Shift: M-F 7am -3:30pm

Cypress Palms/Housekeeping Assistant/Largo

Shift: M-F 7:30-3:30

• Would you like a rewarding position assisting and helping seniors?
• Do you want to work with a strong, supportive team?
• We have the perfect job for you with growth opportunities within our community!

About Us

Cypress Palms has been recognized as a 2014 & 2019 recipient of the Bronze Commitment to Quality, National Quality Award for its outstanding performance in the health care profession. At Cypress Palms, residents enjoy personal fulfillment amid a beautiful campus that features impressive landscaping, water features and garden areas. Cypress Palms offers additional services to residents that are not typically found at other communities. Cypress Palms offers an extended range of care levels, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and our own Parkinson's programs. Apply today to join our outstanding team of dedicated professionals!

Why work with us?

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with company contribution
• Additional Voluntary Benefits Plan Options through Colonial Life
• First Stop Health – Virtual Care Telehealth No Cost 24/7*
• Reduced Rent at one of our company-owned apartment communities
• Education support
• Mental Health Support through Ability Assist (legal, financial, emotional No Cost 24/7)
• Identity Theft Protection and credit monitoring*
• Health Assessments*
• Company-paid $10k Life Insurance
• Wellness Discount Marketplace*
• Tuition Discounts with Rasmussen College
• 401K with company match
• Employee Support Program (ESP)
• OnShift Engage Reward Program (earn points for cash rewards!)
• Access earned pay BEFORE pay day – instantly through RAIN app
• Referral bonuses
• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to an Investment Advisor through NFP Retirement
• LifeMart: one-stop resource for extra shopping savings
• Generous paid time off & sick pay (for eligible employees)

• Benefits available to eligible employees with enrollment in a medical insurance plan. Eligibility may vary by position, average hours worked, length of service, and/or location.

Housekeeping Assistant Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to perform the daily activities of the Housekeeping Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Executive Director, and/or the Director of Housekeeping, to assure that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Housekeeping Assistant Job Duties

• Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with applicable departments when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or common areas.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
• Ensure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Dispose of refuse and personal protective equipment in accordance with our established sanitation procedures.
• Ensure that an adequate supply of housekeeping supplies to perform daily tasks is maintained in utility/janitorial closets.
• Assist others in lifting heavy equipment, supplies, etc. using proper safety measures.
• Perform daily housekeeping functions and tasks as assigned.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures. Ensure that water marks are removed from fixtures.
• Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, common areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, disinfecting, etc. Clean carpets, to include vacuuming.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.
• Remove dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Clean hallways, stairways, elevators and vacant apartments.
• Ensure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times, and end of the work day.
• Perform disinfection cleaning procedures in accordance with established infection control procedures.
• Attend and participate in service training programs to meet state and federal requirements.

Housekeeping Assistant Education & Experience

• Training in environmental control practices and procedures preferred, but not required.

Housekeeping Assistant Licensing/Certifications

• None;willing to train.