent, enriching living experience.

Kendal at Oberlin'sEnvironmental Services Team currently has an full time, 8a-4:30pm, Monday-Friday opening for a Housekeeper for our Independent Living residents. The Housekeeper will promote quality of life and wellness by ensuring continued safe, sanitary and homelike conditions in residential cottages, apartments and Community Center. Reporting to the Environmental Operations Manager, the Housekeeper must be capable of working with people of all ages and races, having direct contact with staff, residents, guests, as well as supervisory and administrative positions. This role will have the responsibility for including but not limited to:

• Dusting (high and low)
• Wet and dry mopping floors
• Washing windows, walls, counters, doors and baseboards
• Disinfecting and cleaning bathrooms and kitchens
• Stripping, waxing and buffing floors
• Stripping and redressing beds
• Restocking supplies
• Trash removal and recycling

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must possess effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to understand written and oral communications.
• Experience with residential housekeeping highly preferred.
• Detail oriented with a basic knowledge or housekeeping chemicals, equipment and cleaning/operating techniques.
• Must have a pleasant personality capable of contending with all people in a cooperative, helpful manner.
• Ability to walk, climb, bend, push, stoop, pull, crawl, lift and carry weights up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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