Manager, Housekeeping Services

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $ $65.35 / hour
Job Summary

Are you ready to manage a team and ensure a spotless, safe environment in a fast-paced setting?

We're hiring a Full-Time Manager, Housekeeping Services to join our team at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in Surrey, BC.

Surrey Memorial Hospital is a 624 bed, and 36 neonatal intensive care (NICU) bassinette hospital. It is the second largest hospital in the province with the provinces busiest Emergency Department. The hospital offers Cardiac and Critical Care, Obstetrics and Neonatal intensive care, adolescent and adult inpatient psychiatry, surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, ambulatory care, and 24/7 emergency services (including a dedicated pediatrics emergency area) with over 158,000 visits annually.

Surrey is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and its land mass makes it one of the largest cities in the province, equal to the size of Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby combined.

Known as the City of Parks, Surrey has over 6,000 acres of parkland and 15 golf courses and driving ranges. Also, despite rapid growth, Surrey has held onto the rural flavour of its past, with about 35 per cent of its land designated as agricultural and still actively farmed.

Come work with us

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.
  
  *Eligibility based on employment status.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Reporting to the Director, Housekeeping Services, the Manager is responsible for the effective and efficient provision of Housekeeping Services within assigned service area in Fraser Health (FH).  Provides leadership and direction to all staff within assigned service area. Ensures the appropriate planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of related financial, human and physical resources.

Responsibilities

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2. Administers housekeeping service integration and coordination.  Participates in strategic planning and evaluation of housekeeping services within assigned service area of Fraser Health (FH).
   
3. Reviews and evaluates housekeeping service strategies, systems, programs and outcomes to ensure alignment with FH strategic plan.
   
4. Participates in the development, implementation and monitoring of departmental goals and objectives, policies and procedures whilst ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient services.
   
5. Participates in the monitoring, analysis, and reporting of quality assurance and control imperatives for housekeeping services. Assists in implementing, managing and conducting audit programs such as visual, observational,  ATP, UV marker, hand hygiene, etc.  Reviews effectiveness of audit programs and discusses findings with Director and leadership team. Ensures completion of follow-up actions as required.
   
6. Forecasts and recommends long and short-term fiscal planning including resource allocations for existing and new programs.
   
7. Participates in annual capital and operating budgets for Housekeeping Services.  Ensures efficient utilization of financial resources within the objectives, plans and budgets of Housekeeping Services. Completes variance analyses of the allocated budget, reports significant issues and provides recommendations for budgetary adjustments.
   
8. Develops and recommends organizational structures that reflect the operational needs of FH.
   
9. Manages the recruitment, mentoring and development of assigned staff. Conducts employee performance reviews, coaching sessions and facilitates goal setting.  Identifies training and/or educational requirements as needed.
   
10. Ensures the implementation of current human resource standards and procedures, as well as compliance with applicable acts, regulations and collective agreements.
    
11. Interprets and administers collective agreements covering all bargaining unit employees.  Investigates and responds to grievances as well as routine and confidential employee issues. Disciplines and initiates employee terminations when required. Attends Third Party hearings with the representative of the Employer.
    
12. Liaises with internal stakeholders and participates on committees to identify housekeeping requirements, and to plan effective services and programs to meet the needs of FH.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Baccalaureate Degree in Business Administration or related discipline plus a minimum five (5) years' recent related managerial experience leading housekeeping services initiatives in a health care environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Competencies

LEADS Capabilities:
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to lead, plan, manage, implement, organize and problem solve.
  
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively including collaborating within a team environment and to make presentations to groups.
  
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic environment.
  
• Demonstrated ability to be effective in an environment subject to continuous change.
  
• Working knowledge of applicable regulations, legislation and collective agreements.
  
• Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheets and database programs.
  
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
 
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
 
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
 
Together, we are the heart of health care.
 
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