Housekeeping

Manor Lake Hoschton; Hoschton (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior living community in Hoschton, Georgia is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to perform daily cleaning duties ensuring a safe and sanitary environment for residents. Responsibilities include cleaning resident rooms, common areas, and managing laundry services. Ideal candidates will be at least 18 years old, able to communicate in English, and possess physical strength for lifting. This role requires a positive attitude and the ability to work effectively with elderly residents.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English is essential.
• Must demonstrate patience and a positive attitude towards elderly residents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in the community.
• Follow housekeeping schedules set by the Housekeeping Director.
• Clean common areas, resident rooms, and bathrooms as per schedule.
• Ensure sufficient laundry and linen supplies are maintained.

Skills

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English

Patience and positive attitude towards the elderly

Upper body strength for lifting over 25 pounds

Ability to squat, reach, and stretch

Job description

Purpose

To perform the day to day activities of the Housekeeping Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, and as may be directed by the Maintenance Director and/or the Executive Director, to ensure that the community is maintained in clean, safe and sanitary manner and to ensure that an adequate supply of linen is on hand at all times to meet the needs of the residents.

Essential Functions

Job Functions

• Ensure that the community is clean, orderly and in an attractive condition.
• Follow the housekeeping schedule established by the Housekeeping Director.
• Clean all common areas in the community.
• Clean resident rooms and bathrooms, including but not limited to, dusting, vacuuming, and making beds according to schedule.
• Familiar with Material Safety Data Sheets for all housekeeping chemicals and cleaning supplies.
• Attend training on an annual basis.
• And comply with Residents’ Right rules.
• Ensure that equipment, work and supply carts are properly cleaned and stored.
• Ensure that an adequate level of laundry and linen supplies is maintained at all times and advise the Maintenance Director of supply needs.
• Any other tasks, assignments, projects or requests as deemed by management.
• Attend and participate in orientation, training, in-service educational activities and staff meetings and participate and assist in departmental studies and projects as assigned.
• Ensure that work and cleaning schedules are followed.
• Report all incidents and accidents to the Maintenance Director
• Coordinate daily laundry services with other departments when performing routing laundry assignments.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age, or older.
• Must read, write, speak and understand English.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm and positive attitude toward the elderly.
• Must have upper body strength adequate to bend, lift, shift, move, and/or assist in moving articles of more than twenty-five pounds.
• Must be able to squat, reach, and stretch without distress. Must be able to tolerate extended periods walking and standing.