Housekeeping Services Assistant

Presbyterian Homes & Services; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Retirement match

Holiday pay

Paid time off

Same-day pay

EAP

Education discounts

Job summary

Presbyterian Homes & Services - Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, IA, seeks a Full Time Housekeeping Services Assistant (Housekeeper/Laundry Aide) to join its team. The role involves general cleaning, laundry duties, and maintaining a comfortable home for residents, with rotating weekends/holidays and day hours.

Reporting to the Housekeeping Services Manager, you will ensure supplies are stocked, equipment cleaned, and residents receive courteous service while adhering to policies and regulations.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible and have personal integrity.
• Ability to take direction, prioritize duties and organize work with others.
• Demonstrated compatibility with Presbyterian Homes & Services' mission.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English to communicate with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning, floor care, washing, sanitizing, polishing furnishings and waste removal.
• Sort, wash, dry and distribute linens; handle resident clothing per schedule.
• Stock supplies and replenish housekeeping and laundry items.
• Ensure equipment, tools and supplies are cleaned and stored properly at shift end.

Skills

Flexibility

Communication

Teamwork

Integrity

English language

Job description

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services - Mount Carmel Bluffs is seeking a Full Time Housekeeping Services Assistant (Housekeeper/Laundry Aide) for its team.

SCHEDULE/HOURS: Rotating weekend/holidays, day hours

REPORTING STRUCTURE: This position will report directly to the Housekeeping Services Manager

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

Mount Carmel Bluffs is a shared ministry of the Sisters of Charity, BVM and Presbyterian Homes & Services. This new senior community is in a beautiful and serene location atop the bluffs of Dubuque, Iowa, overlooking the Mississippi River.

This community offers the following care options: Residential Care Facility (RCF), Residential Care Facility (RCF) with Memory Care, Long Term Care/ Care Center

Address: 1160 Carmel Dr, Dubuque, IA 52003

Near by towns include: Bellevue, Cascade, Peosta, Maquoketa, Platteville, WI, and Galena, IL.

Responsibilities

The housekeeping services staff is responsible for maintaining and assuring uncompromising levels of cleanliness in work areas, buildings and grounds. The housekeeping services staff is responsible for maintaining an attractive and comfortable home in an environment consistent with regulations and established policies and procedures.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• General cleaning, floor care, washing, sanitizing, polishing furniture/fixtures, waste removal, stocking supplies, cleaning windows, collecting laundry from resident rooms and designated areas, sorting, labeling, washing, drying and distributing linens, and resident personal clothing per assigned schedule, ironing articles as required, inspecting laundry and linen, informing supervisor of replacement needs for communication with residents/families, and other duties as assigned.


• Ensure that housekeeping and laundry supplies are replenished in work areas.


• Ensure that equipment, tools, and supplies are cleaned and properly stored at the end of each shift.

Qualifications

• Must have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, coworkers, family members, visitors, and the general public.


• Must possess the ability to take direction, prioritize duties, and organize work with others.


• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.


• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $19.09 - $20.59 per hour. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA


• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans


• Life insurance (AD&D)


• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match


• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance


• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability


• Accident & hospitalization coverage


• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)


• Same-day pay


• Employee assistance program (EAP)


• College partnership educational discounts


• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

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Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organizationprovidinga broad array of high-quality housing choices,careand services options for older adults. Some8,000employees serve more than41,800 older adults through 60PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota,Iowaand Wisconsin, and through Optagehome and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposefullivingand the overallwell-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.