• Job Description

  Req#: 213883
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  Req ID: 213883
  Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
  Department: FMS Housekeeping QEII
  Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% ) x 45
  NSGEU Support Position
  Posting Closing Date: 1-Apr-26
  
  Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
  
  Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

  About the Opportunity

  Reporting to the Assistant Manager, the Utility Worker maintains the cleanliness of the hospital. Activities include cleaning, mopping and dusting all areas in the hospital. Other work would include floor care (scrubbing and waxing floors), shampooing of carpets and chairs, waste removal (hazardous waste and regular waste), chemical spill cleanup, laundry tasks, room set-ups, window cleaning (interior), some salt application during winter months, isolation room cleaning, flood and bloodspill clean ups.

  About You

  We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

  • Grade 12/GED or equivalent work experience required.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Preference will be given to applicants with cleaning and floor care experience.
  • 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

  • Casual Relief, no guaranteed hours
  • Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

  Compensation and Benefits

  $20.74 - $21.56 Hourly
  
  

  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. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
  
  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.

• About the company

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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