General Worker

3 weeks ago


New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

Req ID: 178909
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: NorthernZone, Aberdeen Hospital
Department: FMS Environmental Services ARH

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT short-assignment(100%FTE) x 1position(s)
Status: CUPESupport Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-May-24


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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The General Worker cleans and services their assigned areas to ensure safety, health and morale of patients, visitors and employees. The general worker assists patients' recovery by helping to provide a clean, attractive, safe environment with minimal interference to others. This position may require some handling of infectious materials (with proper Personal Protective Equipment) and may require frequent contact with water and strong cleaning/disinfecting chemicals.

About You

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

  • Grade 12/GED required or equivalent work experience
  • Good verbal, reading and writing skills are required
  • Previous housekeeping experience an asset
  • 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
  • Short Assignment, Full-time (100%) position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  • Approximately 5 months (dates are subject to change)
Compensation and Incentives

$ $20.02 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.

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