Housekeeper - Amira Choice Bloomington, Full time Monday-Friday

Job Description

Job Description

Job Objective(s)
Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the campus and ensuring that visitors, residents, families, and staff have a positive impression. Additional duties include cleaning of common areas, project cleaning and seasonal cleaning duties as assigned. Weekly cleaning & laundry in resident’s rooms.

Job Responsibilities and Duties
• Provide consistent & quality work to the residents and staff
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area and cleaning cart
• Follow job routines and instructions according to the assigned housekeeping schedule.
• Assure resident apartment and laundry are clean and sanitized as scheduled.
• Maintain inventory for daily needs & notify supervisor of supply issues
• Assist in keeping all common areas neat, clean and safe.
• Follow the daily schedule to ensure all tasks are accomplished in a timely manner.

Cleaning duties includes but not limited to:
• Vacuuming hallways, elevators and furniture
• Washing inside glass doors and windows
• Sweeping and/or mopping floors
• Cleaning and stocking supplies in restroom
• Dusting
• Rubbish/trash removal
• Washing / polishing woodwork and baseboards
• Seasonal duties as assigned

Qualifications
• Minimum 1 year housekeeping/cleaning experience
• Able to make responsible choices and decisions, and act in the resident’s best interest.
• Ability to motivate oneself and work independently
• Ability to be flexible and to work with other staff and residents
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals
• Good work ethic
• Maintains confidentiality
• Able to read, write, spell, do basic math, speak and understand English.

Physical Requirements (based on essential responsibilities)
Must be able to frequently perform tasks such as, but not limited to, those listed below:
• Bend and squat to the floor to pick up debris, trash containers, and to use cleaning tools and products, etc.
• See objects within 35 feet to monitor work areas, i.e., determine areas that are in need of cleaning
• Able to interpret colors to read warnings, labels, wires, etc.

Must be able to continuously perform tasks such as, but not limited to, those listed below:
• Move, push, pull and/or lift objects weighing 10 to 25 pounds.
• Use hands and arms for simple grasping, pushing and pulling to sweep, mop, use containers of cleaning solution/chemicals, etc.
• Perform tasks requiring actions of muscles or groups of muscles to walk, stoop, bend, lift, and to carry objects
• Walk and/or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Speak clearly and make self understood in face-to-face interactions
• See objects closely to read directions, instructions, chemical warnings, etc.
• Hear normal sounds and voices with some background noise to receive verbal instructions, answer telephones, communicate with others, etc.

Environment
Works indoors in a climate-controlled environment majority of the time.

Working Hours
Shifts are generally assigned but the employee must have the ability to work various shifts, weekends, holidays, evenings and/or overnights.

General Notes
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; additional details will be specified by the supervisor. The employee will also perform other reasonable business duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours as needs prevail.

Gentle Touch Health Initiatives is an at-will employer. This job description is a guideline and does not constitute a written or implied employment contract. GTHI is an EO Employer/Vets/Disabled.