The environment a resident lives in every single day has a profound effect on how they feel, how they heal, and how much dignity they experience in their daily life. A skilled nursing and long-term care facility in Eureka, Missouri is currently hiring a full-time Housekeeper and Laundry Aide to join their environmental services team. This is a dual-function role that combines thorough daily housekeeping across resident rooms and common areas with the complete management of resident linen and personal laundry through the facility’s laundry operation. It is a hands-on, physically active, and genuinely meaningful position for someone who understands that clean surroundings and fresh laundry are not just logistical tasks in a healthcare setting but essential contributions to the comfort, safety, and wellbeing of every resident in the building. With an estimated annual salary of $29,000 to $37,000 and a Glassdoor median of approximately $33,000, this housekeeping and laundry aide job in Eureka MO offers stable full-time employment in a care environment that values the people who keep it clean, safe, and welcoming every day.
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Company Overview
This is a professionally managed long-term care and skilled nursing facility located in Eureka, Missouri, committed to providing residents with a safe, clean, comfortable, and home-like living environment that supports their health, independence, and quality of life. The environmental services team plays a critical role in meeting that commitment, working across every area of the facility to maintain the hygiene, cleanliness, and presentation standards that residents, families, and regulatory bodies expect from a quality healthcare setting. The facility operates with a strong culture of teamwork, resident-centred care, and continuous professional development, supporting every team member with training in infection control, safety procedures, and job-specific skills that keep the operation running to the highest possible standard. They are looking for a dedicated, detail-oriented individual who takes genuine pride in the work they do and understands the real human impact that a clean and welcoming facility has on the people who call it home.
Key Responsibilities
Housekeeping Duties:
- Execute thorough daily cleaning tasks across all assigned resident rooms, common areas, corridors, bathrooms, and other designated facility spaces, ensuring every area is cleaned to the hygiene and presentation standards required in a licensed long-term care environment
- Perform comprehensive dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and sweeping of all floor surfaces and elevated surfaces throughout the facility, maintaining consistent cleanliness across both high-traffic communal zones and individual resident living spaces
- Clean and sanitize all surfaces throughout assigned areas including furniture, fixtures, equipment, handrails, light switches, door handles, and any other frequently touched surfaces that require regular disinfection for infection control compliance
- Ensure the proper collection, containment, and disposal of trash and waste from all designated receptacles throughout the facility on the correct schedule, maintaining hygienic waste management practices in every area of the building
- Clean and maintain the clarity and cleanliness of all windows and mirrors throughout the facility, contributing to the bright, welcoming, and well-presented environment that supports resident comfort and family confidence in the quality of care provided
- Replenish housekeeping and hygiene supplies in all allocated areas as needed throughout the shift, ensuring that soap dispensers, paper products, and other consumable supplies are consistently stocked and available across the facility
Laundry Duties:
- Collect soiled linens, resident clothing, and personal items from resident rooms and common area collection points on a regular schedule, transporting them to the laundry facility efficiently and in compliance with the facility’s infection control and handling procedures
- Accurately categorize and segregate all collected laundry items by fabric type, colour, and individual washing instruction requirements before loading, ensuring every item receives the correct washing treatment and is not damaged or cross-contaminated during the process
- Operate commercial washing machines and dryers correctly and safely throughout the shift, following established cycle settings, temperature requirements, and chemical application guidelines to ensure effective cleaning and sanitation of all processed items
- Fold, organize, and distribute all clean and processed laundry items to the correct designated areas and resident rooms accurately and on schedule, maintaining the organized and accessible linen supply that the facility’s care team depends on throughout every day
- Manage the inventory of linen supplies within the laundry department, monitoring stock levels and initiating replenishment orders in a timely manner to prevent shortages that would impact the facility’s ability to maintain its cleanliness and resident care standards
- Follow all infection control procedures applicable to laundry processing in a healthcare environment without exception, maintaining rigorous hygiene separation between soiled and clean items at every stage of the laundering cycle
General Responsibilities:
- Adhere strictly and consistently to all established facility safety protocols and operational guidelines across every housekeeping and laundry duty performed throughout each shift
- Maintain a positive, warm, and respectful manner in all interactions with residents, family members, and fellow staff members, contributing to the home-like and welcoming atmosphere the facility works hard to create and sustain for every resident
