Cleaner (# PDSB25-187)

Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch; Milton; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An Ontario educational service provider is seeking a Cleaner for a temporary role in Milton, offering $24.68 to $26.67 per hour. Responsibilities include maintaining high standards of cleaning in a school complex and operating cleaning equipment. Candidates should possess knowledge of cleaning processes and safety practices. This position is on-call, requiring flexibility in work hours. If you are committed to providing a safe and clean environment for students, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of equipment, materials and cleaning processes.
• Understanding of WHMIS requirements for chemical solutions.
• Familiarity with Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily cleaning responsibilities including dusting, vacuuming, and disinfecting.
• Remove snow and ice from doorways as required.
• Operate and maintain cleaning equipment.
• Requisition and deliver supplies as needed.

Skills

Cleaning processes

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Prioritization skills

Tools

Buffing machines

Shampoo machines

Job description

Cleaner

Organization: Ministry of Education

Location: Milton

Position: 5 Temporary (Irregular/On-call - to work on as needed basis)

Salary: $24.68 - $26.67 Per hour (OPSEU Collective Agreement)

Job Description:

It is an exciting opportunity to provide high‑standard cleaning services at a large school complex.

Responsibilities

• Maintain premises by performing all aspects of cleaning responsibilities on a daily basis (dusting, vacuuming, cleaning and disinfecting washrooms, shower and bath areas, furniture, walls, windows, garbage containers, wet mop floors, picking up garbage and recycling).
• Remove snow and ice from doorways and emergency exits as required.
• Operate and maintain equipment such as buffing and shampoo machines.
• Requisition and deliver supplies and load and unload trucks.
• Be available to work as required including day and afternoon shifts.

What you bring to the team

Technical knowledge

• Equipment, materials and cleaning processes.
• WHMIS requirements for the handling of chemical solutions.
• Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements related to work environment hazards.

Communication, analytical and prioritization skills

• Determine daily priorities and recognize problems to identify the need for maintenance or repairs, maintain a schedule of work tasks, requisition supplies and report problems.
• Have communication and interpersonal skills to courteously convey information.
• Ability to understand department procedures and quality requirements.

Don’t meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification and you might be the right candidate.

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code‑protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti‑racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti‑Racism Policy

Additional information

Apply by: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Position details: 5 English Temporary – Irregular On‑Call, duration up to 12 months, 255 Ontario St S, Milton, Central Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

Compensation group: Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours: Schedule 4.7

Category: Maintenance and Trades

Posted on: Friday, December 19, 2025

Note

• About security checks: A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position’s responsibilities. If a check is needed and you have lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you will need to provide an out‑of‑country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in. Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

How to apply

1. You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

Send application to: [e-mail] and quote Competition # PDSB25-187.

Language requirements and assessment

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the position language section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you will also need to pass a French‑language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation: Toutes les offres d’emploi externes de la fonction publique de l’Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d’emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d’affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

Information collection notice

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Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

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