Environmental Services Worker - Environmental Services

Job summary

The Environmental Services Worker maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, and staff. Responsibilities include cleaning patient rooms and public areas, as well as operating floor maintenance equipment like buffers and scrubbers.

Job details

Click here to apply as an internal applicant. ​Req ID: 228799Location: Western Zone, Soldiers Memorial Hospital Department: FMS Environmental Services SMHType of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50%) x 1 Union: CUPE Support PositionPosting Closing Date: 12-Nov-26About the Opportunity Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Facility Support Services, the Environmental Service Worker maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, staff and visitors. The Environmental Services Worker is responsible for cleaning all units as assigned, including patient rooms and public areas. This includes but is not limited to: mopping, dusting and vacuuming furniture, floors and stairways, buffing, scrubbing and refinishing floors, moving and arranging furniture and changing curtains and drapes. The Environmental Services Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.About You We would love to hear from you if you have the following: Grade 12 or equivalent work experience Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality. Equipment operated includes Taski spray buffers, burnishers, auto scrubbers and shampooers Travel to other sites may be required. Access to a reliable vehicle is required 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 Permanent Part-time position; 37.5 hours biweekly Compensation and Benefits $20.74 - $21.56 hourly Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. What You'll Love About Nova Scotia Health Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada. From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you'll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work-life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home. Once You've Applied Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. ​This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

What you’ll do

The Environmental Services Worker maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, and staff. Responsibilities include cleaning patient rooms and public areas, as well as operating floor maintenance equipment like buffers and scrubbers.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Grade 12 education or equivalent work experience and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Access to a reliable vehicle is required as travel to other sites may be necessary.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Travel insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan

Listed skills

• Cleaning · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Cleaning
• Floor maintenance
• Sanitization
• Equipment operation
• Confidentiality
• Safety compliance
• Inter-professional collaboration
• Support Services
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Ethical Standards And Conduct
• French Language
• Population Health
• Mopping
• Disabilities
• Furniture Cleaning
• Refinishing
• Polishing

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Administrative
• Security & Safety
• Environmental Services Worker
• Building Caretakers
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

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