Lead Housekeeper

The Pillars of Hermantown is Ebenezer's newest managed senior living community in northern Minnesota, near Duluth and will offer Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care options with 105 total apartments near major crossroads and amongst beautiful scenary. The Pillars creates purposeful lifestyles for our seniors with dedicated staff to meet their needs in a variety of ways.  Come join our team of dedicated employees who share in our mission to help our seniors heal, discover, and educate for longer healthier, more significant lives!

The Lead Housekeeper provides direction to housekeeping staff under the direction of Environmental Services Director. Provides a clean, safe and pleasant environment for residents, staff and visitors.

This full-time schedule includes:

• 80 hours per two week pay period
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Responsibilities

• Cleans resident and common areas of the community as assigned.
• Performs thorough cleaning of all assigned areas, including vacuums carpets, sweeps and mops hard floor surfaces, dusts and/or damp wipes surfaces, sanitizes bathrooms, cleans all glass windows/mirrors.
• Prioritizes tasks and completes within allotted time.
• Assists in cleaning emergency spills as needed.
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned.
• Follows cleaning schedule and instructions regarding specifications of resident’s individualized housekeeping needs.
• Performs job duties safely, using correct body mechanics and personal protective equipment.
• Safely mixes chemicals according to instructions provided by the manufacturer
• Consistently follows safe body mechanics
• Demonstrates precautionary work practices for the safety of others in the work areas, such as electric cords, wet floor signs, etc.
• Completes all OSHA training modules in a timely manner.
• Maintains cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Maintains housekeeping cart and storage area on daily basis.
• Safeguards others’ well-being by keeping chemicals and other hazardous materials locked when not in active use.
• Communicates supplies that need to be re-stocked.
• Communicates need for equipment repairs.
• Adheres to all Lockout/Tagout requirements per policy.
• Participates actively in team meetings, reports on current state in the Community, providing feedback on housekeeping-related items as they arise.
• Leads Housekeeping staff in carrying out cleaning procedures:
• May assist in interviews for hiring new staff.
• Provides appropriate performance feedback to Environmental Services Director regarding staff performance.
• Assists staff in problem solving.
• Helps conduct regular staff meetings with Environmental Services Director.
• Ability to do audits/checks.
• Teaches and coaches staff on new learning opportunities.
• May assist with developing work schedules for housekeeping.
• May assist in ordering supplies for housekeeping.

Required Qualifications

• 1 year Housekeeping
• Ability to utilize software programs in order to complete work functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• • A.A./A.S.
  • 3 years
  • Experience utilizing software programs such as Educare or TELS in order to complete necessary job functions

$17.26- $24.93 Hourly

Ebenezer offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information:http://www.ebenezercares.org/employee-benefits

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.