Building Services Worker, Aoki Ross

Atira Women's Resource Society; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Vancouver is seeking a Building Services Worker to maintain cleanliness in various facility areas, including floors, kitchens, and bathrooms. Ideal candidates demonstrate strong judgment, independence, and familiarity with harm reduction principles and community challenges. This is a part-time, relief/on-call position offering $19.23 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a cleaning capacity is preferred.
• Lived expertise with community issues is beneficial.
• Fluency in a language(s) other than English is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Wash and clean floors and carpets.
• Maintain cleanliness of common areas including bathrooms and kitchens.
• Report any damage and problems in the building.

Skills

Initiative

Judgement

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Rapport building

Physical ability for cleaning duties

Education

WHMIS certificate

Valid First Aid certificate

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate

Job description

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Requisition Number : BUILD002015

Type : Internal and External candidates

Hours of Work : Relief / On-Call

Compensation : $19.23 per hour,

Program & Location : Aoki Ross - Downtown Eastside

About Us

Atira Development Society builds, operates, and maintains housing to meet the need for safe, appropriate, and affordable rental housing with a focus on housing for women and on mixed-income communities. Atira’s group of agencies are award-winning and known for inclusionary hiring practices and where a job is more than a pay cheque. We offer the opportunity to work alongside an amazing group of colleagues working to make the world a more just place.

The Opportunity

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 Atira’s 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.

Resumes from qualified trans, gender diverse and two spirit people are encouraged, as are resumes from Black people, people of color, Indigenous people, people who are disabled, and people from other equity-seeking groups. Fluency in a language(s) other than English is an asset.

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 (Paid by Atira).

Application Process

Please provide a cover letter with a current resume 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. Please go to www.atira.ca / careers for a current list of postings.

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