Housekeeper - Behavioral Health Facility

Housekeeper - Behavioral Health Facility (Full Time)

Las Cruces Recovery Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico

May 13, 2026

Pay information not provided

The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy client care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

• Perform specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
• Conduct daily cleaning of the facility including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
• Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls. Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
• Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of clients, when applicable.
• Keeps utility and storage rooms neat and orderly.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers; launders soiled linens as directed.
• Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors with careful attention to slip/fall risks.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies; dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies using appropriate germicides.
• Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies.
• Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
• Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon SDS for materials encountered during task completion.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and sufficient English proficiency to provide and receive instructions.

• CPR and de‑escalation certification may be required (training available upon hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Las Cruces Recovery Center is an EOE.