Laundry Aide

**Requisition ID**:355220
**Competition #**:SS-24-116
**Position Control #**:214-71150-L233-05

**Posting End Date**:Open Until Filled

**City**:Notre Dame de Lourdes

**Site**:Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Work Location**:Centre de santé Notre Dame Health Centre

**Department / Unit**:Environmental Services

**Job Stream**:Clinical Support

**Union**:CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**:TBD** - **Indefinite

**Reason for Term**:Other Leave

**FTE**: 0.48

**Anticipated Shift**: Days/Weekends

**Daily Hours Worked**:Up to** **7.75 hour shifts

**Wage Rate**:As per CUPE Collective Agreement

**Term Condition **(if applicable): For CUPE: The employee occupying this indefinite term position shall receive notice equivalent to the amount of notice the employee returning from leave provides the Employer.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Summary**:
Under the direction of the Manager - Environmental Services, the Laundry Aide is responsible for the processing and transporting soiled and clean linen to the appropriate areas of the facility. The incumbent is also responsible for keeping and maintaining records for linen inventory, washing records, delivery records and maintaining the laundry production/storage areas, ensuring equipment is clean and in good working condition.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

**Qualifications**:

- Proficiency of both official languages is essential (English/French)
- Completed Grade 10 Education (Manitoba Standard)
- Other combination of education and experience may be considered
- Previous working experience in industrial or commercial laundry
- Demonstrated verbal comprehension and written command of the English language
- Demonstrated ability to follow written and oral instructions and to handle laundry chemicals and cleaning supplies as per Manufacturer’s directions
- Demonstrated basic computer skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as with others
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve within the responsibilities of the position
- Demonstrated flexibility in adjusting to a changing environment
- Demonstrated flexibility to facilitate changes in techniques and procedures
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job
- Good work and attendance record

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate.
- All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern HealthSanté Sud policy.

**The employee occupying this indefinite term position shall receive notice equivalent to the amount of notice the employee returning from leave provides the employer.**

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.