Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

• Job Title:
  
  Housekeeper
• Department:
  Plant Maintenance
• Reports To:
  
  Plant Operations Director
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Job Code: 5706
• Date Revised: 7/30/2024

The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping the community clean and safe for residents, staff and visitors, as well as laundering towels, bed linens, and resident personal laundry. S/he will also be responsible for cleaning resident apartments.

• Maintains a clean laundry room in an orderly manner and stores chemicals in accordance with product or supervisor instruction.
• Follows standards and practices for the use of specific chemicals and is familiar with emergency procedures if chemicals are misused.
• Follows emergency procedures effectively when chemicals are accidentally misused.
• Understands the practices surrounding proper handling of biohazardous waste.
• Thoroughly cleans all assigned resident apartments as scheduled by supervisor.
• Cleans bathrooms completely: swabs toilet bowl, cleanses sinks and bathtubs, wipes countertops, cleans mirrors, and sterilizes floors.
• Vacuums all exposed areas completely, including edges.
• Empties and rinses (if necessary) wastebaskets.
• Cleans kitchen area completely: wipes counters and under objects, mops kitchen floor.
• Washes inside of windows as needed.
• Dusts flat surfaces that are uncluttered and demonstrates care of residents' belongings.
• Cleans all common areas according to standards and practices including elevators, halls, landings, stairs, resident activity areas, lobbies, and model units and cleans other flat surfaces as scheduled or requested by supervisor.
• Checks and touches up vacant units according to assigned schedule.
• Maintains housekeeping and laundry carts in a clean and orderly manner.
• Advises supervisor when supplies diminish for reorder.
• Maintains the cleanliness of public restrooms.
• Washes and dries all laundry, including resident’s personal laundry using cleaning products appropriate to the type of wash.
• Folds linen and returns to appropriate location.

• Washer/dryer (commercial or residential)
• Wet/dry vacuum
• Housekeeping and laundry carts
• Chemical cleaning supplies
• Iron
• Scrubbers
• Window squeegee
• Gloves
• Buckets on wheels
• Trigger spray bottles
• Dust pans, brooms and mops
• Sprayers
• Scrub brush; scouring pads

JOB TITLE:

Housekeeper/Lead Housekeeper

The principal duties and responsibilities are listed in the formal job description. This form is intended to provide a summary of the physical demands of the job.

Frequency

Unanticipated

Seldom (1-5% of time)

Occasional (6-33% of time)

Frequent (34-66% of time)

Constant (67-100% of time)

Unanticipated

Seldom (1-5% of time)

Occasional (6-33% of time)

Frequent (34-66% of time)

Constant (67-100% of time)

LIFT/CARRY (OBJECTS)

EQUIPMENT

Objects up to 10 lbs.

X

Transfer Devices/Gait Belts

X

Objects 11-20 lbs.

X

Kitchen Equipment

X

Objects 21-35 lbs.

X

Ladders

X

Objects 36-75 lbs.*

X

Maintenance Equipment

X

Objects 76-100lbs.*

X

Tablets/Computers/Office

X

* Weights in excess of 35 lbs. will be reviewed for 2-person or mechanical assist

Vehicles/Driving

X

PUSH/ PULL FORCE **

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES

Wheelchair with Resident 10-50lbs.

X

Indoors

X

Resident Lift Equipment 10-60 lbs.

X

Outdoors

X

2 Wheel Dolly/ 4 Wheel Cart 5-35lbs.

X

Extreme Heat

X

Floor Cleaning Equipment 5-25 lbs.

X

Extreme Cold

X

** Push/pull force is measured as the peak force required to start object moving

Dusty

X

POSTURES

Excessive Noise

X

Sitting

X

RESIDENT MOBILITY ASSISTANCE

Standing

X

One/two person manual transfer (up to 35 lbs. lifting force per person)

X

Walking on even surface

X

Bed positioning (lateral movement of resident in bed)

X

Walking on uneven surface

X

Chair boosting (assisting resident to sit up in a chair)

X

Climbing/Stairs

X

Assist Walking with Gait Belt

X

Bend/Stoop/Twist

X

ADDITIONAL…