ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Housekeeping (EVS) - Edison, NJ
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The Assistant Director assists the Director of Environmental Services with directing and overseeing housekeeping operations. The role coordinates Operations Managers, serves as a liaison between administration and hospital departments, and supports service delivery. Responsibilities include staffing, training, inspections, scheduling, inventory, and budget assistance. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work history is listed as required, while working knowledge of housekeeping procedures is preferred.
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Crothall Healthcare
Salary: $70.000-$75,000/yr
Other Forms of Compensation:
Pay Grade: 12
Crothall Healthcare , a Compass Healthcare company, provides specialized, high-quality, innovative, and responsive support services exclusively to the healthcare industry. Crothall serves many of the Top 100 Hospitals throughout its over 900 hospital partners across 46 states. Crothall has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work and Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania since 2013. Crothall has more than 32,000 team members, with core services include: Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Patient Observation, Healthcare Facilities Management, Sterile Processing Services, and Ambulatory EVS. Learn more at www.Crothall.com .
Job Summary
Job Summary:
Working as an Assistant Director, you are responsible for assisting the Director of Environmental Services in directing and overseeing the operational needs of the Housekeeping Department. You will coordinate the tasks of the Operations Managers. You will serve as a liaison between administration and hospital departments and provide the highest possible level of service.
Key Responsibilities:
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Establishes and reviews standards and work procedures for all Housekeeping staff in accordance with established policies and practices of the facility
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Plans work schedules, hours, areas of work, and job duties to ensure adequate housekeeping services are rendered to all areas
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Interviews, selects, hires, evaluates, and recommends termination of facility housekeeping personnel in accordance with facility standards.
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Orients, trains, develops and supervises of all Housekeeping staff
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Performs regular inspections and evaluations of the facility; ability to recommend action items; assists with relocations within the facility
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Conducts regular staff meetings and communicates with members of other departments to coordinate housekeeping activities
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Schedules major project work, assuring that adequate staff and supplies are available
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Conducts regular inventory of housekeeping supplies
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Assists Department Director with budgets
Preferred Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work history required
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Working knowledge of all housekeeping procedures preferred
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Demonstrated progressive growth in the field of health care housekeeping facility maintenance
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Strong work ethic, intense drive, and initiative for quality and customer service
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Excellent written and oral communication, listening and empathy, and problem solving (one-on-one and group) skills
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Ability to utilize a participative approach to managing staff, to function appropriately under stress, to organize and prioritize tasks, and to develop budgets with a complete understanding of facility needs and requirements
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Excellent stress management skills, administrative and organizational, and follow-through (with associates and clients) skills required
Apply to Crothall today!
Crothall is a member of Compass Group USA
Click here to Learn More about the Compass Story (http://www.compass-usa.com/our-story/)
Associates at Crothall are offered many fantastic benefits.
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Medical
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Dental
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Vision
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Life Insurance/ AD
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Disability Insurance
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Retirement Plan
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Flexible Time Off
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Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
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Associate Shopping Program
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Health and Wellness Programs
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Discount Marketplace
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Identity Theft Protection
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Pet Insurance
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Commuter Benefits
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Employee Assistance Program
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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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Paid Parental Leave
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Personal Leave
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_Crothall.pdf) or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_Crothall.pdf
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Crothall maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID: 1583771
Crothall Healthcare
JANELLE C. ALLEN
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,434 open Housekeeping jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–75K/yr
- US median$67–75K/yr44 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $73K, is 4% above the US median midpoint ($70K) — in the middle half of Housekeeping salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 66 open Housekeeping jobs in New Jersey and 1,434 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Atlantic Health System26 open
- Hackensack Meridian Health12 open
- Briad Hospitality Management LLC7 open
- Experience
- Housekeeping postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (251 postings).
- Education
- 11 of the 1,434 open Housekeeping jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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