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Housekeeper

Friendship Village Retirement Community
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/24/2026

Housekeeping Associate - Senior Living

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Make a Difference in the Lives of Our Residents!

Are you someone who takes pride in creating a clean, comfortable, and welcoming environment? Join our team as a Housekeeping Associate and help make our senior living community feel like home!

At Friendship Village housekeeping is about more than cleaning. It's about creating a safe, pleasant, and inviting environment where residents can feel comfortable, maintain their dignity, and enjoy their surroundings. Your work helps make every day a little brighter for the people who call Friendship Village home.

What You'll Do

  • Clean and maintain resident rooms, common areas, bathrooms, dining areas, and other designated spaces.
  • Perform routine dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and sanitizing.
  • Change linens and assist with laundry duties as needed.
  • Follow cleaning procedures and infection prevention guidelines to maintain a safe and healthy environment.
  • Replenish housekeeping supplies and report maintenance concerns or safety hazards.
  • Respect residents' privacy, personal belongings, and living spaces.
  • Interact with residents, families, and team members in a friendly, courteous, and compassionate manner.

What We're Looking For

  • A positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
  • Attention to detail and pride in doing quality work.
  • Dependability, punctuality, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • A caring and respectful approach to working with older adults.
  • The ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform physical housekeeping tasks throughout the shift.
  • The ability to lift up to 50lbs.
  • Previous housekeeping experience is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person.
  • Must be 18 years of age or older

Why Join Our Team?

  • Make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors every day.
  • Work in a team-oriented environment where your contribution matters.
  • Enjoy the satisfaction of helping create a place residents are proud to call home.
  • Be part of an organization that values compassionate care, teamwork, and service.

Benefits - available to employees working 25 hours or more a week:

  • Medical, dental and vision
  • Company paid and voluntary life insurance
  • Short and long term disability
  • Critical care, accident and hospitalization supplement insurance
  • Flex spending accounts
  • PTO Paid Time off
  • Paid holidays after 30 days
  • 401k retirement

Additional benefits - available to all employees:

  • HIVE - FREE Employee Wellness Center/Gym
  • Onsite Childcare Center with discount for employees
  • Continuing Education opportunities
  • Employee Pantry
  • 2.5 more times pay for working holidays

Come work for the Best Employer. Friendship Village Retirement Community is the Cedar Valley's 2026 Employer of Choice award winner.

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Friendship Village is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected class.



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