Job Description

Description :
The Village of Winston Park located in Kitchener, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Part Time Maintenance Worker to join their Retirement team.
Shift Details: Days 8:00am - 4:00pm, 30 hrs biweekly, availability on alternate weekends is required.
How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:
You can be you while being part of our Family!

• Competitive salary, and benefits;
• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development: Our Leaders come from within;
• Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and generous rewards and recognition;
• Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings;
• Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development;
• Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential;
• Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund;
• A Unique Family Culture: Every Person in Every Village is a branch of our Family Tree

As a new Maintenance Team Member joining our Village Team, you will:

• Be comfortable working at heights and with exposure to outside weather conditions and understand the physical expectations of maintenance work.
• Handle Resident's personal items with care and respect.
• Communicate the nature of mechanical problems and possible solutions effectively with minimal supervision.
• Be comfortable lifting 15-25 lbs.
• Have general knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, electricity, hot water heating systems, and air exchange units.
• Possess the ability to deal with the fire alarm, sprinkler systems, call system, and other emergency equipment for the Village.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members
• Be willing to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Have exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team.
• Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture .

It would be an asset, but not required, if our new Maintenance team member has:

• Experience working in a Long-Term Care or Retirement Home setting.
• An awareness and understanding of infection control practices, workplace hazardous materials and chemicals (WHMIS), as well as, all relevant health and safety procedures.
• Skill in operating common hand and power tools.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through , and change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents' satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.
We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: "to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident".
We'd love to talk to you about what makes us different.
Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.