Janitor (BA/BCS) Comp #88676

Government of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia; On-site; CAD 1,000; Full time

Job summary

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education is seeking a Janitor for Bluenose Academy & Bayview Community School. In this permanent role, you will ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of school facilities, working collaboratively with staff while adhering to safety standards. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Strong building cleaning skills are required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs is necessary.
• Committed to maintaining a clean learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks.
• Notify Head Custodian of maintenance requirements.
• Cooperate with staff for cleaning assignments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Cleaning experience

Willingness to learn

Analytical skills

Education

WHMIS training

First Aid training

Job description

South Shore Regional Centre for Education

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

Competition #:

88676

Position:

Janitor - Bluenose Academy & Bayview Community School

Reports to:

Manager of Property Services / Head Custodian

Employee Group:

CUPE

Schedule:

5 hours per day

Wage:

Permanent position - $22.51/hr

Deadline to Apply:

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:59pm

Qualifications:

• Attention to detail, demonstrated long term improvement in work skills
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player
• Ability to work collaboratively with school staff
• Cleaning experience or other work background, and willingness to learning cleaning skills
• Completion of WHMIS and first aid training
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Characteristics:

Strong building cleaning skills.

• Analytical skills.
• Adaptable, a team player, supportive of maintaining learning environment.
• Committed to quality work.
• Ability to effectively clean, following a structured schedule.

Task Dimensions:

Cleans area of responsibility as outlined in cleaning run assignments, for example:

• Performing daily routing tasks.
• Performing weekly and monthly tasks.
• Performing annual/school break tasks.

Notifies Head Custodian or Manager of Property Services of:

• Cleaning problems.
• Maintenance requirements of building or cleaning equipment.

Works cooperatively with other administrative, custodial and maintenance staff as required, for example:

• Assisting with annual cleaning of radiators, dusting of light shades.
• Cleaning snow around entrances, spreads salt.
• Carrying out grounds care assignments.
• Assisting Head Custodian with maintenance issues, or in the case of schools which do not have a Head Custodian, carries out routine maintenance functions as necessary.

• Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

• Performs other related duties as required.

First consideration will be given to CUPE Local 4982 Members.

TO APPLY: Quoting competition #, applicants can:

• Complete an online resume/profile or
• FAX resume with competition # to 902-541-3012. or
• Drop off resume with competition # to HR - 69 Wentzell Dr. Bridgewater, NS B4V 0A2

BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS:

The South Shore Regional Centre for Educationrequires allnewly hiredemployees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable SectorCheck and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months.

Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, however, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.