Housekeeper

About the job

Brookdale Senior Living is hiring a full-time housekeeper at Brookdale Nine Mile in Spokane. The housekeeper keeps the community's shared spaces and residents' apartments clean and sanitized and helps residents and guests in a friendly, courteous way.

What you'll do

• Clean, polish and sanitize shared areas such as lobbies, halls, stairwells, activity and dining rooms and elevators
• Clean floors by sweeping, mopping, stripping, waxing and buffing, and clean carpets by vacuuming and shampooing, setting out caution signs as needed
• Remove dirt, dust and grease from surfaces with the right solutions, and handle and label hazardous cleaning supplies properly
• Clean and sanitize public restrooms and fixtures
• Clean residents' apartments weekly or as needed, including bathrooms, floors and kitchen surfaces, change bed linens to each resident's preference and log the work
• Deep clean apartments, furniture, window treatments and other assigned areas
• Interact warmly with residents and report any health concerns to management
• Respond to resident emergencies by contacting the right people, and help during evacuations if needed
• Attend in-service classes and on-the-job training

What you need

• Able to follow written or spoken instructions and finish cleaning tasks efficiently
• Respect for residents' privacy
• Willingness to communicate with residents of varied abilities and personalities
• Able to stand, walk, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel and crawl, and lift up to 50 pounds
• Possible exposure to latex, communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens and chemical hazards

Preferred

• High school diploma or GED
• Prior cleaning or housekeeping experience

Schedule

• Full-time
• Occasional weekend, evening or night work when needed to cover shifts
• On call as needed

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance and a 401(k)
• An associate assistance program, employee discounts and a referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-provided life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and optional life and dependent life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts and a Health Savings Account
• An adoption benefit and tuition reimbursement
• Optional voluntary benefits such as ID theft protection, pet insurance, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage, and a legal plan
• Advance of naturalization application fees for qualified associates with at least a year of service