Housekeeper

Description

*** Newly Increased Wages ***** Starting Wage $13.73/hr **** Daily Pay ***** Come be a part of a Integral Team ***
Symphony Applewood has been named by Newsweek as one of America's Best Nursing Homes for 2024. Join Symphony Applewood's exceptional staff and become part of our integral team. Symphony Applewood is a part of the large Symphony Care Network portfolio of skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers located throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. We will go above and beyond to invest in you as a person. Whatever your talents may be, we want to help make the most of them. Whether you love to help others heal and live a meaningful, health lives or just love to part of a team where every person plays a critical role, we have a place for you.
See what a career at Symphony Applewood will mean for you!
We are seeking Housekeepers that love what they do, and who will not compromise when it comes to providing the highest quality of care and kindness to our guests.

Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Environmental Services Director, the Housekeeper is responsible for cleaning all facility areas and assisting in maintaining a clean and comfortable environment. This position may also assist in doing the Laundry.

Essential Functions:

• Perform daily cleaning functions as assigned
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, heating/cooling units, etc in rooms, common areas daily as instructed
• Clean wash, sanitize and/or polish bathroom fixtures
• Clean windows/mirrors in rooms, common areas, bathrooms and entrances/exits
• Clean floors to include sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, etc.
• Clean walls as needed
• Use proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions and ensure that appropriate supplies are maintained
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers, including any infectious waste into appropriate containers
• Clean and sanitize vacant rooms in preparation for future residents
• Collect resident clothing and linens, sort and launder, iron if needed, returning to resident rooms when complete
• Mend or repair clothing if possible
• Report any repairs needed to supervisor
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Long-term care or hospitality industry experience preferred
• Passion for helping others
• Excellent customer service skills
• Multi-tasking skills
• Physical Requirements include ability to Lift up to 35 pounds, push and pull objects up to 35 pounds, ability to move consistently throughout the workday.

Symphony Applewood provides a secure lifestyle in a caring comfortable environment. Our dedicated and experienced care providers and teams treat each guest with the dignity and respect they deserve, and provides services they need to heal and recover. We offer a harmonious approach to post acute care that takes into account our guests’ unique needs and utilizes a progressive healthcare model to provide them with personalized rehabilitation programs designed to offer the most complete possible recovery.