Housekeeper

SE Health; Calgary; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents in a supportive environment. This role as a housekeeper at a leading healthcare organization involves maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards, ensuring a safe and welcoming atmosphere for our residents. You'll have the opportunity to grow your skills through ongoing training and development while making a meaningful impact on the lives of those you serve. If you're passionate about providing quality care and support, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Education bursaries

Tuition Assistance Programs

Continuing education and training

Competitive salary

Group benefits

RRSP pension

Exclusive perks/discounts

Qualifications

• Completion of the 10th school grade is required.
• Experience in cleaning and custodial tasks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize rooms, hallways, and restrooms to meet health standards.
• Perform basic maintenance and report safety issues.

Skills

Cleaning and custodial tasks

Effective communication in English

Ability to learn procedures

Empathy and patience

Education

Completion of the 10th school grade

Tools

Modern housekeeping equipment

Sanitation materials

Job description

We provide care and independence to our residents, using a client- and family-centered approach that incorporates the most current research into practice. When you choose to join SE Health, you become part of a diverse and collaborative care team where you’ll apply your skills – and your heart – to provide services that support our residents to live and age well. You’ll make a difference in their lives, and they’ll make a difference in yours! This position would be for our facility in Calgary Millrise Seniors Living located at 14911 5 Street SW Calgary, Alberta, T2Y 5B9: Calgary Millrise Seniors Living

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Support Services Manager, and/or designate, the housekeeper is required to do cleaning, custodial and simple maintenance work; to follow daily custodial standards and instructions; and perform related work as required.

Status: Casual

Why join our team?

• Develop yourself with SE. We have education bursaries, Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your life-long learning. You'll benefit from our orientation, mentorship, and coaching programs.
• Empowerment. At our facilities, our nurses are provided with a full degree of autonomy of practice, provide clinical leadership to our multi-disciplinary team every day, and are supported with leading-edge training related to Palliative and aging.
• Grow your career. SE health is a large national organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You’ll have an opportunity – and will be supported – to do different types of roles in different locations if that is what you’re interested in.
• Innovative. At SE we are always looking for new innovative ways to improve. You’ll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work.
• Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, and exclusive perks/discounts available only to SE Health staff.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include but not limited to:

• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker and other work areas so that health standards are met.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and/or draperies, using vacuum cleaners and/or shampooers.
• Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Sweep, scrub, wax, and/or polish floors using brooms, mops, and/or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Keep storage areas and carts well stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Polish silver accessories and metalwork such as fixtures and fittings.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Replenish bathroom supplies with soap, paper products and other necessary supplies.
• Clean and sanitize bathroom fixtures, floors, counters as needed.
• Empty and clean trash cans.
• Sort, count, and mark clean linens, and store them in linen closets.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
• Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
• Move and arrange furniture, and turn mattresses.
• Report on safety issues and the need for maintenance repairs.
• Receive and stock supplies in appropriate areas.
• Work cooperatively with all staff members.
• Perform related work as required.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of the 10th school grade.
• Experience as may be gained through functioning in a capacity requiring performance of basic cleaning and custodial tasks. Or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• General knowledge of modern housekeeping equipment, sanitation materials and procedures.
• All successful applicants must pass the vulnerable sector Criminal Record Check applicable to Provincial guidelines.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must be in good health and free from communicable diseases, physically able to perform tasks related to the position.
• Ability to communicate effectively both in written and oral English.
• Ability to take direction and learn procedures.
• Ability to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy, patience and concern in providing quality services to clients.

About SE Health

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing.

In the interest of the health and safety of our patients/clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] at your earliest convenience.