Janitor / Pool Operator (24-156)

**Who we are**:
Cornwall is a beautiful community with a population of 47,000 situated on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario. The city offers a wide array of urban amenities, making it an excellent place for a career and raising a family. With a growing economy, expanding population and fantastic quality of life, there has never been a better time to start the next phase of your career with the City of Cornwall Cornwall is a diverse and progressive community where residents and partners feel safe, welcomed, and enjoy a high quality of life supported by access to financially responsible and sustainable municipal services and infrastructure.

The City of Cornwall boasts a diverse, growing population and is the largest city in Eastern Ontario. It is conveniently located near the connection point between Ontario and Quebec, neighbour to the Mohawk of Akwesasne Indigenous community, and next to the border with the United States of America.

Cornwall is a HUB CITY for residents in the Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry Counties and is an hour away from both the Nation’s Capital, Ottawa, and Canada’s eastern metropolis, Montréal.

As a municipal government, we strive to reflect the community we serve. Our nearly 1,000 employees provide vital services to support residents. To do so, we offer career opportunities across our various service functions including emergency services, affordable housing, and expected core municipal infrastructure and services.

Cornwall is continuously evolving as revitalization projects, environmental initiatives, and new business activities combine to improve quality of life for its residents. Cornwall is an exceptional City, with a growing economy, expanding & diversifying population, affordable cost of living and a high quality of life.

The City of Cornwall is an equal-opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At the City, we respect, encourage and celebrate our diversity. The City of Cornwall is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

**Your impact**:
The City of Cornwall is seeking a temporary Janitor/Pool Operator for the Aquatic Centre to provide janitorial/custodial and pool maintenance activities in order to maintain the Aquatic Centre at a high standard of safety and cleanliness for all users.

**About the job / duties**:

- Perform daily, weekly and monthly duties as per the daily housekeeping schedule by sweeping, damp mopping, spot cleaning, washing, buffing, stripping, vacuuming, waxing burnishing and disinfecting of all surfaces located in the Aquatic Centre.
- Prepare the Aquatic Centre for events including performing snow removal, litter pickup and to adjust the maintenance program to accommodate changes in bookings.
- Perform routine and emergency water samples as prescribed and to maintain accurate records of all water samples and pool data such as attendance, bather load, water temperature, chemical controls, etc.
- Adjust as required chemical injection into the pools in order to maintain set levels.
- Work closely with the Department’s programming section to ensure all equipment is in proper working order as required.
- Assist in coordinating maintenance plans for the Aquatic Centre to ensure a safe facility and to report any abnormal conditions.
- Perform, as required, general and routine repairs i.e. grease pumps, change bulbs, adjust pumps, filters and clean and replace injectors.
- Perform related duties as required and assigned to ensure the successful operation of the facility which operates on a 7-day/24-hour rotating shift operation.

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 education or equivalent
- Hold and maintain, or be eligible to obtain the Level 1 - Pool Operator qualification
- Must possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted Class G Driver’s License.
- Demonstrate ability to work with minimum to no supervision and lead a small crew
- Experience in facility custodial activities (i.e. floor maintenance, disinfection procedures and general janitorial functions)
- Basic knowledge, comprehension and experience in trades associated with plumbing, mechanical, light electrical
- Experience working with hand tools
- Basic understanding of swimming pool systems functions i.e. pumps, filtration, backwashing, pool chemistry
- Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
- Must be available to work all shifts (7 day/24-hour, rotating, 12-hour shift schedule)
- Must be capable to follow all legal regulatory requirements and record all reports as directed

**Desired knowledge, skills and suitability / Asset Qualifications**:

- Experience with gel coating, buffing and all aspects of fiberglass type work would be considered an asset

These are competencies and/or job specific proficiencies that are effective to be successful in the role an