Quality & Training Coordinator, Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS)

Compass Group Canada; Brampton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada is seeking an experienced Quality & Training Coordinator for Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS) to support environmental cleaning quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness across hospital facilities in Brampton, Canada.

You will conduct audits, monitor cleaning performance, coach frontline associates, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to maintain EVS standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Services or healthcare housekeeping.
• Knowledge of infection prevention practices.
• Experience conducting audits and quality monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily Visual Audits in assigned areas to assess EVS cleaning standards.
• Conduct Fluorescent Marker (FM) Audits to verify cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces.
• Document audit results accurately and submit daily, weekly, and monthly scorecards/reports.
• Identify trends, recurring deficiencies, and areas requiring additional monitoring and quality initiative/plan.
• Provide coaching and real-time feedback to EVS staff based on Audit findings.
• Assist in hands-on training related to cleaning procedures, equipment, chemicals, and infection prevention.
• Communicate audit results and quality concerns to EVS supervisors and management.
• Follow up on deficiencies to ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.
• Re-audit areas when required to verify corrections.
• Monitor high-risk areas including Inpatient Units, ED, OR, Cath Lab, Day Surgery, PACU, Endoscopy, DI, Dialysis, Kidney Clinic, Angio, Cafeteria, Lobbies.
• Assist in development of training resources and ensure 24/7 training, JSAs and policies are followed.
• Support EVS leadership with preparation for Westech audits and regulatory inspections.

Skills

Quality auditing

Staff coaching

Training delivery

Infection prevention

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

As the Quality & Training Coordinator, Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS) , you are responsible for supporting environmental cleaning quality, patient safety, infection prevention, training compliance, and regulatory readiness across hospital facilities. You will conduct quality audits, monitor cleaning performance, identify deficiencies, provide coaching and education to frontline associates, and support continuous improvement initiatives to ensure environmental services standards are consistently achieved.

Quality Auditing & Monitoring

• Conduct daily Visual Audits in assigned areas to assess compliance with EVS cleaning standards.
• Conduct Fluorescent Marker (FM) Audits to objectively verify cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces.
• Ensure Visual Audits and FM Audits are completed according to established schedules and quality requirements.
• Document audit results accurately and submit required daily, weekly, and monthly scorecards/reports.
• Identify trends, recurring deficiencies, and areas requiring additional monitoring and quality initiative/plan.
• Communicate audit results and quality concerns to EVS supervisors and management.
• Follow up on deficiencies to ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.
• Re-audit areas when required to verify that deficiencies have been corrected.
• Monitor high-risk and patient-care areas closely, including:
  • Inpatient Units
  • Emergency Department
  • Operating Rooms
  • Cath Lab
  • Cysto
  • Day Surgery
  • PACU
  • Endoscopy
  • DI- Diagnostic Imaging
  • Dialysis
  • Kidney Clinic
  • Angio
  • Cafeteria
  • Lobbies and public areas

Cleaning Quality & Patient Safety

• Monitor terminal cleaning, discharge cleaning, isolation cleaning, and routine cleaning processes.
• Verify that high-touch surfaces are properly cleaned and disinfected.
• Monitor compliance with EVS cleaning procedures and infection prevention requirements.
• Identify environmental safety concerns and elevate them promptly.
• Ensure deficiencies identified through audits are communicated to the appropriate EVS leader for immediate follow-up.
• Support maintaining the hospital in a continuous state of inspection readiness.

Staff Coaching & Training

• Provide coaching and real-time feedback to EVS staff based on Visual and FM Audit findings.
• Assist with hands‑on training related to cleaning procedures, equipment, chemicals, and infection prevention.
• Identify training gaps and communicate them to EVS Quality and Training Manager.
• Assist in the development of training resources.
• Monitor compliance with 24/7 training, JSAs and policies/procedures.
• Support supervisors in reinforcing cleaning standards and staff accountability.
• Promote a positive culture of quality, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Inspection & Regulatory Readiness

• Support EVS leadership with preparation for Westech audits and other regulatory/quality inspections.
• Conduct readiness rounds and identify areas requiring immediate attention.
• Track outstanding deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate audit documentation for quality reviews and inspections.

Think you have what it takes to be our EVS Quality & Training Coordinator? We're committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here's how we'll know you'll be successful in the role:

• Previous experience in Environmental Services, healthcare housekeeping, quality assurance, infection prevention, or a related field.
• Healthcare or hospital Environmental Services experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare cleaning, disinfection, environmental hygiene, and infection prevention practices.
• Experience providing coaching, adult education, training, or staff development support.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, quality monitoring, or compliance reviews is considered an asset.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify cleaning deficiencies and quality concerns.
• Excellent communication, organizational, time-management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively while maintaining accurate electronic documentation and reporting.