Casual Pool Facilities Support Assistant (FS4) IT Campus

Nova Scotia Community College; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational institution in Nova Scotia seeks a Facilities Support Assistant to provide custodial services while ensuring a safe and inviting campus environment. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and at least one year of cleaning experience. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills and commitments to teamwork and community involvement. Starting hourly rates are competitive, between $20.88 to $21.68.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one-year experience in cleaning.
• Training in WHMIS and Occupational Health and Safety is an asset.
• Familiarity with computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and custodial services for campus facilities.
• Perform routine cleaning and maintenance tasks.
• Assist with room setups and repairs as required.

Skills

Cleaning skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical knowledge in custodial equipment

Coordination skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Auto scrubbers

Job description

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Facilities Support Assistant (FS4)

IT Campus / Halifax Nova Scotia

Department of Facilities and Engineering

Casual Pool: Start dates in October / November 2025

Application deadline is 11:59pm October 23 2025

Hourly Rate: $20.88 to $21.68

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Facilities Manager you will :

Provide effective and timely maintenance and custodial service that promote commitment to the care and preservation of Campus facilities a safe work environment effective risk management in order to create and maintain a welcoming environment reflecting standards of excellence in support of NSCC programs.

With an emphasis on energy and sustainability perform a full range of routine and special cleaning duties associated with keeping the Campus in a safe and hygienic condition. This includes cleaning responsibilities in the common areas and common washrooms of the Student Housing building.

• Perform routine painting duties and room rental setups.
• The hours of work will vary as required.

What you’ll need

Qualifications

Qualifications and Occupational Experience :

The minimum educational qualification for this position is a high school diploma or recognized equivalent (GED). Candidates who do not possess a high school diploma or GED may also be considered. Training in WHMIS and Occupational Health and Safety regulations would be considered an asset as would Standard First Aid and CPR and possession of a valid NS drivers license.

You have a minimum of one-year experience as a cleaner (including the operation of waxing and polishing machines and automatic scrubbers). Custodial and / or maintenance experience in a post-secondary or commercial setting would be considered an asset.

Occupational experience that includes working in one or more of the trades (carpentry plumbing electrical) would be considered an asset.

You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite e-mail and Megamation.

You have demonstrated experience providing general preventative and scheduled maintenance duties.

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

You demonstrate a commitment to equity diversity inclusion accessibility and anti-racism.

You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are able to interact effectively with a diversity of people.

You are known for your superior customer service skills and are able to create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction.

Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment.

You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in operating auto scrubbers carpet extraction equipment and other custodial related equipment.

You are familiar working within and committed to complying with OHS policies and procedures.

You have a proven ability to follow oral and written instructions.

You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to coordinating services work events logistics.

You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence.

You are dedicated to life-long learning.

You show a strong commitment to community involvement.

You are able to perform all physical duties of the job as required for the operation and maintenance of the facilities and operation of small hand tools and shop equipment.

A little bit about us

Nova Scotia Community College

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal / Indigenous Persons Black / African Nova Scotians members of racially visible communities persons with disabilities persons of a minority sexual orientation gender identity and / or expression and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

NSCC is organized into five campus regions and three stand-alone campuses. Each region and stand-alone campus is led by a designated Principal and regional management team which supports NSCCs commitment to accessible high-quality education across the province.

• Eastern Region : Includes Pictou Campus Strait Area Campus and Wagmatcook Learning Centre
• Northern Region : Includes Truro Campus Cumberland Campus and Amherst Learning Centre
• Metro Region : Includes Akerley Campus and IT Campus
• Southwest Region : Includes Lunenburg Shelburne Burridge Campuses and Digby Learning Centre
• Valley Region : Includes Kingstec Campus Annapolis Valley Campus and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

Stand-Alone Campuses

• Ivany Campus
• Sydney Waterfront Campus
• eCampus

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process please follow this link.

Are you interested

Work With Us

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodation as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact Nikki Berrigan HR Generalist at emailprotected. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.

Unfortunately we cannot accept late or paper applications.