Scope of Postion: The overall purpose of the Housekeeping Aide position is to perform scheduled housekeeping tasks as may be assigned by the Hospitality Services Director. This position requires mopping, sweeping, dusting, washing windows, vacuuming and/or shampooing carpets, arranging furniture, etc., and generally cleaning furniture, stairwells, equipment, fixtures and hardware. Qualifications:

• High school education or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language is preferred
• Experience in institutional housekeeping is helpful
• Experience in the use of floor-care equipment is helpful

Essential Functions:

• Uses proper chemicals, tools and equipment to perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, office, recreational, and common areas daily as instructed.
• Thoroughly clean, wash, and sanitize bathrooms including polishing of bathroom fixtures. Assure that water marks are removed from fixtures.
• Cleanwindows and mirrors in resident rooms, office, recreational, and common areas.
• Clean floors using appropriate method (sweep, damp/wet mop, disinfecting, etc.)
• Assure that appropriate caution/safety signs are properly placed and removed.
• Clean carpets to include vacuuming, spotting, deodorizing, disinfecting, and extracting.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.
• Empties trash containers, replaces liners as appropriate and disposes of trash in proper receptacles.
• Assure that assigned areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored at all times. Inform Supervisor when supplies are needed
• Discard infectious waste into appropriate containers.

Other Duties:

• Report all concerns and/or complaints made by a resident or their family members to the Director of Hospitality Services or Administrator.
• Attend department staff meetings scheduled to assist in identifying and correcting p roblem areas and/or the improvement of service.
• Comply with work assignments to expedite work.
• Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of the facility's Quality Assurance Program for the Housekeeping Department
• Assure that infection control, universal precautions, and isolation precautions are practiced when performing housekeeping procedures.
• Follow established policies governing the use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
• Has reviewed and understands the facility's Policies and Procedures for Abuse.
• Prevention and knows the employee's responsibility to enforce it.
• Performs other reasonably related tasks as assigned.
• Report hazardous conditions and/or equipment to the Director of Housekeeping Services.
• Follow all safety procedures including fire, tornado, and evacuation.

Continuing Education:

• Attends in-service, educational, and on-the-job training programs as directed.

Resident Rights:

• Maintain the confidentiality of resident information.
• Honor the resident's personal and property rights
• Knock before entering resident's room.

Physical Demands:

May be required to communicate via telephone and verbally in conversation with different levels of staff, residents and their families and any outside customers.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Frequently required to sit, stand, bend, and walk.

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