housekeeping attendant
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks:
- Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors.
- Dust furniture.
- Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture.
- Distribute clean towels and toiletries.
- Stock linen closet.
- Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances.
- Clean and disinfect elevators.
- Pick up debris and empty trash containers.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Wash windows, walls and ceilings.
- Prepare and submit reports.
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Housekeeping activities.
- Wash and clean interior and exterior windows and other glass surfaces.
- Perform general cleaning duties (i.e. sweeping, mopping floors).
- Sweep, mop, scrub and wax hallways, floors and stairs.
- Ensure hygiene and sanitation practices conform to policies and regulations.
Area of work experience:
Cleaning.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Reference required.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Ability to multitask.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Night shift premium.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).