Job Description

Date Posted: 09/29/2025
Req ID: 45312
Faculty/Division: Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
Department: Facilities & Services - Caretaking Services
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00011440
Description:
About us:
The University of Toronto is a trailblazer not only in academia and research but also in ensuring operational excellence. U of T's Facilities and Services group works diligently to make sure all stakeholders have a safe, clean, comfortable, attractive and sustainable environment in which to learn, teach and play. The Facilities & Services portfolio includes the operation and stewardship of over $3.5 billion in physical assets at the St. George campus situated in the heart of Canada's largest city. We manage and provide service to over 120 buildings totaling 12 million square feet plus the operation and management of an extensive district energy system supporting more than 150 buildings. Not only are we One of Canada's Best Employers, we are one of Canada's Greenest Employers.
Your opportunity:
Reporting to the Area Manager, the Caretaking Supervisor oversees the Caretaking staff in a group of buildings on the St. George Campus.
Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day Caretaking operational needs, analyzing service delivery and/or internal processes and recommending improvements as well as conducting routine building inspections.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing day-to-day caretaking operational needs
• Verifying inventory of equipment
• Analyzing service delivery and/or internal processesand recommending improvements
• Ensuring others adhere to appropriate waste and recycling programs
• Conducting routine building inspections
• Supervising a department or section and a number of lower-level supervisors (lead-hands)

Essential Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Industry certification (i.e. ISSA, APPA, etc.) is an

asset. * Five (5) years of practical experience as aLead Hand or Service Worker Caretaking; experience supervising others is astrong asset.

• Experience using and instructing the use of all cleaning materials and equipment
• Must have a valid full Driver's Licence (G).
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Tactful with excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership, motivational, organizational and administrative skills.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Organized
• Tactful
• Team player

Please note this is for a 6 month contract position.
Closing Date: 10/08/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 6 MONTHS
Schedule: Full-Time, Afternoon shift 4:00pm - 12:15am
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 -- $72,119. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $92,226. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Facilities/Ancilliary Services
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .

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