Environmental Services Worker - Environmental Service

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Kentville; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Travel coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking an Environmental Services Worker to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients, families and staff at Valley Regional Hospital. You will handle cleaning tasks across units, including patient rooms and public spaces, and operate floor-care equipment as needed.

Responsibilities include mopping, dusting, vacuuming, buffing, scrubbing, and furniture movement. Travel to other sites may be required; a reliable vehicle is preferred.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent work experience is required.
• Commitment to safety, ethical practices and organizational health.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Travel to other sites may be required; vehicle access is needed.
• Familiarity with cleaning equipment listed in the ad is preferred.
• French language skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Clean all units assigned, including patient rooms and public areas.
• Perform mopping, dusting, vacuuming, buffing and refinishing floors.
• Move furniture and change curtains or drapes as needed.
• Uphold the organization’s mission, values and safety standards.

Skills

Grade 12

Safety culture

Confidentiality

Travel to sites

Reliable vehicle

Taski buffers

Burnishers

Auto scrubbers

Shampooers

French preferred

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

Taski spray buffers

Buffing machines

Auto scrubbers

Shampooers

Job description

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Req ID: 221052

Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital

Department: FMS Environmental Services VRH

Type of Employment: Temporary, Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1

CUPE Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 17-Sep-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Facility Support Services, the Environmental Service Worker maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, staff and visitors.

The Environmental Services Worker is responsible for cleaning all units as assigned, including patient rooms and public areas. This includes but is not limited to: mopping, dusting and vacuuming furniture, floors and stairways, buffing, scrubbing and refinishing floors, moving and arranging furniture and changing curtains and drapes.

The Environmental Services Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 or equivalent work experience
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Travel to other sites may be required. Access to a reliable vehicle is required
• Equipment operated includes Taski spray buffers, burnishers, auto scrubbers and shampooers
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long assignment, full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Approximately 12 months

Compensation and Benefits

$20.74 - $21.56 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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