Facilities & Ground Support Worker

**Location**:70% Vancouver (Glen Brae); 30% Abbotsford (Dave Lede House)

**Reporting to**:Facilities Manager

**Job status**:Permanent Part-time 0.8 FTE (60 hours bi-weekly Sunday through Wednesday)

**Compensation**:$57,622-$62,333
- We want our staff to “thrive” not just survive, so Canuck Place is committed to living our values of care exceeding not just minimum wage but living wage in B.C. This means that regardless of role our entry level salary is a minimum of $25.64 per hour equivalent to $50,000 full-time annually._

**WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO WORK HERE?**

Canuck Place careers are full of connection, community, and care. We aim to nurture a supportive culture rooted in compassion, collaboration and support while providing expert care to children and families. Our team includes individuals with a special blend of sensitivity, compassion, and appreciation for life. Canuck Place is where no moment is missed. A place where you can make a difference.

We offer competitive compensation and a benefits package focusing on wellness and self-care that includes:

- 20 days’ vacation (pro-rated to your full-time equivalency) to start with ongoing annual anniversary increases up to an organizational maximum of 45 days
- Up to two paid mandatory wellness days a year
- Generous paid leave including compassionate and special leave when you need it
- Municipal Pension Plan (MPP)
- 100% employer paid benefits package from your first day which includes extended health and dental and $1,500 annually for counselling
- Health and Wellness Spending account that provides up to $1,000 annually to ensure you can focus on the benefits that are important to you and your family
- Flexible working options
- Free meals on-site at the hospices
- Continuous paid training and development opportunities so everyone has the opportunity to learn new skills and grow
- Ongoing parental support including top up for maternity and parental leave and paid leave for new grandparents

**YOUR ROLE**

**JOB SUMMARY**

Reporting to the Facilities Manager this position works year-round to support our facilities and grounds teams. Seeking a well-rounded individual with a variety of experiences in lawn care, general garden, grounds and building maintenance.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Grounds Work** - Glen Brae
- 25%
- Lawn Care, fall leaf collection, paver repair, occasional pressure washing and general grounds maintenance.
- Irrigation system maintenance and management.
- Repair and painting of fences, out buildings, and exterior furniture.
- Assist in maintaining powered garden equipment with oil changes, adjustments, lubrication, etc

**Facilitates Team Support** - 50%
- Assist with major facilities initiatives such as installing and removing Holiday Lights, Staff Day maintenance closure, seasonal exterior decoration installation and removal.
- Assistance with facilities team to effect small repairs, re-lamping and/or coordinating contacting service companies for urgent matters presenting possible risk to staff or patients
- Assistance with occasional interior projects, as directed during off season, when exterior grounds work is unnecessary, and/or the inclement weather is not conducive to productive work.
- Assistance with project work such as small renovations, painting, building repairs, office reconfiguration, and furniture set up, transporting items to recycling and/or to disposal.
- Other duties and responsibilities as directed to help support the facilities team, especially in the event of emergent events that present a potential risk to the hospice, patients or staff.

**Vacation & Sick Coverage** -24%
- This role will assist in covering both planned vacation, sick time and other absences
- Flexibility in this role is critical as the role will provide coverage at BOTH our Abbotsford and Vancouver location.

Assumes other related responsibilities, as assigned. - 1%

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**

High school diploma, supplemented with related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**What you bring to the role**:

- Ideally, 5+ years of facility work and/or grounds related experience
- Valid BC Driver’s License.
- Ability in working with Outlook, Microsoft Word, and conducting online research

**Personal Attributes**:

- Strong people skills, a positive attitude and compassionate outlook.
- Possess the ability to communicate ideas and information effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Strong belief in Canuck Place’s mission, vision, and values.
- Ability to engage comfortably with a wide range of people at all level
- Collaborative creative thinker with excellent organizational and management skills
- Exceptional emotional intelligence. Possess the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting, and when required, interact appropriately with coworkers, our patients and their families.
- Good time management skills - able to self-direct and work with mínimal supervision. This