Job Description
Salary: $17.72 - $22.69 Hourly
Location : Sullivan County Healthcare, 5 Nursing Home Dr, Unity, NH
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 00204
Department: Housekeeping
Opening Date: 08/06/2025
Description $2,500 SIGN ON BONUS* Join our dynamic team at Sullivan County Health Care as a Housekeeper. We offer fantastic benefits, generous paid time off and the opportunity to be part of an organization you can be proud of! Come be a part of our award-winning team that works hard to uphold our motto: "ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, WE MAKE LIFE BETTER".
Scope of position: Our Housekeepers are responsible for cleaning and servicing nursing home areas; moving furniture, equipment, and supplies as necessary. Performs a variety of housekeeping duties, to maintain the facility in an orderly and sanitary condition.
Examples of Duties - Follows all health and safety regulations, rules and procedures.
- Sweep, mop, wet-wash, and vacuum floors; periodically polish floors, using buffing machine and polish, using safety glasses and caution signs; clean hallways with floor scrubber; wash walls and inside windows, by hand, using cleaning solutions, sponge, and cloths; periodically is called upon to wash outside windows and screens.
- Move furniture to clean rooms and areas; gather and dispose of trash; wash wastebaskets and large refuse containers and reline with paper or plastic bags; clean lighting fixtures, tops of windows, vents, door frames, and other high places, using ladder when necessary; turn and change mattresses, get traction and bed frames, hang draperies and shades; may do minor repairs to Venetian blinds and shades.
- Clean window tracks of flies, clean elevator tracks, clean mini-blinds, clean residents' fans as well as others.
- Wash sinks and other plumbing fixtures; wash water coolers; replace disposables such as towels, soap and toilet paper, etc.; clean whirlpool, tub and chair lift; clean mirrors.
- Collect soiled linens and transport to laundry; on weekends and holidays help ground floor housekeeping aide.
- Disinfect areas by scrubbing or spraying; test water for disinfectant reading; unplug clogged toilets; clean entire room when a resident expires; assist in cleaning all ceiling vents.
- Move resident's room furnishings on wheels, from one floor to another.
- Complete charts daily, indicating number of wheelchairs, Geri chairs and beds cleaned or changed. Complete monthly reports and submits to Supervisor.
Typical Qualifications Duties require no prior experience or training
Supplemental Information Shift Differential: - $2.00/hour - 2nd shift
- $2.00/hour - 3rd shift
- 20% of base rate of pay Weekend premium - all shifts
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mandatory post offer physical, drug testing and Criminal records check required (County paid).
* Full time positions only, paid in multiple payments over a specified period.
Sullivan County is proud to offer their employees a competitive benefit package.
Benefits include:
- Medical - Anthem BC/BS
- Dental - Delta Dental
- Long-Term Disability - County paid
- Employee Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment - County paid
- Voluntary Short-term Disability
- NH Retirement System
- 457 Plan
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Vacation and Sick time
- Referral Bonus
- Shift & Weekend Differentials
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid Continuing Education through our online RELIAS program
- Tuition Reimbursement
Note: Eligibility for benefits varies based on employment status
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Relocation package, All shifts, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift