Job Description

Level Experienced Job Location Dallas Retirement Village - Dallas, OR 97338 Position Type Full-Time Education Level High School Salary Range $15.80 - $17.80 Hourly

Travel Percentage None Job Shift Day Job Category Entry Level

DALLAS RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Assisted Living/ Independent Living

Housekeeping

Position: Housekeeper

Department: Environmental Services

FLSA Status: Non - Exempt

Prepared Date: October 1996

Revision Date: August 13, 2006

Approved By:

Reports To: Director of Environmental Services, regarding essential duties, responsibilities, schedule changes and for up-dates regarding apartment vacancies and other pending duties.

Purpose:

Housekeeping personnel are directly responsible for the cleanliness of the physical plant and environment, including the fixtures, furniture and equipment, and for keeping the facility safe, attractive and in an operative state at all times. Including but not excluding resident rooms/apartments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Essential Job Duties:

A. General

1. Washes windows and doors.

2. Dusts all sitting areas.

3. Clean and dust Activity, Craft rooms, Stairs and public restrooms

4. Clean Spas ( 2) including toilets, sinks, tubs and floors

B. Common Areas

1. Vacuums all halls and elevators.

2 Stock supply cart for the following day.

4. Report any needed repairs to supervisor or administration.

5. Requests supplies as needed to supervisor.

6. Mop stairs and closets.

7. Check guest room and clean as needed.

8. Spot clean all walls and carpets in all common areas.

9. Check refrigerators in Craft Room and Activity Room.

10. Washes windows and doors.

11. Sweeps cobwebs outside doors.

1. Apartments

Weekly

1. Spot clean walls and floors.

2. Change bedroom and bathroom linens.
3. Vacuum carpets and sweep and mop floors.
4. Clean shower/tub, toilet, sink, and mirror.
5. Collect trash.
6. Spot clean soiled areas on carpet.

Monthly

1. Wash shower curtains.
2. Dust sills and ledges.
3. Clean and defrost all refrigerators in resident’s apartments.

Twice a Year

1. Wash windows, patio windows and blinds.
2. Inventory stock (i.e. Towels, washcloths, drapes, sheets and other cleaning supplies)
3. Disinfect and organize housekeeping closets and carts (3).

Other Duties:

1. Wash windows, blinds and patio doors.
2. Dust furniture in halls, scrub handrails and baseboards.
3. Dust pictures in halls.
4. Extract all carpets.
5. Detailed cleaning in any empty Townhome/apartments.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Principle Duties Include:

Dallas Retirement Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all of our community job descriptions.

DRV Hospitality Promises

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be able to work independently.
2. Must have good oral and verbal communication skills.
3. Must be able to appropriately prioritize and organize multiple tasks/projects.
4. Must possess the ability to deal tactfully and pleasantly with residents, families, staff, community resources, visitors, and the general public.
5. Must be highly customer service oriented and dedicated to providing superior hospitality and service at all times.
6. Must be able to project cheerfulness and enthusiasm, maintain a positive attitude and work as a productive member of the health center.
7. Must maintain a professional appearance in compliance with facility dress codes.
8. Must be able to read and write in English language.