Senior Living Universal Worker

Merrill Gardens; New Bern (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Merrill Gardens is seeking a Universal Worker for the New Bern community to support residents on their wellness journey, ensuring an atmosphere of dignity and individual care. This role involves maintenance, housekeeping, and resident support on a 7pm–7am shift, with opportunities for advancement within a stable, growing company.

We offer full-time benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a range of employee perks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1-2 years of housekeeping experience in a similar environment preferred.
• Meet background check and specific requirements upon request.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance: perform general maintenance tasks, defrost refrigerators, change bulbs and filters, check extinguishers, exits, and lights monthly, complete work orders.
• Housekeeping: clean common areas, laundry, restocking, and daily cleaning tasks.
• Support: deliver papers, answer phones, assist with office tasks and preparations for residents.

Job description

Senior Living Universal Worker

NOC Shift: 7pm - 7am

Are you passionate about working with seniors? Are you dedicated to supporting seniors on their wellness journey to ensure they are provided with an atmosphere that values individualism and dignity? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you! Truewood by Merrill, New Bern is currently accepting applications for Universal Worker to help support residents within our beautiful community residents call home. If you are a compassionate, caring, responsible, and honest individual who genuinely loves working with the senior population, we would love the opportunity to speak with you!

Family means everything to us. From the communities we create to the connections we make with residents, everything we do is rooted in our history as a fifth-generation family business.

We build on that family with the people we hire and the teams they form. As a family company, we can do things differently and for the past 30 years our long-term commitment to team members has been unsurpassed.

We offer our full-time employees:

• Highly competitive pay and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance).
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off – 7 holidays, and 11 vacation days.
• Free daily meal every shift.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting!
• Tuition reimbursement for career growth.
• Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance.
• Pet insurance and team member discounts.
• Advance Pay benefit – access wages before payday.
• A stable, growing company with opportunities for advancement!

We offer our part-time employees:

• Free daily meal every shift.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting!
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement for career growth.
• Pet insurance and team member discounts.
• Advance Pay benefit – access wages before payday.
• A stable, growing company with opportunities for advancement!

Our Universal Workers are responsible for:

Maintenance :

• Performs general maintenance as needed or assigned. Defrosting refrigerators; changing light bulbs and A/C filters; checking fire extinguishers, exits, and emergency lights monthly; completing maintenance work orders; and creating work orders for more specific maintenance needed.
• Ensures walls, floors, floor coverings, doors, windows, furniture, and woodwork in the common areas are properly maintained and repaired.
• Repairs and maintains vacated rooms in a timely manner, which includes painting walls and cleaning carpets.
• Maintains and repairs all in-house plumbing as needed.
• Provides minor electrical work within units and in common areas.
• Completes all work orders in a timely manner, noting any other work that needs completed at the location but is not listed on the work order.
• Documents safety issues as well as physical plan deficiencies related to local, county, state, and federal guidelines.
• Assists Maintenance Supervisor in preventative maintenance and cleaning of the community vehicles.
• Assists with training and development of safety procedures and hazard communications.
• Responds immediately and appropriately to accidents and emergencies based on established protocol.
• Paints common areas and vacant apartments.

Housekeeping :

• Routine and deep cleaning of common areas and offices, including lobby, restrooms, stairwells, hallways, model and vacant apartments, etc.
• Wash, dry, fold, and return community and resident laundry.
• Stocks supplies in common areas, restrooms, laundry carts, etc.
• Washes interior windows and fixtures.
• Food Service.
• Dining room set up, including updating menus, correct table set-up, and ensuring furnishings are clean.
• Sets up for special events.

Support :

• Delivers papers, flyers, etc. to resident apartments.
• Answers phones.
• Collects new employee and resident information, making copies, filing, creating brochures for prospective residents, stocking office supplies, and assisting with preparation of mailings.

If you are someone with:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1-2 years of housekeeping experience in a similar environment preferred.
• Meet background check and specific requirements upon request.

Actual pay rate within stated pay range is determined based based on relevant factors in compliance with state and local wage laws. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to pay upon hire.

Physical Requirements:

This role involves frequent standing, walking, lifting (up to 75 lbs), and assisting with resident care. Regular bending, reaching, and physical movement are required throughout the workday. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for our residents, families, and team members where every life is defined by the possibilities.

Merrill Gardens is an Equal Opportunity Employer