Church Homes Incorporated dba Avery Heights/Noble Horizons

Housekeeper

Salisbury, CT - Full Time

Job Title:  Housekeeper                                               
Department:  Housekeeping
Reports To: Director, Assistant Director of Housekeeping, and Administrator
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

SCHEDULED WORK TIMES/LOCATION: 
 
  • Weekly Hours: 40 hours
  • Weekday Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Flexible Schedule)
  • Weekend Hours May Be Required
  • Location: Noble Horizons, Salisbury, CT

HOUSEKEEPER

Are you a cheerful, hardworking, flexible individual who loves creating spotless, welcoming spaces? Let your skills thrive with us! Join our outstanding team at a beautiful, progressive retirement community and make a difference every day!

Job Summary

The Housekeeper will play a crucial role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our residents and staff. This position is classified as ESSENTIAL; therefore, the employee must report for work when scheduled, regardless of weather or other conditions that affect travel.

HouseKeeper Job Duties
 
  • Sanitary Environment: Ensure a clean and comfortable environment for residents through routine cleaning services.
  • Routine and Special Housekeeping: Perform regular housekeeping tasks, special projects as assigned, and emergency housekeeping as needed.
  • Discharge Cleaning: Thoroughly clean rooms after a resident is discharged.
  • Supply Maintenance: Maintain adequate supplies of towels, cups, and hand soap throughout the facility.
  • Safety Participation: Participate in fire and disaster drills and adhere to departmental safety regulations.
  • Special Demands: Must possess patience and tact when dealing with residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Responsibilities include daily cleaning and sanitizing of resident rooms, common areas, and facilities, ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. The Housekeeper will also contribute to the overall well-being of our community by fostering a positive and supportive atmosphere. A commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and a caring attitude are essential for this role.
 
  • Routine Housekeeping – Clean floors, vacuum floors, cleans walls, windows, ceilings, light fixtures, restroom fixtures, vents, furniture equipment, and other surfaces
  • Housekeeping Projects – Disinfect all surfaces, fixtures, furniture, appliances, equipment and miscellaneous items in rooms and offices
  • Furnishings and Fixtures - Clean movable and stationary furnishings and fixtures; dust, spot clean, disinfect, and polish as needed; empty and clean wastebaskets and trashcans.
  • Emergency Housekeeping - Contains and cleans up body fluid spills (e.g., blood, vomit, feces, urine) primarily in resident rooms and restrooms
  • Discharge Cleaning - Strips soiled bed linens, cleans bed and furniture, and makes bed with clean linen upon resident discharge
  • Supply Replenishing - Refills dispensers with paper towels, cups, hand soaps, and toilet paper throughout the facility
  • Waste Management - Removes trash, recycled paper, cans, bottles, glass, and cardboard from rooms to pick-up locations
  • Fire / Safety - Adheres to safety regulations when operating equipment and using cleaning supplies. Participates in fire and disaster drills
Personal Protective Equipment - Proper use of personal protective equipment to safely perform job duties.

JOB KNOWLEDGE
 
  • Has a working knowledge of cleaning chemicals, tools, supply and equipment; routine and project housekeeping techniques; cleaning frequencies and appearance standards; operational and performances guidelines as regulated by OSHA, JCAHO, IC, DEP.

SUPERVISER RESPONSABILITES 
 
  • This job has no supervisory responsabilites

NON-ESSENTIAL DUITES
 
  • Non-Housekeeping Services - delivers supplies.

HOUSEKEEPER QUALIFICATIONS
 
  • Any satisfactory combination of education, training experience, or abilities in a related field.
  • No experience necessary, however six months in an institutional housekeeping position preferable in a healthcare setting desirable.
  • Ability to communicate and follow instructions in English, verbally and writing
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds, stretch above head, bend, climb and reach overhead with frequency.



COMPENSATION/BENEFITS
 
  • Based on experience
  • Noble Horizons provides a comprehensive benefits package for both full-time and part-time employees, including holiday pay, sick leave, personal time, vacation, medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as a pension plan.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must be able to:
  • Stand, climb, stoop, bend, walk, kneel, reach, and see while performing housekeeping tasks throughout shifts.
  • Lift up to 50 pounds within a 0"-36" height range occasionally.
  • Push/pull maid carts frequently.
  • Manipulate cleaning tools (e.g., mop, mop wringer, dust mop, spray bottles) constantly.
  • Operate small motor cleaning equipment (e.g., vacuum, wet vacuum) occasionally.
                               

 
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