Housekeeper - Recovery

Wooded Glen Recovery Center; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wooded Glen Recovery Center in Henryville, Indiana is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary client care environment. The role includes daily cleaning, sanitation, and restocking, while following infection control standards.

An onsite position with training; CPR and de-escalation certifications may be required. Prior healthcare housekeeping experience is preferred, with strong English reading, writing, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English required.
• Ability to follow instructions and directions in English.
• Attention to infection control standards and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and custodial tasks to maintain sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
• Daily cleaning of facility including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms.
• Cleans rooms, baths, offices and halls; uses buffers, scrubbers and carpet cleaners as needed.
• Washes bed frames and linens; handles laundry as directed.
• Transports trash to disposal area and maintains supply inventories.
• Stocks cleaning supplies and prepares rooms for meetings and facility events.

Skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

Speaking English

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPR certification

De-escalation training

First aid certification

Job description

Housekeeper - Recovery | Wooded Glen Recovery Center | Henryville, Indiana

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy client care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
• Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
• Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls.
• Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
• Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of clients, when applicable.
• Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers.
• Launders soiled linens as directed.
• Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors.
• Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
• Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies.
• Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.
• Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
• Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for materials encountered during task completion.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• CPR and de-escalation certification may be required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Wooded Glen Recovery Center?

Wooded Glen Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Wooded Glen Recovery Center is an EOE.

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