Housekeeper - PRN

About the Role

As the Housekeeper, you will impact the lives of residents through cleanliness and servicing of assigned area, care of cleaning equipment; efficient expenditures of soaps, waxes, polishes, and similar supplies. This position combines aspects of housekeeping, maintenance, and custodial functions.   

What You’ll Do
As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

•  Perform all duties in a courteous manner and maintain excellence in customer service including but not limited to cheerfully greeting residents and visitors and exercising respect with co-workers.

•  Clean and service rooms, baths, and offices; dust furniture and equipment; clean windows, window sills, light globes; empty trash baskets and remove trash; clean and polish bathtubs, sinks, mirrors, and similar items; replenish supplies of soap and towels; clean and polish brass, glass panels, doors, partitions, and paneling; check and fill all dispensers – hand soap, paper.

•  Clean, mop, and treat floors; strip, wax, and buff floors as needed. Vacuum all carpet; shampoo carpet as directed.

•  Mix/dilute housekeeping chemicals and products according to instructions.

•  Move furniture as needed in accordance with safety policies and procedures.

•  Make minor repairs and adjustments; replace light bulbs; repair clogged sinks, commodes, or drains.

• Assist dietary unit as needed with set ups, clean up, policing spills during meals, etc.

•  Keep utility storage rooms in good order by cleaning lockers and equipment, arranging supplies, and sweeping and mopping floor. Organize and maintain linen closets in a safe and orderly condition at all times.

• Report issues of department equipment when it is not in good working condition in accordance with manufacturer’s operational standards.

•  Detect and correct, or report, hazardous conditions that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries to residents, employees, or visitors.

•  Observe and report resident symptoms, reactions, and changes and report to the director or other appropriate personnel as necessary.

•  Maintain compliance with all Buckner policies, procedures and requirements. Maintain compliance with all state and federal laws and regulatory requirements.

•  Work successfully as part of a team and responsible for developing then maintaining strong working relationships with co-workers.

•  Attend and participate in staff meetings and training as required.

• Perform general office tasks as required. 

•  Perform special assignments, projects, and other duties as required.

What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

•  Requires in-depth understanding of all phases of housekeeping operations; prior related experience preferred.

•  Requires basic knowledge of house cleaning devices, such as brooms, mops, etc., cleaning agents, and sanitation/cleaning requirements.

•  Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English; ability to understand and follow basic written and oral step-by-step instructions given in English.

•  Requires ability to move cleaning equipment throughout the facility on a daily basis.

• Work deals mostly with objects, equipment, and/or machines at or within arm’s reach.  Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are of some importance.

•  Requires ability to maintain confidentiality. 

•  Requires ability to recognize differences in sound generated by equipment or machinery which may indicate operating problems or safety concerns.

•  Requires ability to recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative.

•  Requires ability to adjust and operate electric-powered cleaning equipment; ability to work with hand tools.

•  Requires ability to perform tasks with due consideration for residents in vicinity and ability to cooperate and work with other employees.

•  Requires commitment to Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.

•  Requires ability to move cleaning equipment throughout the facility, using up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 pounds continuously to move objects.

•  Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time; turns, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, and p