Housekeeping, Full-Time with benefits!

Job Description

Welcome To

Welcome to Lahey Health Continuing Care, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Our team provides ongoing care to individuals through our assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Our teams of nurses, aides, food service, and environmental service employees work to create an environment that supports the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of our residents and patients, along with their families.

About the Job

Position Summary:  Responsible for cleaning residents’ apartments and residence common areas including vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, polishing, mopping, disinfecting, etc.  Also will perform routine maintenance and repair of residence, maintaining physical appearance of the grounds and building as well as ensuring that the building is physically sound and safe.  Works with outside contractors as needed.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

The employee must be able to perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation by The Herrick House without posing a direct threat to himself, herself, or others.

Housekeeping Responsibilities - Common Areas

1. Performs daily assignments as scheduled by the Director of Facilities Management
2. Cleans floors including vacuuming, sweeping, damp and/or wet mopping, disinfecting and carpet spot cleaning
3. Cleans or maintains, washes, polishes and sanitizes bathrooms and fixtures
4. Cleans and polishes furniture, fixtures, ledges, heating and cooling unit, mirrors, walls, etc. including administrative offices
5. Cleans windows as necessary
6. Discards waste/trash into proper containers and re-lines trash receptacles on a daily basis and discards into residence dumpster
7. Cleans kitchen areas including cabinets, countertop, sink, refrigerator, microwave, etc.

Special Projects/Miscellaneous

1. 1. Performs special projects as assigned
   2. Performs various maintenance projects as assigned (i.e., painting)
   3. Shampoos carpets/upholstery
   4. Strips and waxes floors
   5. Buffs assigned flooring on a weekly basis
   6. Performs routine maintenance and repair as assigned
   7. Maintains, cleans and properly stores equipment
   8. Properly labels chemicals at all times
   9. Performs grounds/landscaping duties as assigned
   10. Responds to staff/resident requests in a timely manner
   11. Maintains infection control standards of practice
   12. Fills in for Environmental Services Aide I as assigned
   13. Performs similar and other related duties as required