Hope House, Inc.
Ancillary Specialist - Cook & Housekeeping
Role
The role of the Ancillary Specialist is to provide kitchen, cleaning, and other services as needed that support the provision of a client care in the residential facility or facilities.
This position can be either full time or part time depending on the availability of the candidate.
Responsibilities
- Ensure a clean and sanitary workplace.
- Ensure a safe workplace.
- Prepares and provides meals for the clients and business functions of the agency.
- Assistance in cleaning or meal preparation during any disaster or emergency situation.
Tasks
Kitchen
- Prepares and cooks meals for 15 clients.
- Occasionally prepare meals for business functions.
- Washes and sanitizes dishes after every use and every meal.
- Clean the range, oven and other appliance used for preparation of meals.
- Clean countertops and areas where food is prepared.
- Clean refrigerators and freezers as needed following a weekly schedule.
- Clean and organize food pantry as needed following a weekly schedule.
- Stores and put all vegetables and groceries in their respective places immediately upon arrival.
- Mop and sweep floors and kitchen mats.
- Makes a list of groceries and vegetables needed for every week.
- Date and label all food stored in refrigerators, freezers, and other storage inside the kitchen.
- Empty and remove trash from containers and install liners every day.
Cleaning
Daily
- Clean bedroom and bathroom floors.
- Clean and sanitize all bathrooms.
- Replenish paper goods including toilet seat covers, toilet paper, and paper towels.
- Empty all wastebaskets and replace liners in bedrooms, group rooms, and bathrooms.
- Cleans all group rooms and their bathrooms.
- Cleans the all furniture in the group rooms, including couches, tables, and chairs.
- Cleans and sanitize the facility rooms.
- Wash all the mops used for cleaning.
- Run the sweeper machine throughout the entire building, using care and posting signs for “CAUTION WET FLOOR”.
Once weekly and as needed
- Clean Administrative offices.
- Clean and/ or vacuum and wax floors.
- Dust furniture and fixtures.
- Clean and sanitize attached bathrooms.
- Replenish paper goods in the bathrooms.
- Empty wastebaskets and replace liners.
- Clean and sanitize all 3 shower and tub rooms.
- Scrub floors and walls.
- Refill bath soap and shampoo dispensers.
What We Need From You
- You need to be at least 18 years of age.
- Valid ID, Passport, Social Security Card or work permit
- Ability to pass a physical exam (push, pull, lift up to 50 lbs, stand for extended periods).
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
- Physical condition sufficient to engage in frequent to continuous standing, walking, lifting, carrying objects, assisting with transfers, pushing pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, reaching, running.
- Ability to clear a criminal background check with DOJ/FBI.
- Speak, read and write in English or Spanish
Reports ToAncillary Director
Hourly Starting Rate$17.50 - $18.50- Non-exempt
*** Incomplete applications will not be considered***
