Environmental Services Assistant - SSC

Are you searching for a work environment where respect, compassion, gratitude, and peace flourish? If so, the Environmental Services Assistant at Saint Benedict Monastery (St. Joseph, MN) is the career for you. The Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict welcome you with warmth, acceptance, and joy. Enrich your life while making a difference in the lives of others!

The Environmental Services Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, sanitary environment in the areas of housekeeping and laundry.

Essential Specific Job Duties

Resident Rooms

• Dust; wall hangings, drapes, light fixtures, stands, dressers, desks, lamps, vents, register, and ceilings.
• Washes walls, windows, tracks, doors, door knobs, telephones, bedside tray tables.
• Washes/vacuums recliners/chairs, empty and clean waste containers, clean and sanitize humidifiers, and fans.
• Mops, scrubs, strips, and re-coats hard floors, vacuum and extract carpeting.
• Strips, washes, flips mattresses, wash/dust and make beds.
• Moves, sets up and takes down furniture.

Laundry

• Collects general and personal clothing and linen from collection sites.
• Sorts, pre-spots, loads, washes, unloads, dries, irons, folds, sorts, stacks, and returns processed laundry to assigned areas.
• Keeps work areas and equipment clear of dust and lint.
• Dries, mops, scrubs, strips, and re-coats floor.
• Maintains appropriate dryer temperature control for specific fabric care.

Equipment

• Operates and cleans floor care equipment and cleans housekeeping cart.
• Operates and cleans laundry machines.
• Reports malfunctions of equipment to supervisor/maintenance.

Bathrooms and Utility Rooms

• Washes walls, mirrors, grab bars, medicine cabinets, sinks, stools, showers, and bathtubs.
• Dusts vents, ceiling, and upper walls, empty and clean waste and pad containers.
• Restocks supplies: toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, personal supplies, can liners, lotion, soap and cleaning products.
• Mops and scrubs floors.

Common Areas, Offices, Hallways and Outside Areas

• Dusts wall hangings and furniture, vacuum/wash chairs, empty and clean waste containers.
• Cleans refrigerators, sinks, counters, telephones, bathtubs, televisions, light fixtures, vents, fans, and humidifiers
• Mops, scrubs, strips, and re-coats hard floors, vacuum and extract carpeting, change and clean rugs.
• Sweeps sidewalks, cleans the gazebo, and cleans patio furniture.
• Maintains special wood finishes in chapel and other areas.
• Washes walls, windows, tracks, doors, and door knobs.

Other

• Observes and implements safety and sanitation procedures.
• Attends training and workshops as assigned.
• Attends and participates in department meetings.
• Follows and supports all policies and procedures as established by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K Match
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Proof of COVID vaccination or filing a vaccine exemption and weekly COVID testing is a requirement of employment with Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict.

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Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Type: Full-time