Who We are
For over 100 years, The Elliott Community has had the privilege of providing care to citizens of Guelph and surrounding area. The Elliott offers resident-centered living choices for every stage of life, including independent living, retirement living and long term care. As a not for profit, charitable organization, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality of life for our residents in a caring and inclusive home-like community.
The Opportunity
The Housekeeping Aide is responsible to promote and maintain a safe and clean environment and to provide reassurance and comfort to residents through daily interactions. This promotes resident self-esteem by ensuring that they have a clean room and are proud of the place they call home. The Housekeeping Aide plays a key role in the infection control program.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensures that laundry is sorted according to facility and personal items and resident clothing is appropriately labelled.
- Promotes quality by monitoring resident clothing for necessary repairs.
- Laundering process is completed as per the automatic dispensing of chemicals.
- Coordinates the cleaning of curtains, public linens etc.
- Maintains adequate stock on hand and notifies the Supervisor if items become low.
- Maintain the laundry areas, ensuring they are clean, neat and tidy and notifies maintenance immediately whenever a problem occurs with the machines or dispensing.
- Housekeeping routines, as assigned including dusting and cleaning all residents rooms and common areas.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma
- Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening
- 1 to 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
- A working knowledge of WHMIS and the chemicals used within the housekeeping department is necessary.
- Must be able to work collaboratively with others.
- Warm and welcoming in dealing with residents, staff and visitors.
- Able to maintain control even in the most stressful situations, projecting a professional image for The Elliott Community.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Must maintain an up to date immunization record including COVID-19 vaccination series, annual influenza and TB screening.
Requirements
- Requires physical lifting, pushing, pulling of carts and racks. Manual dexterity required for use of cleaning smaller items, may involve prolonged standing and/or walking.
Hours
Part Time Hours- Guarantee of 40 hours biweekly (8 hour shifts/ evenings), shifts will vary and must be available every other weekend. Must be flexible to work other shifts as needed. This is for an existing vacancy.
The Elliott Community is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We welcome and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us and accept applications from all qualified persons.
We are happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance (In compliance with AODA, 2006, Integrated Accessibility Standards 2011, Employment Standards). If you require assistance in completing a job application due to a disability please contact Human Resources directly. Information collected during this process will be used for recruitment purposes only.
As a health care institution, our highest priority is the safety of residents, staff and families. As a result, we are adopting all prevention measures to ensure the safety of our residents, staff and families. Therefore, any offer of employment is conditional upon you submitting proof that you have been fully vaccinated with a Health Canada or World Health Organization (WHO) approved COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective start date, in addition to maintaining your fully vaccinated status on an ongoing basis, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation. If a candidate fails to satisfy this condition (or any other condition(s) set out in an offer), any offer of employment shall be immediately rescinded.
Pay: $23.96 per hour
Work Location: In person
