Job Description

Req ID: 144754
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Eastern Memorial Hospital
Department: FMS Housekeeping EMH
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% FTE) x 15 position(s)
Status: UNIFOR Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 25-Jul-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 an 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

Responsible for the general cleaning of specific areas such as clinical areas, laboratory and laundry areas, patient rooms, washrooms, corridors, cafeteria, kitchen, public areas and offices. Maintain floor surfaces using dry and damp mopping techniques and vacuuming carpets. Responsible for using and maintaining flood machines and auto-scrubbers, scrubbing, waxing and buffing of floor surfaces. As well, washing, dusting of beds, furnishings, utensils and equipment as per established procedures. To perform related laundry functions to ensure that sufficient quantities of clean, finished linen are available to all user departments/nursing units /customers.

About You

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

• Grade 12/GED education or equivalent work experience required
• Previous laundry experience is an asset.
• Ability to operate housekeeping equipment.
• Must be able to perform repetitive duties.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Must be able to work days, evenings, nights and weekends.
• 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 position

Compensation and Incentives

$19.61 - $20.31 Hourly

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

\xe2\x80\x8bThis 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.

\xe2\x80\x8bAs per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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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