Housekeeping Services

Job summary

The Housekeeping Aide will handle residents' personal items with care and maintain a clean environment while displaying a respectful attitude. The role involves working in a fast-paced setting and collaborating effectively with the village team.

Job details

The Village at University Gates has an exciting opportunity for a HOUSEKEEPING AIDE Team Member to join their team. • Location: 250 Laurelwood Dr Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 0E2 • Position Type: part time • Expected Start Date: September 2026 The hiring rate for this role is $_18.57___ per collective agreement/employee association agreement. Successful candidates will be required to provide an acceptable Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) before starting. Are you willing to obtain and provide a VSC upon hire? Successful candidates will be required to provide an acceptable Tuberculosis (TB) screening test before starting. Are you willing to obtain and provide a TB test upon hire? How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members: * Competitive salary, and benefits; * Significant opportunities for Growth and Development * Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and rewards and recognition * Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings * Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development * Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential * Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund * A Unique Family Culture As a new Housekeeping Team Member joining our Village Team, you will: * Handle Resident’s personal items with care and respect * Comfortable lifting 15-25 lbs. * Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members * Be willing to work in a fast-paced environment * Have exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team * Support and embrace our resident-centered social culture Assets, but not required, as Schlegel Villages provides training to the successful candidate: * Have experience working in a Long-Term Care or Retirement Home setting You can be you while being a part of our family At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation [https://the-ria.ca/about-ria/about-us/our-history/], Village design [http://schlegelvillages.com/about] and culture [http://schlegelvillages.com/culturechange] change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams. We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”. Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader. Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community. At Schlegel Villages, our hiring practices reflect our commitment to human connection and strong relationships that we strive to provide in our Villages. We do not use artificial intelligence in our screening or selection processes; applications are reviewed by our recruitment professionals who thoughtfully assess candidate’s fit with our posted opportunities, mission and values.

What you’ll do

The Housekeeping Aide will handle residents' personal items with care and maintain a clean environment while displaying a respectful attitude. The role involves working in a fast-paced setting and collaborating effectively with the village team.

Requirements

Candidates must be able to lift 15-25 lbs and possess strong time management skills. Successful applicants are required to provide an acceptable Vulnerable Sector Check and a Tuberculosis screening test prior to starting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Growth and development opportunities • Team member appreciation incentives • Extended health benefits • Retirement savings • Education and development assistance • Loans and scholarships • Financial hardship support program

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Housekeeping
• Time management
• Collaboration
• Lifting
• Resident care
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cultural Diversity
• Disabilities
• Equities
• Holistic Health
• Innovation
• Loans
• Long-Term Care
• Time Management
• Tuberculosis Management
• Tuberculosis

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Social Services
• Hospitality
• Housekeeping Services Assistant
• Maid / Housekeeping Staff
• Domestic Housekeepers
• Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners