Senior Living Universal Worker - Merrill Gardens at Lafayette

Senior Living Universal Worker

Are you passionate about working with seniors?  Are you dedicated to supporting seniors on their wellness journey to ensure they are provided with an atmosphere that values individualism and dignity?  If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you!  Merrill Gardens at Lafayette is currently accepting applications for Universal Worker to help support residents within our beautiful community residents call home.

If you are a compassionate, caring, responsible, and honest individual who genuinely loves working with the senior population, we would love the opportunity to speak with you!  Please APPLY TODAY!

Family means everything to us. From the communities we create to the connections we make with residents, everything we do is rooted in our history as a fifth-generation family business.

We build on that family with the people we hire and the teams they form.  As a family company, we can do things differently and for the past 30 years our long-term commitment to team members has been unsurpassed. 

We offer our employees:

• Highly competitive pay!
• Benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with generous company match, vacation & sick time, holidays, and more!
• A free daily meal!
• A stable career with a long-term company committed to our team members for 30 years.
• A rapidly growing company with opportunities for advancement
• Tuition reimbursement to help support your opportunities for advancement!

Our Universal Workers are responsible for:

Maintenance:

• Performs general maintenance as needed or assigned. Defrosting refrigerators; changing light bulbs and A/C filters; checking fire extinguishers, exits, and emergency lights monthly; completing maintenance work orders; and creating work orders for more specific maintenance needed.
• Ensures walls, floors, floor coverings, doors, windows, furniture, and woodwork in the common areas are properly maintained and repaired.
• Repairs and maintains vacated rooms in a timely manner, which includes painting walls and cleaning carpets.
• Maintains and repairs all in-house plumbing as needed.
• Provides minor electrical work within units and in common areas.
• Completes all work orders in a timely manner, noting any other work that needs completed at the location but is not listed on the work order.
• Documents safety issues as well as physical plan deficiencies related to local, county, state, and federal guidelines.
• Assists Maintenance Supervisor in preventative maintenance and cleaning of the community vehicles.
• Assists with training and development of safety procedures and hazard communications.
• Responds immediately and appropriately to accidents and emergencies based on established protocol.
• Paints common areas and vacant apartments.

Housekeeping:

• Routine and deep cleaning of common areas and offices, including lobby, restrooms, stairwells, hallways, model and vacant apartments, etc.
• Wash, dry, fold, and return community and resident laundry.
• Stocks supplies in common areas, restrooms, laundry carts, etc.
• Washes interior windows and fixtures.
• Food Service.
• Dining room set up, including updating menus, correct table set-up, and ensuring furnishings are clean.
• Sets up for special events.

Support:

• Delivers papers, flyers, etc. to resident apartments.
• Answers phones.
• Collects new employee and resident information, making copies, filing, creating brochures for prospective residents, stocking office supplies, and assisting with preparation of mailings. 

If you are someone with:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1-2 years of housekeeping experience in a similar environment preferred.
• Meet background check and specific requirements upon request. 

The pay range for this position will vary based on qualifications, experience, education/additional licensure, and other objective factors. Hiring at the maximum is not typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth

Consider applying to become a Universal Worker with the Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities!

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Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for our residents, families, and team members where every life is defined by the possibilities.

 Merrill Gardens is an Equal Opportunity Employer