Housekeeping Aide

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Environmental Services Supervisor, ensures a clean, sanitary and safe home-like environment, within an interdisciplinary, resident-focused team, consistent with the policies and philosophy of Brinton Woods.

Full-time day shift, every other weekend

Position Responsibilities:

• Participates in the provision of resident focused care in a home-like environment, respecting the individuality and dignity of each resident /family and co-worker by supporting on-going operations of housekeeping services.
• Performs housekeeping duties, preventive cleaning tasks and assigned custodial duties in all areas of facility ensuring the facility environment meets the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of each resident / family.
• Utilizes professional communication to establish a working relationship with resident/ families and co-workers for the purpose of meeting the resident needs, ensuring respect, dignity, individuality of each resident and staff member.
• Ads to daily, weekly and monthly cleaning check off lists, workplace policies, audit sheets and routines.
• Performs duties including but not limited to: floor maintenance programs, deep cleaning programs, carbonizing, waste management and transportation of clean and soiled linens.
• Participates with multidisciplinary team in formulating, delivering and reporting the resident's daily personal care needs and individual preferences.
• Delivers effective and efficient services that reflects the promotion of resident/family choice and acknowledges the resident strengths, limitations as well as their need for safety and the safety of other residents/family and staff.
• Ensures daily, the neatness and cleanliness of resident's living rooms and common areas including but not limited to rooms and equipment including; furniture, clothes closets, mobility devices, tub/ bathrooms and utility rooms.
• Establishes and maintains good team relationships, as well as interdepartmental relationships by assisting members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure the needs of our residents are met.
• Protects own health and health of others by adopting safe work practices, reporting unsafe conditions immediately, and attending all relevant in-services regarding occupational health and safety.

Follows all guidelines for employees and employers as legislated under the Federal Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Other Duties:

• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge and experience of housekeeping operations and equipment, a plus.
• Experience in a long-term care setting, a plus.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work involves moderately heavy physical activity, including lifting large loads (50 lbs.

) considerable walking, standing, stooping, reaching, and pushing carts.