(R/26-59) Cleaner – Housekeeping (Part-Time)

St. Joseph’s Health System; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is seeking cleaners to help provide a clean, safe and pleasant environment for residents and staff.

You will join front-line care support, contributing to daily living through meticulous cleaning and strict infection control. Responsibilities include cleaning duties, waste handling, stock management and participating in meetings and educational opportunities to improve routines and safety.

Qualifications

• Secondary School Graduation Diploma.
• Previous cleaning experience preferred.
• Flexible in ability to organize daily work schedule.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an neat and tidy supply cart, janitor room.
• Follow a current work description for scheduled assignment.
• Recommend improved work routines, procedures etc.
• Participate in Neighbourhood and Departmental meetings and activities.
• Participate in educational opportunities.
• Observe good infection control and occupational health and safety practice including fire regulations.
• Clean and disinfect surfaces according to priority cleaning schedule.
• Dust/wet mop floor areas.
• Dust fixtures and furniture.
• Clean carts, mirrors, lights, doors, foot stools etc.
• Stock supplies on carts.
• Refill dispenser with supplies.
• Wheelchair cleaning as scheduled.
• Follow procedures for segregating, handling, collection, packaging and disposal of waste materials.
• Remove soiled cubicle or bedside curtains and wash in Laundry room.
• Replace curtain hooks as needed.
• Wash ceilings, walls etc. using wall washer.
• Set up special precaution rooms as requested.
• Perform daily and terminal cleaning procedures for specific precautions as outlined in Housekeeping Infection Control binder (in each mop room) take out.
• Wear protective clothing as directed.
• Furniture movement less than 25 lbs.
• Observe safety measures when lifting/pushing/pulling etc.
• Ensure spray bottles etc. are appropriately labelled take out spray.
• Assess supply needs and fill out order form weekly.
• Remain current with WHMIS program.
• Ensure all cleaning supplies are locked in cabinet space on cart when not in use.
• Maintaining good equipment function with regular cleaning.
• Performs minor preventive maintenance e.g. Replace filters etc. Take out
• Documents maintenance requisitions and takes equipment to maintenance for more involved repairs take out.
• Ensure equipment is not accessible to resident when not in use.

Skills

Previous cleaning experience

Independent worker

Flexible scheduling

Equipment operation

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Physical endurance

Education

Secondary School Graduation Diploma

Job description

Cleanersperform a significant role by maintaining a clean, safe, functional andpleasant environment for clients and guests. As front-line members of theCare Team, their involvement can enhance the daily living of our residentsthrough integration of social aspects into their assignment.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintain aneat and tidy supply cart, janitor room.
• Follow acurrent work description for scheduled assignment.
• Recommendimproved work routines, procedures etc.
• Participatein Neighbourhood and Departmental meetings and activities.
• Participatein educational opportunities.
• Observe goodinfection control and occupational health and safety practice including fireregulations.
• Clean anddisinfect surfaces according to priority cleaning schedule.
• Dust/wet mopfloor areas.
• Dustfixtures and furniture.
• Clean carts,mirrors, lights, doors, foot stools etc.
• Stocksupplies on carts.
• Refilldispenser with supplies.
• Wheelchaircleaning as scheduled.
• Followprocedures for segregating, handling, collection, packaging and disposal ofwaste materials.
• Removesoiled cubicle or bedside curtains and wash in Laundry room.
• Replacecurtain hooks as needed.
• Washceilings, walls etc. using wall washer.
• Set upspecial precaution rooms as requested.
• Performdaily and terminal cleaning procedures for specific precautions as outlinedin Housekeeping Infection Control binder (in each mop room) take out.
• Wearprotective clothing as directed.
• Furnituremovement less than 25 lbs.
• Observesafety measures when lifting/pushing/pulling etc.
• Ensure spraybottles etc. are appropriately labelled take out spray.
• Assesssupply needs and fill out order form weekly.
• Remaincurrent with WHMIS program.
• Ensure allcleaning supplies are locked in cabinet space on cart when not in use.
• Maintaingood equipment function with regular cleaning.
• Performsminor preventive maintenance e.g. Replace filters etc. Take out
• Documentsmaintenance requisitions and takes equipment to maintenance for more involvedrepairs take out.
• Ensuresequipment is not accessible to resident when not in use.

Qualifications & Experience

• Secondary SchoolGraduation Diploma.
• Previous cleaningexperience preferred.
• Accountable for cleaningof assigned areas maintaining Q.A. standard in these areas.
• Flexible in ability toorganize daily work schedule.
• Ability to workindependently.
• Ability to operate relatedequipment.
• Ability to communicateeffectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal withothers as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Physical ability to carryout the duties of the position.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelphis an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, anddiversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health CentreGuelph is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, andwill work to accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontario forDisabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should any applicantrequire accommodation through the application process, please contact HumanResources at [e-mail] for assistance. If the applicant requires aspecific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, theapplicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling theinterview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph(SJHCG) does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, evaluate, orselect applicants for this position.

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We thank all applicants for theirinterest. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.