Part-time Housekeeping

Jewish Family Home Care; North Carolina; On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Part time

Job summary

Jewish Family Home Care is seeking a homemaker in the United States, North Carolina, responsible for providing personal and housekeeping services to clients. The role includes maintaining cleanliness and safety in the client's environment.

The ideal candidate has at least one year of personal care experience and can handle a flexible schedule. Strong communication skills and punctuality are essential. Experience with clients of various backgrounds is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of personal care experience required.
• Verifiable work references needed.
• Must complete the agency's employment and competency process.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal and housekeeping services.
• Maintain a clean environment for clients.
• Report incidents to supervisors.
• Perform deep cleaning and household chores.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish) or (English/Russian)

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Effective organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Basic computer knowledge

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Legal Address - DAVIE, FL 33328; Salary Range: $16.00 Hourly

Job Summary

The homemaker is responsible for providing client with personal and housekeeping services as described herein. S/he should maintain the home in an optimum state of cleanliness and safety depending upon the client's resources. This position must provide a clean, sanitary, comfortable, orderly and satisfying surrounding for the clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs the functions generally undertaken by the customary homemaker, including such duties as laundry, household chores and cleaning.
• Reports any incidents, problems or changes in the client's behavior to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintains appropriate work records.
• Provides housekeeping tasks such as:
  • Performs deep cleaning as needed.
  • Laundering the client's personal garments.
  • Sorts, counts, folds, marks, or carries linens.
  • Makes beds.
  • Cleans bathrooms.
  • Sweeps and mops the floor.
  • Vacuums rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
  • Dusts furniture and other surfaces as needed.
  • Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.
  • Cleans kitchen, wipes surface areas and appliances.
  • Empties and cleans wastebaskets, ashtrays and transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Customer Service – Manages difficult or emotional customer situations: Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security – Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance – Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability – Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift, carry, walk, sit, push, pull and work a flexible schedule, must be able to move continuously during work hours and able to lift and/or carry 25 pounds. The homemaker will be required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications

• Education and Licensure: High School Graduate or GED preferred.
• Experience: Minimum one year of personal care experience is required, verifiable through work references, and must complete the agency's employment and competency process.
• Knowledge and Skills:
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) or (English/Russian) preferred.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  • Successful ability to negotiate conflict.
  • Effective organizational skills with the attention to accuracy, detail, follow-up.
  • On-call availability.
  • Basic computer knowledge is required.
  • Must be able to be punctual and arrive at the client's home on time.