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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Apply by
- Oct 22, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Provides environmental and unit support services within patient care areas of a healthcare facility. Collaborates with the healthcare team to maintain cleanliness and assist with unit-specific assignments.
Job details
Position Summary As a member of the healthcare team, provides environmental and unit support in patient care areas. Functions according to the job description for Environmental Aides. Schedule Work Hours days, evenings, nights ,weekends, holidays 1. Grade 12 or equivalent 2. Previous cleaning or healthcare experience an asset 3. Ability to work closely with staff on the unit including ability to accept assignments, delegation, requests and follow instructions 4. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and other members of the healthcare team, both verbal and written 5. Ability to set and adjust priorities and organize work in response to unit needs 6. Ability to use domestic and commercial cleaning equipment and to work with cleaning agents and germicides 7. Ability to stand for long periods, repetitive reaching, repetitive bending, pushing and lifting using good body mechanics
What you’ll do
Provides environmental and unit support services within patient care areas of a healthcare facility. Collaborates with the healthcare team to maintain cleanliness and assist with unit-specific assignments.
Requirements
Requires a Grade 12 education or equivalent and the ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting and bending. Candidates should possess effective communication skills and the ability to operate commercial cleaning equipment.
Listed skills
- Organization · Preferred
- Cleaning · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Prioritization · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Cleaning
- Healthcare support
- Communication
- Prioritization
- Organization
- Equipment operation
- Body mechanics
- Lifting
- Bending
- Reaching
- Equipment Operation
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- Support Services
- Proper Body Mechanics
- Effective Communication
- Cleanliness
- Commercial Cleaning
- Mechanics
- Sanitation
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Environmental Aide
- Environmental Services Worker
- Building Caretakers
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
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