Housekeeper

Position Summary: As a housekeeper, you will be responsible for ensuring the communities’ apartments and common areas are regularly cleaned. While this work is tedious in nature, this person helps make the community beautiful and comfortable for our Residents.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Dust furniture, light fixtures, lamps, window ledges, air conditioner units.
• Vacuum all floors. Dust all blinds.
• Clean and wash all basins, commodes, lavatories, and fixtures.
• Clean and disinfect all chrome fixtures to avoid watermarks.
• Spot clean all walls.
• Pick up bottles, paper, etc. from floors and rooms and put in proper place.
• Report any repairs needed to Executive Director and/or through maintenance request system.
• Report any light bulbs needing replaced through maintenance request system and/or Executive Director.
• Check for and report broken windows, etc. and repairs needed to the Resident rooms.
• Wipe down all cabinet doors.
• Mop all vinyl floors.
• Daily removal of trash from all common areas.
• Keep all baseboards dust free.
• Keep all fans clean and dust free.
• Vacuum all carpeted rooms.
• On a daily basis will do a spot inventory of facility furniture and accessories.
• Attend to rooms that need to be thoroughly cleaned and stripped and re-finished.
• Identify unsafe working areas or hazards and equipment the need repairing or replacement.
• Assist with laundry when needed.
• Resident Care and Satisfaction
• Fully understand all aspects of Residents’ Rights; maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each Resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact in a manner that promotes the emotional well-being of the resident.
• Respond to Resident and family member’s concerns with empathy and communicate with them in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Assist Resident and family with moving of personal furniture and belongings and assisting with set up of Resident’s personal belongings.

Professional Development

• Attends monthly in-service training.
• Maintains a professional demeanor and appearance in conformity with dress code standards.
• Maintain good attendance record.

REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma/GED
• Current CPR Required; facility will provide.
• One year experience working in a community healthcare setting.
• Physical Work Environment: Must be able to lift or carry up to 50 pounds occasionally and to exert 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical activity involves sitting, walking, standing, carrying, bending, lifting, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT STATE LAW REQUIRES A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT [Kentucky: KRS 216.793(1)]. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

With the population of older people growing rapidly, more and more families are facing the new challenges of helping their elderly loved one's age with dignity and remain independent. One North Alabama family with a long tradition of honoring the elderly, brought its special way of caring back home.

Since the beginning, we have dedicated all our energy into achieving the quality-of-life goals of our residents and their families. The small size of the buildings, intense emphasis on quality care, careful selection and continuous training of management as well as the staff, and its ongoing desire for residents and family feedback, are all features of Cottage Senior Living's philosophy - do the things that help residents maintain their independence, dignity, and choice.

If you have a passion for helping our older population live their best life, we want you to apply!