Housekeeper - Memory Care Community

St. Ives Hometown Living of Johns Creek; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Ives Hometown Living of Johns Creek is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to help create a clean, safe, and homelike memory care community for residents living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Our housekeepers are essential caregivers, providing warmth and companionship alongside meticulous cleaning. In this role you will maintain rooms and common areas, follow sanitation protocols, engage with residents with kindness, observe changes in health, and report safety concerns to the

Qualifications

• Compassion for seniors and ability to interact warmly.
• Attention to detail in keeping rooms and common areas clean and safe.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vacant rooms meticulously so new residents enter a pristine, welcoming space.
• Adhere strictly to sanitation protocols to protect residents from germs.
• Clean and polish common areas, hallways, and public restrooms to keep the home inviting.
• Engage with residents with simple, reassuring interactions.
• Offer gentle support and listen to residents, contributing to emotional safety.
• Observe changes in a resident's condition and report them to the nursing team.
• Manage waste disposal and cleaning supplies, reporting needs or small repairs.

Job description

Housekeeper: Become a Heart of Our Memory Care Community!

Are you looking for a career that offers deep fulfillment and the chance to make a profound, positive difference every single day? At St. Ives Hometown Living of Johns Creek, our housekeepers are far more than maintenance staff—they are essential caregivers, comforting anchors, and vital members of our family. If you have a special place in your heart for seniors and want to combine your meticulous cleaning skills with genuine, compassionate interaction, then step into a role where your work truly matters. Your dedication to creating a clean, safe, and cheerful home is the foundation of our residents' dignity and well-being.

Your Essential Role: Creating Comfort and Connection

Your primary duty is to ensure every corner of our community feels sparkling clean, safe, and homelike. However, the true warmth of this role comes from your meaningful daily interactions with our residents living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

• Creating a Sanctuary: Be responsible for meticulous preparation of vacant rooms, ensuring new residents enter a pristine and welcoming space ready to become their new home.

• You will be our champion for strictly adhering to sanitation protocols to protect our vulnerable residents from germs and illness.

• You will keep the heart of our community bright and welcoming by cleaning and polishing common areas, hallways, and public restrooms, ensuring a consistently pleasant atmosphere. Ensure that our home feels clean, smells clean, and is clean.

• Engage with our wonderful residents. Simple acts like a warm smile, a gentle touch, or a brief moment of connection are incredibly powerful.

• Gently redirect a resident who seems lost, offer a kind word, or patiently listen to a story, even if it's the same one you heard yesterday. Your quiet, caring presence contributes directly to their emotional safety and happiness.

• Your intimate knowledge of a resident's living space makes you a critical observer. You willgently and discreetly report any changes in a resident's condition, unusual observations, or safety concerns to the nursing team, serving as a key partner in their holistic care plan.

• You will manage waste disposal, efficiently use and manage cleaning supplies, and reporting needs or small fixes. taking ownership of the environment's upkeep.

If you are someone who finds joy in the details, loves working as part of a dedicated team, and truly wants to bring warmth and security to the lives of beautiful seniors,