light duty cleaner

Location
Halifax, NS
B3M0H3
Salary
$15.50 hourly
Additional Information
- Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 80 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Apartment/condominium complex
- Office building
- Cleaning service company
- Various locations
- Industrial facility or establishment
- Commercial building
- Private residence
- Recreational facility/institution
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
- Hospital/medical facility or clinic
- Hotel, motel, resort
- School or educational institution/establishment
- Shopping centre or mall
- Warehouse
- Theatre
- Retail service establishment
- Restaurant
- Retirement home
- Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)
Tasks
- Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors
- Dust furniture
- Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
- Make beds and change sheets
- Distribute clean towels and toiletries
- Stock linen closet
- Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances
- Disinfect operating rooms and other areas
- Clean and disinfect elevators
- Handle and report lost and found items
- Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies or other items
- Provide basic information on facilities
- Pick up debris and empty trash containers
- Wash windows, walls and ceilings
- Clean changing rooms and showers
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Mend clothing and linens
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Housekeeping room attendant certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Area of work experience
- Teaching
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Reference required
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Walking
- Overtime required
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Uniform
- Safety equipment/gear
- Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge
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