Service Associate

**LAKERIDGE HEALTH Long-Term Care Home**

Position: Service Associate

Program: Long Term Care

Location: Lakeridge Gardens LTC Home

Status: Casual Part Time

**Salary**: $24.92 to $26.12 per hour

CUPE - 2300001759-63

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Reporting to the Manager/Supervisors of Environmental Services LTC, the Service Associate (LTC Housekeeping Services) is an integral member of the Resident Care Team and Housekeeping Services Team at the Lakeridge Gardens 320 bed long term care home built on the Ajax-Pickering hospital site.

This new home is part of the government's plan to improve long-term care delivery and capacity in Ontario and in the Durham Region. This state-of-the-art long-term care home sets a new bar for seniors' care, with dining and outdoor space on every floor, a large courtyard, onsite diabetes care and other important innovative features.

Just as Lakeridge Health is a beacon in the Durham community, the new long-term care home is an integral to managing and delivering on the needs and expectations of seniors in the Durham community and Ontario.

The Service Associate is responsible for:

- Clean all floors by dust mopping /sweeping, wet mopping, scrubbing/extracting, and vacuuming as floor specifications require.
- Replenish soap/sanitizers, paper products and other sanitation supplies daily as required
- Transport equipment, furnishing, supplies and resident belongings as needed
- Perform grounds maintenance as assigned
- Perform minor maintenance and repairs to RHA environment and equipment as required
- Participate in the preventative maintenance program for the building and physical plant as required
- Perform routine building monitoring functions such as temperature checks and locking/unlocking of doors
- Perform all Personal laundry functions as required and perform Quality Audits of the Laundry Services.
- Assisting residents at meal time
- Assist with ordering, receiving, and distributing cleaning supplies, equipment, and linens carts.
- Clean patient care equipment as per manufacturer's guidelines, meeting or exceeding current PIDAC recommendations.
- Defrost and clean refrigerators, freezers, and ice machines on the RHA.
- Empty and transport garbage and potentially hazardous substances, sharp containers, and linen as required as per cleaning standards and occupational health and safety regulations.
- As required; remove all wet and dry garbage and linens for the RHA following the Job routine schedules
- Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Previous cleaning/maintenance experience in a long term care environment is preferred;
- Demonstrated compliance with safe work practices including WHMIS;
- Demonstrated sound knowledge of fundamentals of universal precautions relating to cleaning and handling of equipment, supplies and specimens;
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to follow both oral and written instructions;
- Demonstrated empathy, concern and interest in providing quality care and services for residents;
- Ability work as member of the team under mínimal supervision
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines - adapting to changing demands with flexibility and efficiency;
- Physical ability to perform the essential duties of the job;
- Must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past 6 months
- Demonstrated commitment to our core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy;
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs, training and, and environmental safety. LTC practices including resident/families interactions and the Resident Bill of Rights and the LTC act.
- Proven good attendance record with capability of maintaining this same standard.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and C.U.P.E Local 6364.

Successful applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.