Environmental Services Specialist

Location: Shoreline, WA

Employment Status: Full Time

Compensation: $18.61 - $23.30, DOE

Sign On Bonus: $500

Benefit Highlights: Health Insurance, Retirement Plans w/CRISTA match, Family Care, Paid Holidays, PTO, Tuition Discount at King’s Schools.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

CRISTA Ministries (“CRISTA”) is a Christian church community that exists to exercise and express its Christian beliefs. At the core of our Christian church community is the belief that as Christians, we are part of the priesthood of all believers, set forth in I Peter 2. We believe this priesthood calling rests upon all Christians and is a foundational, spiritual practice of our CRISTA community. This priesthood calling evokes within us the response to view our work as our ministry. We believe that all representatives of our community are ministers of the gospel and play equally important roles in exercising, expressing and teaching our beliefs (I Corinthians 12: 17-23).

CRISTA exists to make known the love of Jesus Christ through demonstrated works of service and ministry. We use every method available so that the people of the world may hear the Gospel, accept Christ as their Savior, and grow in their faith. We are a united family of Biblical Ministries inspired by a shared vision to serve and impact the young through the elderly, all cultures and backgrounds, in our own backyard and around the world through excellence in our service and operations. By leading a healthy and sustainable organization, CRISTA empowers its ministries to serve the needs of the world and share the Gospel, making disciples. Our commitment is to glorify, honor and obey the Lord in all we do through a workforce of ministers: our staff and volunteers who are called, committed, and faithful Christians.

CRISTA leads five distinct ministries in alignment with our calling to draw people into a transforming relationship with Christ. From World Concern’s relief and development efforts around the globe; from CRISTA Media’s stations that broadcast uplifting messages and music through your radio dials to the fireside songs that bring joy to campers year-round at CRISTA Camps; from the young minds equipped with knowledge at King’s Schools to the seniors receiving exceptional care at CRISTA Senior Living. Whether traversing the globe or right in our backyard, the CRISTA family of ministries is empowered to meet the needs of those we serve with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

CRISTA MINISTRIES MISSION AND V ISION STATEMENTS

• Mission Statement: To fearlessly declare the Gospel, with Biblical truth and love, leading generations to follow Jesus.
• Vision Statement: Until All Know Jesus.

CRISTA MINISTRIES CORE VALUES

• Christ-Centered : We approach our work by faith, prayerfully believing God will do the miraculous.
• Servanthood : We serve our world by meeting needs practically and spiritually.
• Uncompromising Integrity : We are honest, transparent, and trustworthy – reflecting Jesus in all we do.
• Holy Stewardship : We honor and maximize the potential of the resources, assets, and people God has entrusted to us.
• Excellence: We serve with excellence knowing that we represent God in our work, words, and actions.
• Unified Team : We are One CRISTA, united in the vision to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

SENIOR LIVING ’S PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Declaring the love of Jesus into the next season of life.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Environmental Specialist is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, sanitary, comfortable, and welcoming environment for assisted living residents, their families, visitors, and employees. This position performs routine and specialized environmental services, including cleaning and disinfect ng resident apartments, common areas, restrooms, offices, floors, furniture, trash rooms, and other assigned areas; providing laundry services; removing and disposing of waste; sanitizing trash receptacles; replenishing supplies; support ng event and dining-area setups; maintaining housekeeping equipment; and following infect on prevention, safety, and Residents’ Rights standards.

The Environmental Specialist performs du es in and around resident living spaces and is expected to protect resident dignity, privacy, comfort, personal property, and independence while maintaining a professional and respectful environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

(General overview and may not include all details of responsibilities)

