Casual Janitors

Job summary

Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cleaning tasks across assigned school areas. Maintain building interiors and exteriors, including snow removal and assisting with routine maintenance issues.

Job details

South Shore Regional Centre for Education The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools. Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application. Competition #: 92367 Position: Casual Janitors - Lunenburg & Queens Counties Employee Group: CUPE Schedule: Up to 8 hours per day Status & Wage: Casual position - $22.51/hr Qualifications: Attention to detail, demonstrated long term improvement in work skills Demonstrated ability to be a team player Ability to work collaboratively with school staff Cleaning experience or other work background, and willingness to learning cleaning skills Completion of WHMIS and first aid training Ability to lift up to 50 lbs Characteristics: Strong building cleaning skills. Analytical skills. Adaptable, a team player, supportive of maintaining learning environment. Committed to quality work. Ability to effectively clean, following a structured schedule. Task Dimensions: Cleans area of responsibility as outlined in cleaning run assignments, for example: Performing daily routing tasks. Performing weekly and monthly tasks. Performing annual/school break tasks. Notifies Head Custodian or Manager of Property Services of: Cleaning problems. Maintenance requirements of building or cleaning equipment. Works cooperatively with other administrative, custodial and maintenance staff as required, for example: Assisting with annual cleaning of radiators, dusting of light shades. Cleaning snow around entrances, spreads salt. Carrying out grounds care assignments. Assisting Head Custodian with maintenance issues, or in the case of schools which do not have a Head Custodian, carries out routine maintenance functions as necessary. Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. Performs other related duties as required. BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS: The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires all newly hired employees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months. Regional Office based positions require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license. Some school based positions also require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license. Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, however, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cleaning tasks across assigned school areas. Maintain building interiors and exteriors, including snow removal and assisting with routine maintenance issues.

Requirements

Candidates must have cleaning experience or a willingness to learn, along with WHMIS and first aid training. A satisfactory Criminal Record, Vulnerable Sector, and Child Abuse Register check are required.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• First Aid · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Building Cleaning
• Teamwork
• Collaboration
• Attention To Detail
• WHMIS
• First Aid
• Heavy Lifting
• Analytical Skills
• Adaptability
• Time Management
• Employment Equity
• Lifting Ability
• Valid Driver's License
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Occupational Safety And Health
• Pedagogy
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Trades
• Education
• Government & Public Sector
• Administrative
• Janitor
• Janitor / Cleaner
• Building Caretakers
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

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