Housekeeper - Full Time

**Taylor View Towers is modern and attractive and geared to residents’ comfort and enjoyment. Our community is in the north-central part of the city of Red Deer. South View Tower has 5 floors & North View Tower has 6 floors of community living.**

**Our mission is to provide an enriching resident living experience in Central Alberta, by delivering compassionate care, fostering meaningful connections, and creating an environment where residents thrive in a vibrant, purposeful living, supported by a dedicated and passionate team.**

As a Housekeeper, you are responsible for assisting with providing a welcoming environment for our residents, employee care partners, and visitors by ensuring our community is clean and cared for.

**Summary**Statement**:
The Housekeeper is responsible for providing housekeeping and laundry services to residents and the Community. The Housekeeper provides a variety of cleaning duties on a scheduled basis and maintains inventory of required supplies.

**Relationships**:
Reports to: Housekeeping Supervisor

Direct Reports: n/a

Internal Contacts: Residents & Family Members

External Contacts: n/a

**Key**Responsibility**Areas**(%**Range**of**Focus)**:
**Housekeeping**Duties**:**50%-**60%**
- Performs routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning bathrooms, making beds, and cleaning common areas
- Coordinates and assists if required in the Move In/Move Out /Orientation process for Residents
- Empties all waste receptacles and deposits waste in disposal bins
- Inspects all rooms to ensure cleaning standards are upheld
- Notifies superiors of any property damages, deficits, and disturbances
- Conduct random ongoing audits to maintain compliance

**Resident**Support**:**25%-**35%**
- Provides services in accordance with best practices, our Well-Being Strategies, quality improvement guidelines, and regulations/standards
- Reports and responds to concerns/issues as they relate to services within the Community
- Engages in meaningful conversations with Residents and their loved ones

**Inventory**Management: 15%-**20%**

Verifies inventory levels of all consumables and communicates to supervisor as required

Refills supply of hand sanitizers, paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, and deodorizers in the washroom

**Training**and**Support**:**10%-**15%**
- Actively participating in Community Learning Circles, meetings and events
- Collaborate with the team, including but not limited to management, families, and employee care partners to facilitate the highest level of housekeeping service for the Resident

**Health**&**Safety**:**5%-**10%**
- Provides a safe and sanitary environment for all Care Partners and makes every effort to reduce safety hazards, accidents and injuries
- Understands and participates in the Emergency Management Plan, Infection Control protocol, WHMIS, and Health & Safety Wellness Strategies.
- Projects and Assignments:

- Performs a variety of other projects and assignments as required.

**Qualifications**:
Education

Grade 12 Diploma or recognized equivalent is required.

**Experience**
- Experience in housekeeping services preferred

**Certificate**
- WHMIS

**Competencies**(skills,**abilities,**knowledge)**:

- Social Human Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Customer Service
- Oral / Written Communication - must be able to read, write, and speak fluently in English.
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail and accuracy

***Working**Conditions**:

- The ability to move freely about, lift, or push up to 50 lbs., and frequent stooping, kneeling, reaching, bending, and standing.
- Work in stressful and potentially emotionally charged situations.
- There is a potential for injury and exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and communicable diseases.

**Why Join Our Community?**:

- Competitive compensation package
- Opportunity for personal and professional growth
- Looking for a happy corporate culture The term staff is not used here, we are Employee Care Partners