- Report any maintenance requirements, equipment malfunctions, or repair needs to the relevant department promptly and through the correct communication channels, ensuring issues are logged and addressed before they create safety risks or operational disruptions
- Participate actively and enthusiastically in all required training programs covering infection control procedures, workplace safety, and job-specific environmental services skills, staying current with the facility’s standards and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate consistently with the broader environmental services and care team to maintain a clean, comfortable, safe, and genuinely welcoming living environment that every resident can feel proud to call home
Qualifications
What the Facility is Looking For:
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- A high school diploma or equivalent educational qualification is required as the minimum formal credential for this combined housekeeping and laundry aide position
- Previous experience in housekeeping, laundry, or environmental services within a healthcare, skilled nursing, long-term care, or similar regulated care environment is strongly preferred and will receive significant weight during the candidate review process
- Working knowledge of correct cleaning techniques, appropriate chemical usage for healthcare environments, and effective laundry processes applicable to a long-term care facility setting
- Competence in operating cleaning equipment and commercial laundry machinery safely and correctly, including vacuum cleaners, floor mops, commercial washers, dryers, and any other equipment used in the environmental services operation
- Exceptional personal attention to detail across all cleaning and laundry tasks, with a genuine commitment to thoroughness and consistency that ensures nothing is missed and every area meets the facility’s hygiene standards on every shift
- Strong time management skills with the ability to manage a varied and physically active daily workload efficiently across multiple areas of the facility without losing accuracy or quality in any individual task
- Good verbal communication skills and a strong team collaboration ability, with the interpersonal warmth and professional respect required to work effectively alongside care staff, administration, and residents in a sensitive healthcare environment
- Physical capability to lift and transport heavy items throughout the shift including linen bundles, laundry bags, cleaning supply containers, and other materials associated with the daily housekeeping and laundry workload
- Working familiarity with infection control protocols and safety procedures applicable to environmental services roles in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities
Benefits and Perks
Joining the environmental services team at this Eureka, Missouri long-term care facility means becoming an essential contributor to a care environment that takes the comfort and dignity of its residents seriously at every operational level. Here is what comes with this full-time combined housekeeping and laundry position:
- Annual salary estimated at $29,000 to $37,000 based on Glassdoor data for this role type in the Eureka, MO area, with a median of approximately $33,000 per year and actual compensation reflecting the candidate’s relevant healthcare housekeeping and laundry experience
- Full-time employment providing consistent, year-round hours and the kind of stable, predictable income and scheduling that long-term care environmental services roles reliably offer to committed team members
- Work within a structured, supportive team environment in a licensed skilled nursing facility where every department depends on and genuinely values the environmental services team’s contribution to resident safety and comfort
- Active and ongoing participation in professional training programs covering infection control, safety, and job-specific skills, ensuring every team member stays current, confident, and fully equipped to perform their role to the required regulatory and quality standard
- A workplace culture centred on teamwork, mutual respect, and a genuine shared commitment to creating a home-like environment for residents who deserve to live with dignity, cleanliness, and comfort every single day
- The meaningful daily satisfaction of knowing that the cleanliness and order you maintain throughout the facility directly supports the health, safety, and emotional wellbeing of residents who depend on their environment being right every time they open their door
How to Apply
This Eureka, Missouri long-term care facility is actively seeking a dependable, detail-oriented, and resident-focused Housekeeper and Laundry Aide to join their environmental services team and contribute to one of the most important support functions in a quality skilled nursing environment.
To apply, submit your resume along with a brief overview of any relevant housekeeping, laundry, or healthcare environmental services experience you bring to the role. Candidates with prior long-term care or skilled nursing facility backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply and will be prioritized during the review process.
Applications are reviewed as they are received and suitable candidates will be contacted promptly to discuss shift details, compensation, and the onboarding process. If you are a physically capable, infection-control-aware, and genuinely team-oriented individual who wants to do meaningful support work in a care environment that notices and values it every single day, apply now and bring your standards to a facility that will meet them with equal commitment.
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