Janitor

Highgate Residence; Canada; On-site; CAD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Highgate Residence is seeking a dependable cleaner to perform janitorial duties across the facility. The role includes routine cleaning of suites, hallways, washrooms, and common areas, plus basic maintenance tasks.

You will also assist with grounds keeping, infection control practices, and teamwork to ensure a safe, tidy environment for residents and staff.

Must be able to read and communicate in English, pass a police check, and handle cleaning chemicals safely.

Qualifications

• Able to read and communicate in English.
• No allergies to cleaning chemicals.
• Able to use cleaning chemicals safely.
• Able to perform physical work and work as a team player.
• Able to obtain a valid police check.

Responsibilities

• Clean all floors in suites, hallways, washrooms, shower room, servery, and empty all garbage and recycling bins.
• Clean front hall/elevator carpets, floor in café, front entrance, hair salon, and activity room.
• Spot clean carpets.
• Change lightbulbs, unclog toilets, and perform small maintenance tasks.
• Maintain outdoor patio areas (sweeping patio, cleaning furniture).
• Clean the multi-sensory room before shift ends.
• Clean public washrooms before supper, after supper, and before shift ends, and as needed.
• Dust and clean floors in lounge areas and staircases daily.
• Manage and participate in grounds keeping during all seasons.
• Learn and practice infection control procedures.

Skills

Team player

English literacy

Physical fitness

Education

English language literacy

Tools

Cleaning chemicals handling

Job description

• leaning all floors in suite, hallways, washrooms, shower room, servery, etc and emptying all garbage and recycling bins


• Cleaning front hall/elevator carpets, floor in café, front entrance, hair salon, and activity room


• Spot cleaning of carpets


• Changing of lightbulbs, unclogging toilets, and small maintenance jobs


• Maintaining all outdoor patio areas (ie. sweeping patio, cleaning furniture)


• Cleaning of multi-sensory room before shift ends


• Cleaning of public washrooms before supper, after supper and before shift ends, and as needed


• Dusting and cleaning of the floor in lounge areas and staircases daily


• Manage and participate in grounds keeping during all seasons


• Learn and practice proper infection control procedures

Education/Experience

• The ability to read, write and comfortably communicate in English


• No allergies to cleaning chemicals


• Able to use cleaning chemicals, appropriately and safely


• Able to perform physical work and work as a team player


• The ability to obtain a valid police check