Housekeeper/Laundry

Job Description

Job Description

Housekeeper/Laundry

The Carriages of Decatur is growing our TEAM and we are looking for people who have a passion for serving older adults. We seek hard-working, dedicated housekeepers to maintain our beautiful building and resident apartments. We pride ourselves on having a great TEAM to work alongside and with amazing residents, who are appreciative of the detail we show in maintaining a clean and safe assisted living community with a family-like atmosphere. Our environmental services TEAM is led by a dedicated manager who invests time in front-line staff.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

• SERVICE & GROWTH We will be passionate about caring for and serving our residents and their families, and in seeking new residents.
• LEADERSHIP We will seek to build effective leaders at every level of the organization.
• SIMPLICITY We will focus on the fundamentals.
• IMPROVEMENT We will get a little better each day.
• STEWARDSHIP We will be good stewards of all our resources.
• ATTITUDE We will enthusiastically support each other in accomplishing our mission and goals.
• PERSEVERANCE We will never give up.

WHAT WE OFFER

Full-time employees receive:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (Flex)
• Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Illinois Secure Choice – Roth IRA (Illinois Employees Only)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean residential apartments including changing beds, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, windows, bathrooms and kitchenettes.
• Laundry and linens weekly, or as needed.
• Cleaning commons areas including bathrooms, social spaces, wellness area, entryways and exits.
• Assists Maintenance staff with duties such as room turnovers, carpet cleaning, and utilizing the floor scrubber.
• Maintain proper sanitation protocol for healthcare setting.
• Work in assisted living and memory care settings required.
• Workdays are usually completed by 4:00 pm.
• Must be available to work alternate weekends and holidays.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A strong desire to help others and compassion for the elderly is a must. 
• A love for cleaning
• Reliable transportation
• This job requires a high school diploma
• At least 1 year of experience 
• A full criminal background check, fingerprinting, physical, drug test, and TB testing are mandatory.

If you love to work with seniors and are looking for a meaningful job experience; we would love to meet you! At The Carriages, we do things a little bit differently and we would love to welcome you to our TEAM!

The Carriages Senior Living is an equal opportunity employer.