Housekeeper

Riddle Village, a lifecare retirement community, is seeking a full-time housekeeper for our Environmental Services Department. To work Monday through Friday with weekend rotation.

About Riddle Village and Our Employees:

Riddle Village is a continuing-care retirement community with a long-standing tradition of supporting residents and employees. We are looking for hardworking, fun-loving, caring individuals to join our team. Riddle Village's culture has a simple philosophy, "Smile and say hello; everything else will follow." Everywhere you turn in the community, you are greeted with a warm smile and a welcoming hello. With over 300 dedicated associates, there is always someone offering a helping hand, a caring ear to listen to, or just a friendly smile to let you know that we are all part of the team, and together, we will continue to make Riddle Village the best community possible. If you are enthusiastic about working with the elderly and want to be part of an incredible team and pleasant work environment, then Riddle Village may be the place for you!

About the Housekeeper Position:

The housekeeper hired for this open position should be customer service-oriented with excellent communication and organizational skills. She/he should be able to get along easily with others and build rapport with customers. This person should also be able to work independently with minimal supervision. In return, Riddle Village offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a positive work environment.

Under the supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor and Environmental Services Director, the housekeeper's primary responsibilities are to clean and service apartments, baths, and offices throughout the community. Primary responsibilities include:

• Cleaning and servicing apartments, baths, and offices.
• Cleaning, mopping, sweeping floors, dusting, and damp wiping window sills.
• Emptying wastebaskets.
• Scouring and polishing bathtubs, sinks, mirrors, and similar equipment.
• Dusting furniture and equipment.
• Cleaning and polishing chrome glass panels in doors and partitions.
• Spot cleaning walls.
• Dusting baseboards.
• Arranging furniture in public areas in an orderly fashion.
• Replenishing supplies (soap, paper towels, toilet paper, etc).
• Disinfect toilets with proper germicidal.
• Keep housekeeping closets and storage closets in good order by cleaning areas and arrangements of supplies and equipment.
• Sweeping and wet mopping floors.
• Performance requirements
• Responsible for cleanliness and servicing of the assigned area, care of cleaning equipment by following the Housekeeping Department's cleaning procedures/ Efficient expenditures of soaps, waxes, polishes, and similar supplies along with neat personal appearance.
• Performs a variety of related housekeeping duties as assigned by management or as may be required to meet emergencies or other specific situations.

Benefits:

• Employer-subsidized health benefits start the first day of the month following your start date.
• Employer matching program for 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Generous vacation, sick, and personal time benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement for all levels of continuing education
• Tuition Scholarships for all levels of continuing education
• Discounted meals for employees

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate must have a genuine interest in geriatric care and must believe in and uphold the philosophy and rules of the community. She/he must be willing to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a frequent to continuous basis and perform tasks with due consideration for residents in the vicinity. The ideal candidate must take initiative and use good judgment in order to be able to maintain her/his assigned area in a clean and orderly condition.