About this Role
The Housekeeping Staff work as a team to ensure excellence in cleanliness and hygiene of the Hospital and public ship areas, led by the Housekeeping Team Leader.
What You Will Contribute
• Responsible for the cleanliness, disinfectant, and general tidiness of the ship’s hospital, public areas, offices, and laundry facilities.
• Empty waste baskets and dispose of trash.
• Inform the team lead of any supplies or equipment that need to be replaced or restocked.
• Keep housekeeping closets organized and stocked.
• Report routine maintenance requests as well as any breaks, damages, or safety issues to the team lead.
• Responsible for laundry services; collection, separation, washing, drying, ironing, folding, and delivery. (Note: hospital laundry is subject to regulated handling.)
• Clean, organize, and sanitize public areas of the vessel.
• Attend and participate in departmental devotions and all meetings called for by the community.
• Regular working hours are 8 am to 5 pm (day shift) or 7 pm to 7 am (night shift), Monday – Friday.
• All staff are subject to rotating on-call, evening, overnight, and weekend hours as needed.
• Due to ever-changing staffing levels and field service demands, all staff may be reassigned to temporarily fill other roles within the Stewards department as needed.
For This Role, You Will Need
• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity, and demonstrate accountability.
• Able to live in and contribute to community life, requiring stable and healthy interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
• Physical ability and stamina; continual manual labor inclusive of working on your feet all day, frequent bending, kneeling, and ability to lift up to (+/- ) 45lbs/20kg.
• Prior experience as a housekeeper or similar role is preferred.
• Completion of online departmental training will be required.
• Must adhere to required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) when handling chemicals, medical waste, and general waste.
• Complies with Hospital Administration and Medical Practices (HAMP) as it applies to housekeeping responsibilities.