Housekeeping Lead - Healthcare Facility

Pearl Healthcare; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Free Life Insurance

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

Personal Days

Employee Referral Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

401K

Meaningful work environment

Job summary

Pearl Healthcare in Joliet, IL seeks a Housekeeping Assistant to lead a team of housekeeping professionals and support daily operations of the Housekeeping/Laundry Department.

The role focuses on coordinating staff, maintaining clean facilities, and ensuring safe, efficient service across offices, patient areas, and common spaces within the facility. Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of housekeeping experience and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have at least 1 year of housekeeping experience.
• Fluent in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions for cleaning chemicals and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Supports the housekeeping/laundry staff.
• Partners with HR and Administrator in hiring, training, onboarding/offboarding & managing employee relations of department staff.
• Coordinates the cleaning/laundry schedule for department staff.
• Assists the housekeeping department in the day-to-day cleaning of offices, handicap, visitor restrooms, activity rooms, kitchen, restrooms, service entrances, therapy rooms, facility entrances and exits, utility areas, closets, lounges, lobbies, halls etc.
• Supports the dusting, washing, and disinfecting of all fixtures, floors and walls, doors and ceilings,
• Assists the scouring and polishing of water fountains, sinks, mirrors, glass panels in doors and partitions, brass, and movable stationary furnishings and fixtures.
• Supports changing of slipcovers, scarves, doilies, etc. when soiled and arrangement of furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion.
• Assists cleaning of ledges, shelves, vents, windows, windowsills, etc.
• Ensures removal and rehanging of curtains, drapes, and dividers for cleaning, when needed.
• Works jointly with maintenance staff to oversee cleaning of service floors, all patient rooms, baths, lounges, nurse stations, and offices.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

English proficiency

Reading and writing English

Job description

Pearl Healthcare in Joliet, IL seeks a Housekeeping Assistant to lead a team of housekeeping professionals and support daily operations of the Housekeeping/Laundry Department.

The role focuses on coordinating staff, maintaining clean facilities, and ensuring safe, efficient service across offices, patient areas, and common spaces within the facility. Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of housekeeping experience and strong English communication.