Housekeeper, Healthcare

Position Title: HOUSEKEEPER

Department: Environmental Services

Reports To: Environmental Services Director

Position Summary: The Housekeeper is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly environment throughout the community. Duties include daily dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning of resident rooms, public areas, and bathrooms, as well as ensuring supplies are stocked and any maintenance issues are reported. The role requires strict adherence to health and safety standards as well as compassion and dignity towards residents and their families.

• Complete assigned work tasks to maintain the community’s clean, safe, and orderly condition while providing a pleasant environment for residents, as directed by the supervisor.
• Daily dusting and waxing of furniture in each assigned room.
• Daily vacuuming of assigned areas.
• Daily cleaning of bathrooms in assigned rooms, including sink, tub, and toilet.
• Change the supply of paper goods in each resident’s bathroom and replenish toilet tissue, facial tissue, and soap when needed.
• Empty wastebaskets in assigned rooms each day.
• Observe condition of rooms and report anything in need of repair to maintenance.
• Check for food in rooms not in sealed containers and dispose of if necessary.
• Check for unsecured throw rugs and extension cords.
• Housekeepers will be responsible for the cleanliness of all resident rooms.
• Responsible for sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, buffing, general cleaning, window cleaning, floor care, furniture cleaning, and maintaining all public areas.
• Daily cleaning of public bathrooms and emptying of trash receptacles.
• Perform other duties as requested.

• Must possess at least a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must adhere to Viva Senior Living’s attendance policies and the terms and conditions set forth in the Employee Handbook.
• Must maintain the highest standards in caring for residents and their families.
• Must adhere to all facility policies and procedures.
• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
• Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required, with exceptions for medical and religious accommodations.

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the facility’s policies, including a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, agitated residents.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be required to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.