Building Services Worker, Aoki Ross

Atira Property Management Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing is seeking a Building Services Worker for their Downtown Eastside location. The role focuses on cleaning and maintenance, embodying Atira’s values of community care and support. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and demonstrate a commitment to working with vulnerable populations in a harm reduction environment.

Qualifications

• Experience related to cleaning and maintaining buildings.
• Understanding of anti-oppression work and harm reduction.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning floors, bathrooms, kitchens, and common areas.
• Maintains cleanliness of the grounds and reports building issues.
• Regular exposure to cleaning chemicals and maintaining sanitary conditions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Judgement

Independence

Rapport building

Physical capability

Education

WHMIS certificate

First Aid certification

Job description

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.

You Also Have :

• Proven initiative, judgement, decision-making, and problem-solving 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.

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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