Environmental Assistant - Repost

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Rural Municipality of West St. Paul; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Manitoba is seeking a housekeeping cleaner to provide essential cleaning services in a clinical support setting. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in a similar role and a Grade 12 education. Key responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness and safety standards while performing physical tasks. This position requires effective communication skills and a commitment to resident safety. Ideal for those looking to grow within a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience as a housekeeping cleaner in an institutional or healthcare facility.
• Must learn and apply proper body mechanics.
• Able to communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide cleaning services with a focus on sanitation and resident safety.
• Perform physical activities such as bending, lifting, and balancing.

Skills

Working knowledge of sanitation and safety standards

Ability to communicate in English

Ability to learn and apply body mechanics

Maintain high cleanliness standards

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: ASAP

FTE: Casual

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Position Overview

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 of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.