Building Service Worker-Sarah Ross

Atira Property Management Careers; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused property management company located in Vancouver is seeking a part-time Building Services Worker to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks. The ideal candidate embraces anti-oppression values and has experience in community engagement. Responsibilities include cleaning common areas, maintaining grounds, and ensuring overall hygiene. Candidates with lived experience in the community served are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Proven initiative, judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with tenants and co-workers.
• Physical ability to perform heavy cleaning duties.

Responsibilities

• Wash and clean floors, carpets, bathrooms, and kitchens.
• Maintain cleanliness of the grounds and clean vacant rooms.
• Dispose of refuse and report damage or problems.

Skills

Construction Experience

Facilities Management

Commercial Cleaning

Google Suite

Education

WHIMS certificate

First Aid certificate

Job description

Requisition Number : BUILD002085

Type : Internal & External Candidates Part-Time (Indeterminate)

Hours of Work : Ave.16 / hr. per week; Saturday & Sunday; from 7 : 30 a.m. to 4 : 00 p.m.

Compensation : $20.11 / hr.

Program & Location : Sarah Ross Downtown Eastside Vancouver

Union : BC Government Employees Union (BCGEU)- This position requires union membership

Deadline : By noon Monday August 4th 2025

About Us :

Atira Property Management is a mid-sized licensed property management company known for its inclusionary hiring practices and for being wholly owned by Atira Womens Resource Society an award-winning not-for-profit organization. We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment where a job is more than just a pay cheque. We offer our staff the opportunity to work alongside a remarkable group of professionals and activists working to make the world a more just place one tenant one home one job at a time.

About the Job :

Reporting to the Program Manager the Building Services Worker is responsible for washing and cleaning floors and carpets cleaning bathrooms kitchens and room doors in common areas cleaning stairwells disposing of refuge cleaning windows dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures. The Building Services Worker is regularly exposed to and in direct contact with dust dirt fumes cleaning and other chemicals germs and human waste. The Building Services Worker maintains the cleanliness of the grounds may be required to clean vacant rooms; and reports any damage and / or problems in the building to the Building Manager.

About You :

You embrace Atiras mission vision values and philosophy. You have a well-developed understanding of and commitment to anti-oppression work and intersectionality. You are familiar with colonialism especially as it applies in Canada and you understand the impact of the residential school system. You are committed to working with people who are struggling with substance use and or mental wellness and understand and are comfortable working within a harm reduction environment. Lived expertise is an asset as is living in the community in which you work. Atira strives to hire staff who reflect the people we serve.

You Also Have :

Proven initiative judgement decision-making and problem-saving capabilities.

Proven ability to develop and maintain rapport with tenants your co-workers and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to organize and carry out work with independence.

Physical ability to perform the duties and carry out heavy cleaning duties

Additional Requisites / Assets :

WHIMS certificate is required.

A valid First Aid is required.

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate is an asset.

All positions are subject to a criminal records review

You are recommended to be vaccinated for Covid-19

Application Process :

Please provide a cover letter with a current resume to describing how you meet or exceed the above-noted qualifications. Resumes with a Cover Letter unique to Atira are guaranteed a review. Candidates who lack the experience and qualifications set out in the posting may not be considered although an exceptional cover letter and transferable skills may overcome lack of experience for some positions.

Key Skills

Construction Experience,Facilities Management,HVAC,Automotive Diagnostics,Construction Management,Maintenance,Quality Management,Geometry,Property Management,Supervising Experience,Commercial Cleaning,Google Suite

Employment Type : Hourly

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1