Housekeeper- ARGUS

Job Title:        Housekeeper

Department:  Facilities Maintenance

Reports To:    Department Director / VP of Facilities

Location: Varies  

Job Summary:

The housekeeping position will maintain company facilities by carrying out cleaning duties.  The housekeeper will ensure a neat, clean, and sanitary environment for our staff, clients, and visitors in all public and private areas.  

Primary Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Qualifications / Criteria:      

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of custodial or commercial cleaning experience
• Must have good verbal communication skills.
• Able to follow direction and multi-task
• Great customer service attitude.
• Willingness to occasionally travel to other facilities for special projects

Requirements:

Appearance:

• All employees are expected to look presentable, have proper hygiene (i.e. not exhibiting offensive odors), and grooming standards. Hair must be neat, clean, and combed. Hair length will in no case interfere with work assignments or create a hazard. Dangling earrings are not permitted during work hours.

Uniforms:

• Argus Community, Inc. provides all maintenance employees with work shirts, pants and a jacket. The agency does not provide the employee with footwear. The employee is responsible for purchasing their own work boots. Construction boots/work boots must be worn during work hours to comply with safety standards. Sneaker or shoes are not permitted to be worn during work hours.  Work boots shall be in good safety standard condition.
• Employees reporting to work must be in uniform at the start of their shift.
• Uniforms must comply with safety standards and not be loose fitting or ragged. Shirt tails must be tucked in at all time and belts worn if deemed necessary. Uniforms cannot be altered in appearance from standard issue, except for proper fit.
• Failure to wear the uniform as required by agency uniform dress code and safety standards will result in disciplinary procedures.
• Employees are responsible for all uniforms assigned to them. Lost /missing uniforms must be reported to the Supervisor as soon as the employee finds them missing or lost. Uniforms must be clean and in good repair at the start of the work shift. A washer and dryer are provided by the agency so that all employees can wash their uniforms as needed.
• Personal jackets, coats or hoodies are not allowed to be worn within the building. If needed the employee can only wear his or her charcoal gray uniform jacket provided by the agency.
• Other wearing apparel such as thermo wear garments and T-shirts when worn must be charcoal gray, navy blue, black or white in color and worn under the uniform. T-shirts must not be bright colors which show through the uniform. If a long sleeve undergarment is worn, then a long sleeve shirt must be worn to cover the undergarment. No more than the first two top buttons on the work shirts may be unbuttoned during daily work schedules.
• No hats/head gear, with the exception of religious garb, is to be worn in the facility at any time.

Other Requirements:

• Housekeeper must always present themselves in a kind, professional way to residents, vendors, contractors and co-workers.
• Staff members will meet with their supervisor on a weekly basis for a briefing on their work and, of course, on an as needed basis in between.
• Must be able to work some weekends and holidays as required by schedule

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and/or fingerprinting (department-dependent), which will be conducted following a conditional offer of employment in adherence to NYC Fair Chance Act guidelines.