Environmental Assistant

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Rural Municipality of West St. Paul; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Manitoba is seeking a Housekeeping Cleaner to maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards at the Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg. The successful candidate will have at least one year of experience in a related role and must communicate effectively in English. This full-time position requires in-person work and is subject to security checks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one-year experience as a housekeeping cleaner in an institutional, commercial or healthcare facility.
• Ability to perform physical activities that require use of arms and legs.

Skills

Working knowledge of applicable sanitation and safety standards

Ability to observe resident safety

Ability to learn proper body mechanics

Ability to work from and climb stepladders

High standard of service and cleanliness

Demonstrated ability to communicate in English

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Job description

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg

Department / Unit: MC Environmental Services-Laundry

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: 11/21/2025

FTE: 1.00

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Experience

• Minimum of one-year experience as a housekeeping cleaner in an institutional, commercial or healthcare facility will be considered. Training will be provided.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or equivalent.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Working knowledge of applicable sanitation and safety standards related to the department.
• Observe all aspects of resident safety at all times.
• Ability to learn and apply proper body mechanics, being able to bend, stoop, kneel, stretch over and under furnishings and building fixtures.
• Ability to work from and climb stepladders.
• Maintain a high standard of service and cleanliness.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in English; both orally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

• May involve exposure to disease, toxic materials, noise, allergens, blood, feces, body fluids, etc.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• Performing physical activities that require considerate use of arms and legs and moving of body, such as bending, lifting, balancing, walking and stooping.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.