Housekeeping Assistant
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo
About the Role
Join our community as a dedicated and compassionate Housekeeping Assistant. Work with purpose, form lasting relationships with residents and staff, and make a difference for countless individuals. Our focus is on the person, and personal well-being is our top priority. Employees are empowered to personally engage with each other and with residents to always do the right thing.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
- Perform a wide range of cleaning duties, including sanitizing resident rooms, common areas, restrooms, and high-touch surfaces to uphold community cleanliness standards and infection-control guidelines.
- Ensure all assigned areas are well-organized and properly stocked with supplies.
- Maintain areas in a way that promotes comfort and safety for everyone in the facility.
- Respond appropriately to special cleaning requests.
- Communicate any safety or maintenance concerns.
- Uphold the community’s standards of quality and hospitality.
- Enhance the overall well-being and experience of residents.
- May be cross-trained to assist with laundry services, including collecting, washing, drying, folding, and returning linens and personal items.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Attention to detail
- Initiative
- Ability to follow established cleaning routines
- Ability to work collaboratively and in a service-oriented setting
Qualifications
- Effective time management skills to complete tasks efficiently.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Previous experience in housekeeping or a similar role is a plus but not required.