The Homemaker provides housekeeping services to older adults, adults with disabilities, and adults with serious illnesses. Services may include light house cleaning, laundry, simple meal preparation, and clean up, and running errands.

This position is 36 hours per week.

Salary: $20.00 per hour

Please attach your resume and cover letter, letting us know why this is the perfect position for you!

We will be accepting applications through May 16, 2025

Responsibilities:

• Provide services to older and or disabled, seriously ill clients in their homes.
• Dusting
• Vacuuming and mopping.
• Cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms (including floors)
• Laundry
• Linen changing.
• Supplemental grocery shopping and light meal preparation as needed.
• May need to move light furniture for cleaning.
• Complete daily logs, delivery logs, and mileage sheets.
• Represent Jewish Family Service in the homes of clients and the community.
• Report any problems or concerns of the client to the Case Manager.
• Attend scheduled supervisory meetings and other mandatory agency meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

COVID-19 considerations: Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (proof required), subject to legally required exemptions.

Agency Overview: JFS is a nonprofit human services organization that serves anyone in need, regardless of their circumstances or religious beliefs. We believe in a shared responsibility to support impactful changes throughout our community.

Founded over 150 years ago, we offer more than 30 programs and services, including food security, housing stability, mental health counseling, aging care, employment support, and disability services. JFS takes a holistic approach, assessing the various needs of the individual or family and providing the appropriate services, all from one organization. We continuously evaluate the evolving challenges of our community and adapt or develop programs that respond to the resulting needs.

We are very proud of our work culture, including recently completing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion assessment.

JFS offers competitive pay and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, Legal/ID Theft, supplemental insurances, agency-paid Life/LTD, Employee Assistance Programs, 401(k), 19 paid holidays, (varies by year, depending on the day of the week of the holiday) and a generous leave program.

JFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications: Education:

• High School or GED

Experience:

• Housekeeping/cleaning in apartments and or private homes.
• Previous experience working with older adults, adults with disabilities, and adults with severe illness is preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires the ability to adequately perform homemaking tasks, i.e., cleaning, laundry, light meal preparation, and clean-up, errands, etc.
• Must have the physical ability necessary to perform required tasks.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds to perform tasks such as carrying bags of groceries, moving light furniture, etc.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and perform push/pull motions such as sweeping, mopping, using vacuum cleaners, dusting furniture, etc.
• Must be able to grasp or hold items such as washcloths, dust cloths, dishes, clothing, etc.
• Must be able to use household cleaning products.

Other Requirements:

• Attention to detail and timeliness are essential.
• Understanding of aging and disabilities.
• Ability to communicate by phone.
• Ability to comprehend and complete daily logs, delivery logs, mileage sheets, and schedules.
• Must have own transportation, valid driver’s license in good standing, and current automobile insurance coverage.