Environmental Partner - Environmental Services

WCH; Toronto; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

HOOPP pension

Job summary

Women's College Hospital seeks Environmental Partners for a casual replacement role in Toronto. Two openings with variable hours across days, evenings, nights and weekends. You will clean and disinfect patient care areas, maintain public spaces, and support event setups and mail duties.

Applicants must reside in Ontario and be eligible to work. Completion of Grade 12 is required; hospital cleaning experience and WHMIS knowledge are assets. Excellent attendance and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Experience in hospital cleaning and portering considered an asset.
• Understanding of cleaning and infection control in a hospital setting.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions and effectively communicate.
• Ability to understand and apply WHMIS protocols.
• Ability to write clearly and legibly.
• Basic computer skills (Outlook, Intranet, Word, Excel).
• Ability to effectively and safely use equipment as instructed.
• Willingness and ability to perform routine repetitive tasks on a continuous basis.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position (standing, walking, lifting, pulling and pushing).
• Excellent attendance record.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Positive attitude and friendly disposition.
• Effective time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Proven ability to work cooperatively and constructively with all members of the team.
• Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women's College Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects all horizontal and vertical surfaces including patient care equipment in assigned work area including offices, washrooms, exam rooms, procedure rooms, Lab spaces and Surgery spaces.
• Cleans and maintains all public spaces including elevators, parking lots, lobby, etc.
• Answer and respond to all pages and calls in a timely manner.
• Distributes clean linen and disposes and transports soiled linen, waste and soiled instruments.
• Performs floor care including vacuuming, spot cleaning carpets, stripping and waxing, scrubbing, burnishing, dust mopping and auto scrubbing.
• Applies clean linen to tables and stretchers.
• Set up and arrange furniture and equipment for events.
• Replenishes all consumables.
• Mailroom duties including preparing mail and parcels for pickup and sorting incoming mail.
• Transports patients and equipment.
• Performs terminal cleaning in accordance with best practices.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Team player

Communication

Attendance

Flexibility

Education

Grade 12

Tools

Outlook

Intranet

Word

Excel

Job description

Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone - meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women's to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

This is a Casual Opportunity

Type: Replacement

#of Openings: Two (2)

Variable Hours - Days, evenings, nights, and weekends

Job Description

Summary of duties but not limited to:

• Cleans and disinfects all horizontal and vertical surfaces including patient care equipment in assigned work area including offices, washrooms, exam rooms, procedure rooms, Lab spaces and Surgery spaces


• Cleans and maintains all public spaces including elevators, parking lots, lobby, etc.


• Answer and respond to all pages and calls in a timely manner


• Distributes clean linen and disposes and transports soiled linen, waste and soiled instruments


• Performs floor care including vacuuming, spot cleaning carpets, stripping and waxing, scrubbing, burnishing, dust mopping and auto scrubbing


• Applies clean linen to tables and stretchers


• Set up and arrange furniture and equipment for events


• Replenishes all consumables


• Mailroom duties including preparing mail and parcels for pickup and sorting incoming mail


• Transports patients and equipment


• Performs terminal cleaning in accordance with best practices

The physical demands of this position require the Environmental Partner to stand, stoop, reach, push, pull and lift most of the working day.

Act as a role model and champion to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care

Qualifications

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent

Experience in hospital cleaning and portering considered an asset

Understanding of the importance of cleaning and infection control in a hospital setting

Ability to follow written and oral instructions and effectively communicate

Ability to understand and apply WHMIS protocols

Ability to write clearly and legibly

Basic computer skills (Outlook, Intranet, Word, Excel)

Ability to effectively and safely use equipment as instructed

Willingness and ability to perform routine repetitive tasks on a continuous basis

Ability to meet the physical demands of the position (standing, walking, lifting, pulling and pushing)

Excellent attendance record

Excellent customer service skills

Positive attitude and friendly disposition

Effective time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize

Proven ability to work cooperatively and constructively with all members of the team

Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women's College Hospital

This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Why Choose Us?

• Be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.


• Shape the future of healthcare in a supportive environment.


• Enjoy competitive benefits and an excellent defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP).

Women's College Hospital may use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools during various points in the recruitment and selection processes. Please note that third-party job boards may apply their own automated features when displaying or promoting this posting. Women's College Hospital has no control over these external platform tools.

Employment at Women's College Hospital is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and proof of immunity and vaccination status for vaccine-preventable diseases, in alignment with WCH Communicable Disease Surveillance protocols. Successful candidates will be required to complete the Employee, Physician and Volunteer Immunization Record Submission Form and the Pre-Placement Health Review Form prior to commencing employment. Submission instructions will be provided in the new hire package and all requirements must be satisfied prior to commencing employment.

Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada