Building Services Worker, Aoki Ross

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Building Services Worker to join their team in a mission-driven environment. This role involves maintaining cleanliness in various facilities, ensuring a safe and welcoming space for all. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to anti-oppression work. If you're passionate about making a positive impact in the community and have the physical ability to perform cleaning duties, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a supportive team that values inclusion and strives to make a difference in the lives of others.

Qualifications

• Strong initiative and problem-solving skills required.
• Physical ability to perform heavy cleaning duties.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning floors, bathrooms, and common areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of the grounds and report damage.

Skills

Initiative

Judgement

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Building rapport

Organizational skills

Physical ability for heavy cleaning

Education

WHMIS certificate

Valid First Aid certification

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate

Job description

Requisition Number: BUILD001870
Type: Internal and External candidates
Hours of Work: Relief/On-Call
Compensation: $19.23 per hour,
Program & Location: Aoki Ross - Downtown Eastside
Deadline: Open until filled

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:

1. Proven initiative, judgement, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.
2. Proven ability to develop and maintain rapport with tenants, your co-workers, and other stakeholders.
3. Demonstrated ability to organize and carry out work with independence.
4. Physical ability to perform the duties and carry out heavy cleaning duties.

Additional Requisites/Assets:

1. WHIMS certificate is required.
2. A valid First Aid is required.
3. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate is an asset.
4. 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.