Environmental Cleaning and Sanitation

• Clean and disinfect assigned resident apartments, common areas, hallways, elevators, dining areas, activity rooms, offices, restrooms, and other designated areas according to established schedules and procedures.
• Perform routing housekeeping services, including dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, emptying trash, and replenishing supplies.
• Clean, maintain, and sanitize floors using appropriate methods and equipment, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, spot cleaning, carpet care, and other floor-care procedures as assigned.
• Perform routine and periodic floor-care tasks, including machine scrubbing, buffing, polishing, extraction, stripping, and refinishing when trained and assigned.
• Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces, including door handles, handrails, light switches, elevator buttons, counters and other frequently touched surfaces.
• Dust and clean furniture, fixtures, doors, baseboards, walls, vents and other environmental surfaces as assigned.
• Clean light fixtures, and related surfaces as part of routine environmental cleaning.
• Replace light bulbs or other replaceable light components when permitted by facility policy, training, and safety procedures. Report electrical, fixture, or wiring concerns to Maintenance.
• Perform scheduled daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic deep-cleaning assignments.
• Assist with move-in, move-out, room turnover, and deep-cleaning of resident apartments as assigned.
• Clean and sanitize trash cans, trash bins, carts, and other waste receptacles according to established procedures.
• Respond promptly to spills, odors, accidents, and other environmental concerns.
• Maintain assigned areas in a clean, orderly, sanitary, and presentable condition.
• Assist with special cleaning projects and environmental preparation for inspections, events, resident activities, and other facility needs.

Laundry Responsibilities

• Collect, sort, transport, wash, dry, fold, and return resident and facility laundry according to established schedules and procedures.
• Handle resident clothing, linens, towels, bedding, and other personal laundry items with care and respect.
• Properly identify and separate resident laundry to prevent loss, misplacement, damage, and cross-contamination.
• Follow procedures for separating clean, soiled, heavily soiled, and contaminated laundry.
• Use appropriate PPE and infection prevention practices when handling soiled or contaminated laundry.
• Operate washers, dryers, irons, steamers, folding equipment, laundry carts, and other laundry equipment safely and according to established procedures.
• Inspect clothing and linens for stains, damage, missing items, or special care instructions and report concerns as appropriate.
• Return clean, dry, and properly folded laundry to the appropriate resident, apartment, storage area, or designated location in a timely manner.
• Maintain an organized system for resident laundry to minimize lost, misplaced, or unidentified items.
• Maintain laundry rooms, work areas, folding areas, laundry carts, and storage areas in a clean, organized, and sanitary condition.
• Clean and sanitize laundry equipment, carts, work surfaces, and frequently touched areas according to established schedules and procedures.
• Monitor laundry supplies and notify the Environmental Services Lead when detergents, stain removers, bags, labels, or other supplies are low.
• Handle resident personal property with care and report lost, damaged, unidentified, or unclaimed items according to facility procedures.
• Follow manufacturer instructions, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), infection prevention practices, and facility policies when using laundry chemicals and equipment.
• Assist with linen inventory and maintain adequate supplies of clean linens, towels, and other facility laundry items.
• Follow established procedures for the handling and disposal of damaged, contaminated, or unusable laundry.

Infection Prevention and Safety

• Follow established infection prevention and control practices, including proper hand hygiene, PPE use, cleaning techniques, and prevention of cross-contamination.
• Properly clean and safely dispose of human waste, bodily fluids, contaminated materials, and other waste in accordance with facility procedures and applicable requirements.
• Use cleaning products and disinfectants according to manufacturer instructions, established procedures, required contact/dwell times, and safety guidelines.
• Safely handle, dilute, label, store, and dispose of cleaning chemicals in accordance with Safety Data Sheets (SDS), facility policies, and applicable safety requirements.
• Identify and promptly address environmental hazards within the scope of the position.
• Report unsafe, unclean, damaged, or hazardous conditions that cannot be immediately corrected to the Environmental Services Supervisor or appropriate department.
• Report accidents, injuries, chemical exposures, spills, property damage, or other incidents promptly according to established procedures.
• Use ladders, step stools, and other equipment safely and according to established procedures.
• Follow emergency, fire, infection prevention, workplace safety, and hazardous communication procedures.

Supplies, Waste, and Equipment

• Collect, remove, and dispose of trash and recycling according to established procedures.
• Clean and sanitize trash receptacles and waste-handling equipment as scheduled or when needed.
• Monitor and maintain adequate housekeeping, restroom, and other assigned supplies.
• Notify the Environmental Services Supervisor when supplies are low or additional materials area needed.
• Keep Environmental Services closets, storage areas, trash rooms, and housekeeping carts clean, organized secure and sanitary.
• Clean, maintain, transport, and properly store housekeeping equipment and supplies.
• Inspect equipment before use and report damaged or malfunctioning equipment.
• Use cleaning supplies, equipment, and material efficiently and according to established procedures.

