Housekeeping Cleaner

**Requisition ID**: 371851

**Position Number**: 20022988

**Posting End Date**: December 16, 2024

**City**: Winnipeg

**Employer**: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

**Site**:Deer Lodge Centre - 2109 Portage Avenue

**Department / Unit**: Housekeeping - DLC

**Job Stream**: Clinical Support

**Union**: CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date**: ASAP

**FTE**: Casual

**Anticipated Shift**: Days;Evenings;Weekends

**Work Arrangement**: In Person

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2015

**Salary**:$17.579, $18.106, $18.651, $19.210, $19.786, $20.379

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**Position Overview**:
Directly accountable to the Supervisor of Housekeeping Services, the Housekeeping Cleaner performs the following general function of Cleaner on the day and evening shifts. This position is charged with the cleanliness of the Centre and do various activities such as: high dusting, damp dusting and cleaning, dust mopping, wet and damp mopping, vacuuming and carpet cleaning, floor stripping and refinishing, waste handling and hauling and furniture moving for all building systems and building fixtures. Performs all duties in accordance with established health and safety regulations/guidelines, policies and procedures (e.g. utilizing personal, protective equipment as per safe work procedures). Notifies their Manager or their designates (i.e. supervisors) of all occurrences, injuries, illnesses or safety and health concerns which are likely to harm themselves, their co-workers, or any others who enter the premises.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of one-year previous experience as a housekeeping cleaner in an institutional, commercial or healthcare facility is preferred.
- Satisfactory employment record required.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Completion of Grade 10 education, Manitoba standards or equivalent.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Must be capable of safely operating manual, battery and electrical driven housekeeping equipment.
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written English, and comprehend written and verbal instructions in English.
- Ability to make simple mathematical calculations for dilutions of cleaning solutions and other job-related calculations is required.
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be able to work as a team member in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Demonstrates knowledge and support of:

- The vision, values, goals, and objectives of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Deer Lodge Centre.
- The Deer Lodge Centre's Mission Statement, Residents Bill of Rights and Code of Conduct.
- Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
- Knowledge of institutional or commercial cleaning methods.
- Knowledge of Housekeeping Policies and Procedures.
- Knowledge of patient/staff relationships in a Geriatric Institution.
- Knowledge of hard and resilient floor maintenance methods.
- Knowledge of carpet maintenance methods.
- Knowledge of manual, battery and electrical driven housekeeping equipment.
- Ability to work from and climb stepladders.
- Ability to tolerate cleaning chemicals.
- Ability to use and store cleaning chemicals as per policy and procedure.
- Ability to work as a team member with other housekeepers, nursing and related disciplines.
- Ability to cope with offensive odours and clean of gross soiling (feces, blood, body fluids, etc.).
- Ability to regard each patient/resident as an individual.
- Ability to understand and respect the right of the patient/resident to privacy.
- Ability to keep resident's/patient's matters strictly confidential and exercise courtesy and cooperation towards residents, patients, families, visitors, coworkers and other staff members.
- Ability to recognize daily work routines by observing and judging cleaning requirements.
- Ability to work with little supervision, planning the working day effectively.
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships.

**Physical Requirements**:

- May be required to work extended hours.
- May involve exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, blood, feces, body fluids, etc.
- May encounter aggressive and/or patients/residents/staff/visitors.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate program