Housekeeper-Every other Weekend-Part Time

Brethren Retirement Community is an EEO employer - M / F / Vets / Disabled

SUMMARY

Performs day-to-day activities of the Housekeeping department as directed andin accordance with established standards, guidelines, and regulations, toassure the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Other duties may be assigned
• Keeps assigned areas of the facility in a clean,safe, sanitary, and tidy condition. Performs duties such as wash, sanitize,polish, sweep, dust, mop, strip, wax, buff, vacuum, extract, stain proof,shampoo, disinfect, deodorize, etc., in resident rooms, hallways, stairways,elevators, entrance / exit ways, recreational and other areas of the facility.Discard waste / trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle withplastic liner.
• Perform regular inspections of resident rooms,bed and equipment for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance ofassigned duties. Report hazardous conditions or equipment to HousekeepingSupervisor and / or Director of Environmental Services.
• Observe and report maintenance repair needs,i.e. bulbs, exit lights, overhead / fluorescent, room call lights, beds, etc..
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services withother departments when performing routine or special cleaning assignments inall areas of the facility to ensure minimal disruption of resident schedule andprogram. Observes and maintains awareness of resident acts / wishes etc., andcontributes, when requested, information for resident care conferences.Schedules may vary at times in accordance with our residents.
• Assure that an adequate supply of housekeepingsupplies are maintained in utility / janitorial closets to perform daily tasks.Cleans and maintains housekeeping equipment and service areas. Assist others inlifting heavy equipment, supplies, etc.
• Communicate with housekeeping, residents,resident families, and other departments.
• Attend / participate in department, staff,in-service classes, on-the-job training programs, as directed or requested.

SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, anindividual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Therequirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / orability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individualswith disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / orEXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Previoushousekeeping experience desired.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating andmaintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routinereports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure,using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate,ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concretevariables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability tointerpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, orschedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee isregularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reachwith hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk orhear; and smell. The duties of the job regularly require the employee to userepetitive motions and twisting of the body. The employee must regularly liftand / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally help lift and / or move up to 100pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and abilityto adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of thosean employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, theemployee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic orcaustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weatherconditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration and wet and humidconditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, butoccasionally may be exposed to loud noises.

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