Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Environmental Services Technician to join the Home of the Innocents team. This role is essential to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our residents, visitors, and staff. The ideal candidate is reliable, efficient, and committed to maintaining the highest level of cleanliness throughout our facility.
A Day in the Life
As an Environmental Services Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and sanitation of our facilities. Daily tasks could include dusting, sweeping, mopping, and sanitizing common areas, recreational areas, resident rooms, bathrooms and classrooms.
Schedule: PT – Weekends; 7am-12pm
• Every other weekend (or more if shifts are available).
• Potential to pick up extra shifts during the week as needed.
How This Position Contributes to our Mission
• Inspect, clean and disinfect resident rooms, restrooms, offices, and public spaces
• Perform environmental services functions as assigned and in accordance with daily duties lists
• Maintain a safe work environment by following all safety precautions when performing tasks and when using supplies
• Ensure that all established infection control and universal precaution practices are maintained when performing environmental and laundry procedures
• Report all hazardous conditions or equipment and any occupational exposure to mitigate risks to residents, guests and employees
• Remove waste and soiled linens and restock supplies in assigned areas
• Report maintenance or safety issues promptly
• Work collaboratively with staff to ensure a high standard of cleanliness
Skills and Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift up to 40 pounds
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English language
• Housekeeping experience in healthcare facility preferred
What You’ll Receive as a Valued Member of Home of the Innocents
• A trauma-informed environment
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Generous leave time
• 401(k) with employer match
• Training and certification opportunities
Who We Are
Home of the Innocents is one of Louisville’s longest-serving non-profit organizations, approaching 150 years of service to children and families. Our mission is simple and clear: to enrich lives with hope, health, and happiness.
We are a trauma-informed organization, prioritizing safety, recovery, and strong relationships in everything we do. Our leadership is committed to building a workforce grounded in compassion, excellence, empowerment, and wellness.
We are an organization growing to meet the needs of children and young adults in our community, expanding our programs and investing in our campus, including the addition of a new wing at the Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center that will double our capacity to serve medically complex individuals.
Our Impact
• 3,976 children and families served in 2025
• 22-acre campus located near downtown Louisville
• Second largest Residential Treatment Program in Kentucky
• Only dedicated emergency shelter for children in the city
• 10 programs supporting children and families across a range of needs, including:
◦ Therapeutic and residential treatment for youth with complex behavioral and emotional needs
◦ Emergency shelter for children in crisis
◦ Foster care and adoption support
◦ Community-based behavioral health services
◦ Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center (KCC): Kentucky’s only pediatric skilled nursing facility providing residential and respite care for children and young adults with complex medical needs.
If you are passionate about making a difference for children, families, and our community, we invite you to APPLY NOW!
