Utility Worker - Housekeeping Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Musquodoboit Harbour; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking a Utility Worker to maintain cleanliness at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital. Responsibilities include cleaning various areas, handling waste, and ensuring hospital standards are met. Candidates should have a Grade 12 educational background and effective communication skills, preferably with cleaning experience. This casual relief position offers flexible shifts and a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Grade 12/GED or equivalent work experience required.
• Effective communication skills.
• Preference will be given to applicants with cleaning and floor care experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of the hospital, including cleaning, mopping, and dusting.
• Perform floor care (scrubbing and waxing), waste removal, and laundry tasks.
• Handle isolation room cleaning and flood/blood spill clean-ups.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Cleaning and floor care experience

Competencies in other languages

Education

Grade 12/GED or equivalent work experience

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 199421
Location: Central Zone,Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital
Department: FMS Housekeeping TOH
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% ) x 4
Support P osition
Posting Closing Date: 26-Jun-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, the Utility Worker maintains the cleanliness of the hospital. Activities include cleaning, mopping and dusting all areas in the hospital. Other work would include floor care (scrubbing and waxing floors), shampooing of carpets and chairs, waste removal (hazardous waste and regular waste), chemical spill cleanup, laundry tasks, room set-ups, window cleaning (interior), some salt application during winter months, isolation room cleaning, flood and bloodspill clean ups.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12/GED or equivalent work experience required.
• Effective communication skills.
• Preference will be given to applicants with cleaning and floor care experience.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Casual Relief
• Shifts: 7:30am to 3:30pm, 11:00am to 7:00pm and 3:30pm to 7:30pm, includes weekends and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$19.26 - $20.02 Hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Supportbargaining unitposition. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.