Job Description Summary: Minimum starting salary $15.50 / hour The Environmental Service Worker is responsible for maintaining environmental standards within established policies and procedures of Ozark Center and to perform a variety of general cleaning task to maintain patient rooms, bathrooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the Organization. They provide services to individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health (addiction/substance abuse and mental health) issues, recognizing that the individuals we serve often times have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment. They demonstrate a warm and welcoming empathic, hopeful attitude, conveying a philosophy of dual recovery. They will be trained in trauma-informed care and will work to help provide services in an environment that is sensitive and responsive which will prevent victimization, abuse, or trauma as a result of the care received. This position reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor. Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of one (1) year of experience in institutional housekeeping. Responsibilities: Dust furniture, woodwork and equipment in client waiting and reception areas. Wet mop hard surface floors as needed and vacuum carpets. Clean vents, fan fixtures, top of windows, doorframes, and other high areas using a ladder, gather and dispose of trash and waste materials using specified bags and/or containers. Clean/disinfect all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, door handles and walls of bathrooms. Keep cleaning equipment clean/in good repair and assist with other cleaning duties as assigned. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Physical Requirements: The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions: Lift, push and pull items up to 50 pounds Stand and walk for long periods of time Work in precarious or high locations (ladders, etc.) Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching Exposure to housekeeping cleaning agents and/or chemicals Exposure to noise Exposure to blood and/or body fluids TB test upon hire. As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees. Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center the areas largest provider of behavioral health services as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services.
