Housekeeper / Laundry Aide (1st Shift)
At Resthaven, we believe care is more than a profession - it's a calling. Since 1945, we have remained committed to serving older adults with compassion, dignity, excellence, and faith-centered purpose. As a not-for-profit, faith-based organization, we're dedicated to enriching lives - both for those we serve and those who serve alongside us. Whether you're looking to grow your career or find a more supportive and purpose-driven workplace, you'll find it here. We'll help you learn, support your success, and surround you with people who believe in service, community, respect, and making a meaningful difference every day.
Pay Range
- $15 - $16.50
- Pay is based on experience and applicable licensure
Employment Type & Schedule
- Full-Time
- 1st Shift | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- 1st Shift | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Rotating Weekends
Why Join Resthaven?
- No Mandatory Overtime (No Mandation)
- NOMI Health Insurance Network - $0 copays, $0 deductibles, and $0 coinsurance for full-time employees
- Free On-Site Clinic - Convenient access to healthcare
- Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after just 6 months of employment
- Supportive, Mission-Driven Culture - Be part of a team centered around purpose, compassion, and community
- Career Growth & Advancement - Opportunities to learn, develop, and grow within the organization
- Meaningful Work Every Day - Build relationships and make a lasting difference in the lives of residents
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide daily cleaning and replenishing of supplies to common areas, bathrooms, offices, and other areas in accordance with standard cleaning procedures.
- Properly operate standard cleaning equipment. This may include climbing a ladder or a step stool at times and working outdoors during parts of your shift.
- Maintain housekeeping carts and storage areas.
- Facilitate room moves, occupant discharges, bio-hazard clean ups and special project clean ups.
- Assists residents and family members with laundry services and furniture cleaning.
- Work collaboratively with all staff to achieve optimum results in maintaining the facility, while promoting teamwork.
- Maintain a professional and courteous approach with the residents, visitors and staff.
- Understand and support Resthaven policies and procedures.
- Assumes all other position related responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions.
- Communicates effectively and tactfully, while recognizing age, cultural orientation, needs, abilities and physical condition.
- Ability to display a sense of caring, concern, compassion and dignity for residents.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
- Well organized and attentive to detail.
- Ability to manage time productively.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and be reassigned tasks based on resident and building needs.
- Have an effective way of communicating while on job assignments due to working in multiple locations.
- Experience with commercial or residential cleaning is beneficial.
- Experience with high volume laundry and industrial washers and dryers is beneficial.
- Exposure to working with the senior adult population desired.
- Attends all required in-service training and departmental meetings.
Education, Training, Experience
- Completion of HS Diploma or GED strongly preferred.