Housekeeping Assistant - Personal Care

Are you a caring and compassionate individual? Would others describe you as considerate and trustworthy? Do you enjoy providing superior service and have a strong attention for details?

If you answer yes to the above questions, we invite you to apply to join our exceptional team as a Personal Care Housekeeping Assistant.

Homeland has a tradition of caring that began in 1867 and continues today with Homeland Center and community outreach services: Hospice, Palliative Care, HomeHealth, and HomeCare. Personal Care at Homeland Center is tailored to provide our residents with the support they need to live an active and healthy life with as much independence as possible. The Personal Care team works hard to build a community of trust for every resident who calls Personal Care "home." At Homeland, every person on our team matters and fulfills a greater purpose in the lives of our residents, patients, and clients.

As a Housekeeping Assistant for Homeland Center's Personal Care, you contribute to our culture of care and trust by maintaining the clean and healthy environment in Resident rooms and common areas.

• This is a Full-Time opening, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am-3:30 pm.

Housekeeping Assistant Responsibilities include:

• Perform cleaning duties in resident rooms daily, according to established policies, procedures, and schedule.
• Remove trash and waste from Residents’ rooms and transport waste to the disposal area.
• Clean, maintain, and replenish resident bathrooms and supplies.
• Clean and prepare rooms for new residents.
• Clean, vacuum, scrub, wax, and other general cleaning duties to maintain resident common areas, including hallways, stairways, elevators, entrances, and exits.
• Assists maintenance with transferring residents and their belongings, as needed.
• Additional responsibilities, as assigned.

Housekeeping Assistant Requirements:

Experience and Education:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent, preferred, but not required.
• Prior housekeeping/laundry experience preferred, but not required.
• Basic English Language Skills, including ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Basic Mathematical Skills, including ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Basic Reasoning Skills, including ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other skills and abilities:

• Prior housekeeping experience in a healthcare setting is a plus. 
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work well within a geriatric setting.
• Attention to detail and ability to complete repetitive tasks.

As a full-time Housekeeping Assistant, you would be eligible for:

• Competitive Pay Rates.
• Excellent Health Benefit Options, starting at no premium with no deductible and low co-pays, which includes Vision and Prescription coverage, with the option to purchase Dental and Identity Theft Protection.
• 401K with matching and the direct support of a financial advisor to help you meet your goals.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• The opportunity to earn an annual bonus.
• Career advancement opportunities through our CNA training program and education assistance program.

Homeland Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.