Housekeeping Aide

**Description**

At Extendicare, we believe that working as a team and celebrating achievements creates an environment that allows us to reach our potential. As a valued member of our housekeeping and maintenance team, you will provide clean and safe environment to residents as well as staff in accordance with policies, procedures and work routines.

This position is for our **Trillium Court **Home, located in **Kincardine, ON.**

Available opportunities include: Part-Time

**What you’ll be doing**
- Using specified cleaning/disinfecting/sanitizing agents ensures clean and safe environment for residents and staff inside and outside of Long-Term Care facility.
- Adheres to established company policies and procedures regarding infection prevention and control, quality assurance, fire, and safety etc.
- Participates in staff meetings as assigned, attends in service education programs and completes all mandatory education as assigned.
- Collaborates with other departments in such tasks as transferring residents, moving, ordering and storing supplies, ordering/maintenance/distribution of furniture and equipment etc.

**What you bring**
- Comfortable handing considerable heavy lifting, reaching, squatting, kneeling, crouching and moving equipment, climbing ladders and exposure to biochemical agents and wet floors.
- Ability to work safely, following established safety practices and procedures.
- Criminal Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening to be provided.
- Experience with an older adult population an asset
- Strong customer and resident service skills.
- Experience in a high paced customer service setting an asset
- Flexible and willingness to learn new tasks
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to quickly changing priorities
- Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Ability to read, write, and follow instructions in English (other languages an asset)

**What you’ll get**
- Continuous mentorship, support for life-long learning and growth opportunities
- Opportunities for advancement and career growth within the organization
- A rewarding and meaningful work experience where you ca enrich your life and the lives of others
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Robust benefits package

Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network 123 owned and operated long-term care homes, as well as our home health care operations serving more than 10,000 patients annually, we provide people with the care they need wherever they call home. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of 22,000 individuals are united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision for a future where everyone in Canada has access to the care and support they need to live their best lives.