Service Partner

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is seeking a Service Partner to support housekeeping and tray service for patients and residents. The role includes maintaining a clean, safe environment and assisting with moving assets and equipment.

Strong English communication, safety awareness, and ability to lift and move objects are essential. The position requires Grade 10 and the ability to follow infection control standards while coordinating with the Support Services team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of nutrition and understanding of special diets preferred.
• Ability to express ideas and thoughts in English both verbally and in written format.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds utilizing appropriate lifting techniques.
• Ability to operate equipment in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ability to lift and move furniture when required.
• Ability to listen and comprehend effectively.
• Ability to organize workload and set priorities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work safely without injury to self, to patients/residents, or to other staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with patients/residents, family members and coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment per established housekeeping practices and infection control standards.
• Assist in movement of assets, equipment, and furniture.
• Assist with tray service to patients and residents.

Skills

Nutrition knowledge

English communication

Lifting 50 pounds

Equipment operation

Move furniture

Active listening

Time management

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Safety awareness

Education

Grade 10 education

Tools

Housekeeping equipment

Job description

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager, Support Services or designate and reporting to the Support Services Supervisor, the Service Partner is responsible for performing a variety of jobs which contribute to the efficient maintenance of a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment according to established housekeeping practices and established infection control standards. Other responsibilities include assisting in the movement of assets, equipment, and furniture, and assisting with the provision of tray service to patients and residents.

Experience

• Previous experience working in a health care setting preferred.
• Previous experience operating housekeeping equipment and products preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 10 education.

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of basic nutrition and understanding of special diets preferred.
• Ability to express ideas and thoughts in English both verbally and in written format.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds utilizing appropriate lifting techniques.
• Ability to operate equipment in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ability to lift and move furniture when required.
• Ability to listen and comprehend effectively.
• Ability to organize workload and set priorities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work safely without injury to self, to patients/residents, or to other staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with patients/residents, family members and coworkers.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.