Housekeeping Aide - Casual

Job summary

The Housekeeping Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly environment by performing tasks such as disinfecting surgical areas, cleaning rooms, and managing waste. They must ensure safety protocols are followed and respond to emergency cleaning needs as required.

Job details

You will be responsible for performing light cleaning duties that maintain the establishment in a clean and orderly manner. * Clean and disinfect areas and items such as surgical procedure areas, washrooms, operating room tables, stretchers, vents, interior windows, walls, glass, doors, and mirrors * Strip, wash and make beds; collect and fold linen * Damp mop hard floors and auto scrub as needed * Check all primary areas, lobbies, stairwells, elevators/escalators, and mezzanines and clean as required * Vacuum carpeted areas and complete carpet extraction as needed * Remove all garbage from resident/patient rooms and common areas * Maintain confidentiality of all resident and personnel information * Maintain a safe environment at all times (e.g. use of wet floor signs) * Perform duties according to health and safety guidelines * Report all injuries and hazards to the supervisor immediately * Responding to emergency cleanups as required * Previous housekeeping experience, preferably in healthcare, hotel or commercial cleaning, is an asset. * Strong time management and organizational skills to be able to manage heavy workload. * Good command of English language, both verbal and written. * Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. * Physical ability to perform all aspects of the job, including requirements to lift up to 20 pounds

What you’ll do

The Housekeeping Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly environment by performing tasks such as disinfecting surgical areas, cleaning rooms, and managing waste. They must ensure safety protocols are followed and respond to emergency cleaning needs as required.

Requirements

Candidates should have previous housekeeping experience, preferably in a healthcare or commercial setting. Strong organizational skills and the physical ability to perform cleaning tasks and lift up to 20 pounds are required.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Housekeeping
• Cleaning
• Disinfection
• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Safety compliance
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Disinfecting
• Organizational Skills
• Commercial Cleaning
• Confidentiality
• English Language
• Operating Room (OR)
• Surgery
• Time Management

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Administrative
• Security & Safety
• Housekeeping Aide
• Maid / Housekeeping Staff
• Domestic Housekeepers
• Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners