Housekeeping Aide

Tier: 1

Department: Health Center

Supervisor: Housekeeping Supervisor

Location: 11400 158th Road Mayetta, KS

Assigned schedule: Mon-Fri 12:30pm-9:00pm

Pay Range: $13.88 - $19.72

Offering rate will vary within the listed hourly range above. *Supported by the Department budget & related experience/education*

• Preference in employment actions exercised in accordance with applicable law. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility for preference.
• Benefits for Full-Time: Weekly pay periods, Holiday pay, paid Birthday leave, Weekly accruals for Vacation & Sick leave, Administrative, Bereavement, and Educational Leave available, Low-Cost & Low-Deductible Benefits Plans & Generous 401(k) matching program.

Questions before applying? 785-966-3060

ROLE:

The Housekeeping Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment within the health center. This position plays a crucial role in promoting infection control, ensuring a pleasant atmosphere for patients, staff, and visitors, and supporting the overall mission of the health center. The Housekeeping Aide will perform various cleaning tasks, handles waste disposal, and assist in the maintenance of supplies and equipment.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Driving: Must have valid Kansas Driver's License and must be insurable with the Nation's insurance carrier.

Experience: Less than one year of janitorial, custodial, or maintenance experience.

Education: High school Diploma or GED

Interpersonal Skills: Courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job. Work involves much personal contact with others inside and/or outside the PBPN for purposes of giving or obtaining information, building relationships, or soliciting cooperation.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customers and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of computer and cell phone navigation.
• Public Safety: Knowledge of relevant equipment, procedures, and strategies to promote effective operations from the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Knowledge of infection control principles and techniques.

Skills:

• Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Time Management: Managing one's own time.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading & Writing: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Abilities:

• Ability to interact professionally with all patients, internal & external stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain patient privacy, confidentiality, and the rights of patients.
• Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines in a high-stress and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and legs.
• Ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

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