Housekeeping - Housekeeper - Full Time

Cascadia Senior Living; Bainbridge Island (WA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,893,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Shift differential for night shift

Health care

Paid time off

Bereavement leave

401(k)

Job summary

The Housekeeper at Cascadia Senior Living helps create a joyful and vibrant community by maintaining a beautiful environment, keeping the community tidy, clean, sanitary, and pleasing to the senses. The role supports dignity and independence for residents and requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Essential duties include performing day-to-day housekeeping tasks, maintaining high cleanliness standards, and operating housekeeping and laundry equipment

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
• Compassion and interest in working with the senior population.
• Flexible schedule including weekends, holidays and overtime.
• Able to relate positively and communicate with residents, families, and staff.
• Maintains a clean, neat, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Meets health requirements by State regulations.
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Maintains current food handler’s card.

Responsibilities

• Supports dignity, privacy, independence, and a home-like environment for residents.
• Performs day-to-day housekeeping tasks as assigned.
• Maintains high standards of cleanliness.
• Keeps work areas clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive.
• Follows safety precautions and infection control practices.
• Operates and maintains housekeeping/laundry equipment.
• Works safely and recognizes potentially dangerous situations.
• Attends required meetings and trainings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Compassion for seniors

Communication with residents and staff

Independent work

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Commercial washer/dryer

Buffing machines

Job description

Position Summary

The Housekeeper helps create a joyful and vibrant community by maintaining a beautiful environment, keeping the community tidy, clean, sanitary, and pleasing to the senses.

Housekeeper

Position Summary

The Housekeeper helps create a joyful and vibrant community by maintaining a beautiful environment, keeping the community tidy, clean, sanitary, and pleasing to the senses.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for residents.
• Performs the day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Must have high standards of cleanliness.
• Ensures that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable and attractive manner.
• Follows established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
• Follows established Infection Control practices when performing housekeeping procedures.
• Must be capable of operating and maintaining all housekeeping/laundry equipment (i.e., commercial washer/dryer, buffing machines, etc.).
• Ability to work safely and to recognize potentially dangerous situations.
• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings. Stays current on system assigned tasks and duties.
• Performs other tasks/duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
• Has compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and overtime, to meet the requirements of the position.
• Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other employees.
• Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Meets all mandatory health requirements by State regulations.
• Ability to work independently (with minimum supervision)
• Maintains current food handler’s card.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; lifting 25-40 pounds constantly. Reaching below shoulder height frequently. Kneel; stoop and squat are required occasionally. Stand six out of eight hours.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation Program - Actual pay rate will be calculated based on relevant years of experience and education/certification requirements.
  • Shift differential for night shift employees
• Bonus
  • Shift coverage bonus offered as needed
• Health Care
  • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • Savings and Spending accounts to set money aside tax-free for health care and dependent care expenses. HSA account includes employer contribution
• Extra Benefits
  • Sick time accrues at 0.025 hours for every hour worked, available for use after 90-days
  • Paid time off accrual eligibility at 12 months starting at 0.0326 hours PTO accrued for every hour worked
  • Floating Holiday: 0.04 hours accrued for every hour worked, up to 56 hours annually to be taken on the days most important to you, eligible upon hire
  • Time worked on the following holidays is paid at 1.5 times your normal hourly pay: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
  • Up to 3 days Bereavement Leave
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) after 12 months and 1000 hours worked, semi-annual enrollment, with annual employer discretionary contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Cascadia Assistance Fund to provide financial help with hardships or continuing education