Job title: Utility Worker – Housekeeping Services
Company: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Job description: Req ID: 171054
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, East Coast Forensic Hospital
Department: FMS ECFH Housekeeping Services
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT short-assignment (30% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Dec-23
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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
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
- Short assignment, part-time (30%); 22.5 hours bi-weekly
- Shifts are 7:30am-3:30 pm and 11:30am-7:30pm includes weekends and holidays.
- Assignment is approximately 6 months in length
Compensation and Incentives
$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 Support bargaining unit position. 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.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
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.
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Expected salary: $19.26 – 20.02 per hour
Location: Dartmouth, NS
Job date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:54:37 GMT
