Laundress/Housekeeper

Description

Summary of the position:

            Provides personal laundry service to the residents of The Welty Home. Provide housekeeping services to the residents of The Welty Home as well as for the general living area, public restrooms and offices.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Orders name labels for clothing; affixes name labels to clothing as needed
2. Separates clothing according to color and texture; selects proper water level & cycle, and measures proper amount of detergent
3. Dries clothing properly. Irons clothing as needed. No clothing is to be returned in a wrinkled state. Folds or hangs clothing neatly
4. Sorts clothing according to room number for distribution
5. Keeps laundry room clean and neat: sweeps floor and rugs daily. Wipes off washers and dryers daily
6. Place soiled sheets, pillow cases, blankets and bed pads in a “container” for transport to Good Shepherd Nursing Home weekly for washing and drying.
7. Clean resident’s rooms weekly. This includes cleaning bathroom, dusting, mopping and vacuuming
8. Change residents bedding once a week
9. Clean and stock public restrooms daily
10. Clean kitchenette on all 3 floors weekly or as needed
11. Clean chapel weekly
12. Clean lobby and lower level Activity room weekly
13. Clean Beauty Shop, Nursing office and Therapy room weekly
14. Defrost resident refrigerators as needed
15. Run carpet scrubber on resident floors as needed
16. Sweep and mop stairwells weekly or as needed
17. Other duties as assigned by Administrator or Manager

Qualifications

Experience/Education:

            High School diploma or equivalent

            Professional laundry/housekeeping experience helpful, but not necessary

            Neat, clean appearance

Ability to communicate with residents, families, and with other staff members

            Walking, bending, standing most of the shift