About the role
Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
JANITOR
Housekeeping Main Complex
2 POSITIONS
**Posting Number:**9713, 9715
**Position Type:**Casual
**Shift Type:**On-Call / Casual
**Union:**SEIU Service
Hourly Pay Rate:$27.20 - $27.73
**Date Posted:**March 17, 2026
Internal Closing****Date: March 26, 2026
About Us
Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.
Job Summary
The Environmental Services Department consists of Housekeeping, Linen and Laundry, and other Support Services, for our clients in the Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Cleans carpets, including steam cleaning and shampooing
- Strips and waxes floors
- Scrubs and seals tile floors
- Operates auto scrubbers, floor stripping and buffing machine
- Sweeps and mops floors
- Performs waste management functions
- Clean linen delivery, soiled linen pickup
- Performs work on a ladder
- Sweeps and cleans the grounds around the campus
- Meeting room and special event setups
- Moves boxes & furniture
- Washes walls & windows
- Terminal cleaning of patient rooms
- General cleaning (including washrooms and main kitchen)
- Adheres to infection control practices, departmental policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Current High school completion or equivalent required
- Previous housekeeping experience preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member to accomplish daily tasks
- Ability to lift maximum weight (23 kgs)
- Ability to work under extreme weather conditions (i.e. heat or cold when working outdoors)
About Baycrest
Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health.
Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity.
An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.
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About the role
Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
JANITOR
Housekeeping Main Complex
2 POSITIONS
**Posting Number:**9713, 9715
**Position Type:**Casual
**Shift Type:**On-Call / Casual
**Union:**SEIU Service
Hourly Pay Rate:$27.20 - $27.73
**Date Posted:**March 17, 2026
Internal Closing****Date: March 26, 2026
About Us
Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.
Job Summary
The Environmental Services Department consists of Housekeeping, Linen and Laundry, and other Support Services, for our clients in the Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Cleans carpets, including steam cleaning and shampooing
- Strips and waxes floors
- Scrubs and seals tile floors
- Operates auto scrubbers, floor stripping and buffing machine
- Sweeps and mops floors
- Performs waste management functions
- Clean linen delivery, soiled linen pickup
- Performs work on a ladder
- Sweeps and cleans the grounds around the campus
- Meeting room and special event setups
- Moves boxes & furniture
- Washes walls & windows
- Terminal cleaning of patient rooms
- General cleaning (including washrooms and main kitchen)
- Adheres to infection control practices, departmental policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Current High school completion or equivalent required
- Previous housekeeping experience preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member to accomplish daily tasks
- Ability to lift maximum weight (23 kgs)
- Ability to work under extreme weather conditions (i.e. heat or cold when working outdoors)
About Baycrest
Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health.
Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity.
An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.