Team Leader, Environmental Services

Responsibilities

• Acts as a Supervisor for Environmental Services associates assigned to a specific zone of care within UH.
• Manages housekeeping activities essential to keeping the Health System facilities clean and orderly.
• Ensures JCAHO and TDH standards are maintained by all associates.
• Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets and inspects for handling compliance.
• Maintains emergency response kits.
• Accepts all emergency assistance calls and makes all the decisions to reassign associates to respond to emergency or priority requests.
• Trains associates in the proper cleaning and care-taking activities of assigned environmental services and/or grounds-keeping staff, ensuring that the assigned areas and zones are properly cleaned and subordinates are gainfully employed.
• Conducts a supply inventory at the beginning of every shift and replenishes stock locations.
• Ensures the prompt and efficient performance of assigned duties and proper use of equipment and supplies.
• Complies with Health System policies and regulations.
• Maintains good guest and working relations.

• Required to speak, read and write English, understand oral and written instructions and perform simple arithmetic.
• High school or equivalent education is preferred.
• Six months to one-year housekeeping experience is required.
• More than three years housekeeping experience is preferred.