Furniture, Room Setup, and Event Support (Personal Resident Furniture Excluded)

• Move, arrange, and reposition furniture and equipment as needed to support cleaning, resident activities, room turnover, special projects, and facility operations.
• Safely move furniture using appropriate equipment and proper body mechanics and request assistance for items that exceed established safe-work limits.
• Assist with setup and breakdown of rooms and common areas for resident activities, meetings, events, meals, and special programs.
• Set up and arrange tables, chairs, and other approved furnishings according to established layouts or instructions.
• Assist with maintain dining, activity, and event spaces in a clean, orderly, and welcoming condition before, during and after scheduled activities.
• Return furniture and equipment to designated locations following events and activities.

Communication and Teamwork

• Work collaboratively with the Environmental Services Manager, Supervisor, Lead, coworkers, nursing, caregiving, maintenance, dining, activities, and other departments.
• Communicate environmental concerns that may affect resident safety, comfort, health, or well-being.
• Coordinate with appropriate departments when environmental issues require maintenance, nursing, caregiving, or other specialized assistance.
• Respond appropriately to requests from residents and staff within the scope of the position.
• Maintain professional and respectful working relationships with residents, families, visitors, volunteers and employees.
• Maintain required knowledge and competency related to environmental cleaning, infection prevention, PPE, chemical safety, bloodborne pathogens, workplace safety and equipment use.
• Follow Resident’s Rights Policies at all times.
• Follow procedures outlined in the employee’s handbook.
• Perform other duties ass assigned.

Conduct that reflects well on CRISTA Ministries and aligns with its mission, vision, Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Commitment (CCC).

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

CHRIST CENTERED

• Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.
• Is a committed Christian who is dedicated to continued spiritual growth and development as evidenced through a growing personal walk with God (e.g. daily spiritual rhythms of prayer, fellowship, Bible study, etc.).
• Prayerfully seeks God’s will in their own lives and in their ministry at CRISTA.
• Engages our ministry including staff and colleagues through prayer, participation in spiritual practices, leading devotionals and other spiritual practices.
• Affirms, aligns with and supports CRISTA’s Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Statement (CCC).
• Conducts themselves in a manner which reflects well on CRISTA Ministries and aligns with its mission, vision, Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Commitment (CCC).
• Demonstrates the values of a CRISTA leader.

EXPERIENCE

• One year of professional/commercial cleaning experience.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Read, write, communicate in and interpret English at a functional level (i.e., read and comprehend usage instructions for cleaning products and follow them accurately, verbally communicate with clarity, understand and explain information to residents.)
• Ability to pass background checks relating to DSHS Secretary’s List of Crimes and Negative Actions. ( WAC 388-113 ).
• Operate equipment properly.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities at the same time and able to determine (when faced with more than one thing to do at a time) what is more important.
• Interact with a wide variety of people, particularly the elderly and their family members.
• Ability to solve problems and work independently.
• Come to work as scheduled and demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Ability to work collaboratively with supervisor, coworkers, and residents.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

• One year of professional/commercial cleaning experience in a senior living or health care facility.

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

CRISTA is a Christian, religious organization that lives out its faith-based mission through five ministries: CRISTA Camps, CRISTA Media, CRISTA Senior Living, King’s Schools, and World Concern. As permitted by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRISTA reserves the right to prefer employees of a particular religion and to require its employees to hold certain religious beliefs, engage in certain religious observances, and engage in or refrain from engaging in certain behavior, based on CRISTA’s religious beliefs. CRISTA’s employees must agree with and support without reservation CRISTA’s Statement of Faith and must conduct themselves in accordance with the religious beliefs and practices that flow from that Statement of Faith and CRISTA’s Christian Community Policy.

Among those employees and employment applicants who agree with and support without reservation and abide by the Statement of Faith and CRISTA’s Christian Community Policy, CRISTA does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Based on its religious beliefs, CRISTA values and respects the dignity of all persons and appreciates the diversity of God’s creation.