What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeper- ARGUS position at Argus Community Inc?
Job Title: Housekeeper
Department: Facilities Maintenance
Reports To: Department Director / VP of Facilities
Location: Varies
Job Summary:
The housekeeping position will maintain company facilities by carrying out cleaning duties. The housekeeper will ensure a neat, clean, and sanitary environment for our staff, clients, and visitors in all public and private areas.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Clean, stock and supply designated facility areas
- Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, etc.
- Empties trash, recyclables, and shredding machines
- Perform detailed cleaning tasks and special projects
- Notify Office Manager immediately of occurring deficiencies or needs for repairs
- May assist Maintenance Worker periodically with light adjustments or minor repairs
- Stock and maintain supply rooms
- Assist with upkeep of exterior grounds (i.e., snow removal), seasonal landscaping when needed (i.e., watering plants/flowers)
- Perform on-site Laundry Room duties, if applicable, up to and including providing laundry service for residents
- Follow all health and safety regulations including proper use of chemical cleaners
- Respond to emergencies needs as required (i.e., floods, leaks, inclement weather, etc.)
Qualifications / Criteria:
Education & Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- 2 years of custodial or commercial cleaning experience
- Must have good verbal communication skills.
- Able to follow direction and multi-task
- Great customer service attitude.
- Willingness to occasionally travel to other facilities for special projects
Requirements:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing stairs. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Appearance:
- All employees are expected to look presentable, have proper hygiene (i.e. not exhibiting offensive odors), and grooming standards. Hair must be neat, clean, and combed. Hair length will in no case interfere with work assignments or create a hazard. Dangling earrings are not permitted during work hours.
Uniforms:
- Argus Community, Inc. provides all maintenance employees with work shirts, pants and a jacket. The agency does not provide the employee with footwear. The employee is responsible for purchasing their own work boots. Construction boots/work boots must be worn during work hours to comply with safety standards. Sneaker or shoes are not permitted to be worn during work hours. Work boots shall be in good safety standard condition.
- Employees reporting to work must be in uniform at the start of their shift.
- Uniforms must comply with safety standards and not be loose fitting or ragged. Shirt tails must be tucked in at all time and belts worn if deemed necessary. Uniforms cannot be altered in appearance from standard issue, except for proper fit.
- Failure to wear the uniform as required by agency uniform dress code and safety standards will result in disciplinary procedures.
- Employees are responsible for all uniforms assigned to them. Lost /missing uniforms must be reported to the Supervisor as soon as the employee finds them missing or lost. Uniforms must be clean and in good repair at the start of the work shift. A washer and dryer are provided by the agency so that all employees can wash their uniforms as needed.
- Personal jackets, coats or hoodies are not allowed to be worn within the building. If needed the employee can only wear his or her charcoal gray uniform jacket provided by the agency.
- Other wearing apparel such as thermo wear garments and T-shirts when worn must be charcoal gray, navy blue, black or white in color and worn under the uniform. T-shirts must not be bright colors which show through the uniform. If a long sleeve undergarment is worn, then a long sleeve shirt must be worn to cover the undergarment. No more than the first two top buttons on the work shirts may be unbuttoned during daily work schedules.
- No hats/head gear, with the exception of religious garb, is to be worn in the facility at any time.
Other Requirements:
- Housekeeper must always present themselves in a kind, professional way to residents, vendors, contractors and co-workers.
- Staff members will meet with their supervisor on a weekly basis for a briefing on their work and, of course, on an as needed basis in between.
- Must be able to work some weekends and holidays as required by schedule
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and/or fingerprinting (department-dependent), which will be conducted following a conditional offer of employment in adherence to NYC Fair Chance Act guidelines.
Salary : $18