General Worker - Environmental Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Tatamagouche; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Nova Scotia is seeking a General Worker to clean and service assigned areas, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role requires at least a Grade 12 education or equivalent work experience, good communication skills, and may involve handling infectious materials. Previous housekeeping experience is an asset, and competencies in additional languages, especially French, are preferred. The position offers hourly compensation of $20.74 - $21.56.

Qualifications

• Grade 12/GED required or equivalent work experience.
• Good verbal, reading and writing skills are required.
• Previous housekeeping experience an asset.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and services assigned areas to ensure the safety, health, and morale of patients, visitors, and employees.
• Handles infectious materials and uses Personal Protective Equipment.
• Maintains a clean, attractive, safe environment with minimal interference.

Job description

Req ID: 210190
Location: Northern Zone, Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital
Department: FMS Environmental Services LFM
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3%) x 5
CUPE Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Dec-25

About the Opportunity

The General Worker cleans and services their assigned areas to ensure safety, health and morale of patients, visitors and employees. The general worker assists patients’ recovery by helping to provide a clean, attractive, safe environment with minimal interference to others. This position may require some handling of infectious materials (with proper Personal Protective Equipment) and may require frequent contact with water and strong cleaning/disinfecting chemicals.

About You

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

• Grade 12/GED required or equivalent work experience
• Good verbal, reading and writing skills are required
• Previous housekeeping experience an asset
• 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

• Casual Relief positions

Compensation and Benefits

$20.74 - $21.56 Hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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.