Housekeeper

Symphony Senior Living Kanata; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Symphony Senior Living Kanata seeks a compassionate part-time Housekeeper to maintain hygiene and support the care of residents with dementia and Alzheimer's. The role involves cleaning, ensuring safety with cleaning products, and providing a welcoming environment for seniors. Ideal candidates will demonstrate empathy and strong communication skills while embracing a meaningful role in senior care.

Qualifications

• Compassion and empathy are essential for interacting with senior residents.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Follow cleaning schedules to maintain hygiene in residents' areas.
• Handle cleaning products safely and follow established procedures.
• Assist in terminal cleaning duties and prepare rooms for new occupants.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Common Sense

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Team Orientation

Education

High School Diploma

First Aid Certification

Personal Support Worker Certification (Asset)

Job description

Symphony Senior Living Kanata is currently seeking a part-time Housekeepers with a caring heart. We will teach you how to care for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's. We will teach you our systems, programs and philosophy. However, we cannot teach compassion and empathy, so you will demonstrate those to us in an interview process.

Symphony Senior Living is a leading provider of quality senior services in Canada; we provide private pay services to residents in our beautiful communities. At Symphony Senior Living, we provide care to our residents to end of life. We are the true alternative to a Long-Term Care facility – to that end we are not a medical institution; we are the home to many seniors of many levels of ability. We serve both our Seniors and their loved ones.

If you love working with seniors and you find the challenge of connecting and serving seniors with physical and memory care needs rewarding this could be the position for you! We require someone who is compassionate and driven to provide a high quality, interactive, residential environment to residents, their families and the team.

Job Description:

The Housekeeper will follow cleaning the schedule (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) as outlines for the department. Clean and sanitize residents' bathroom and all washrooms in the home, including all fixtures, tiles, floors, vanity, and mirrors. Replenishes Bathroom supplies. Must have the ability to handle cleaning product safety and properly clean assigned areas, furnishings, and fixtures according to established Housekeeping Procedure. Empties, cleans, and relines wastebaskets. Removes waste and disposes of waste in trash bins. Assists in terminal cleaning duties according to established procedures, Resident’s room when a Resident has been discharged or transferred and prepares room for new occupant. Clean, dust and vacuum residents' bedrooms and public areas of the home, i.e., lounges, corridors, and elevators.

Job Qualifications:

· Compassion, Common Sense and Empathy required

· Strong team orientation

· Demonstrates a positive, flexible work style and approach to the implementation of change

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· Possesses current First Aid certificate or willing to acquire

· Certification as a personal support worker or equivalent is an asset, but not required if you possess the correct personality traits and have a desire to genuinely care for the senior population

· Must be able to communicate in English (written, verbal, reading) to a minimum High School Level.

In addition:

· Symphony is an equal opportunity employer

· This position is a Union position

· You must pass a Vulnerable sector background check

· You must be COVID vaccinated and at lease 2 doses.

· You must be able to work with dogs, cats and other animals

· Due to our high level of residents with dementia; your tattoos and piercings must either remained covered by clothing or are discrete. Any other external body decoration, including hair, must not be frightening to a frail senior with dementia.

· You must be legally allowed to work in Canada

· You must be in good physical health as this job requires lifting, sitting, standing and walking.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $17.20 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 18 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

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START DATE: 05/05/2025

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