Housekeeper (Overnight)

About The Role
At The Dunfield Retirement Residence, we are a luxurious community in the Heart of Toronto committed to our residents' care, happiness, and well-being.

As a Housekeeper at The Dunfield, you will be integral to maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation, ensuring a safe, pleasant, and dignified environment for our residents and staff. As part of our team, you'll play an essential role in enriching the lives of our residents, working in a dynamic, high-end setting. We are looking for dedicated, positive individuals who enjoy working with seniors and are eager to make a difference. If you thrive in a friendly, fast-paced environment and are committed to operational excellence, we encourage you to apply.

What You'll Do
As a key team member of our department, you will be responsible for performing all housekeeping and cleaning activities within established guidelines. Your responsibilities include:

• Following the cleaning schedule (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) as outlined for the housekeeping department.
• Cleaning assigned areas, furnishings, and fixtures according to established procedures, including floors (dry mopping, wet mopping, sweeping), dusting, and washing/disinfecting surfaces.
• Cleaning and disinfecting resident, private, public, and staff bathrooms, replenishing supplies, and washing windows and mirrors.
• Performing emergency housekeeping when accidents occur.
• Emptying and cleaning waste receptacles and ashtrays, and removing and disposing of garbage.
• Performing cleaning duties in resident rooms following discharge and preparing the room for new occupants.
• Washing, folding, ironing, and delivering laundry as required.
• Inspecting furnishings for wear and defects and reporting observations to the supervisor concerning structural and equipment wear, defects, and malfunctions.
• Adhering to all policy and procedures including quality assurance, safety, and infection control.
• Demonstrating personal attributes and communication skills that foster customer satisfaction at all times.

Who You Are
We're looking for an individual with a strong work ethic and a commitment to maintaining a pristine living environment for our residents. You'll also need:

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Good communication skills, especially with seniors.
• Understanding of chemicals and equipment used in cleaning would be an asset.
• The ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including:
• Considerable lifting, stretching, reaching, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, standing, walking, and bending.
• Lifting alone, a maximum of 40 lbs (5-25 lbs usual).
• Standing and walking for lengths of time as an essential job function.

The Dunfield is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviour, based on what employees say. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide and is the global benchmark for identifying and distinguishing outstanding employee experience. As a member of our team, you can expect to be part of an organization that is committed to creating a workplace where you can be both focused and fulfilled. We are a company that empowers our team members to make a difference through our core values:
customer obsession, innovation, operational excellence
, and a commitment to
long-term thinking
.

We are proud to be an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all our locations and in our hiring practices. We believe in hiring the best talent whose skills and abilities contribute to the success of the organization and who reflect the communities in which we live and work. We welcome applications from a wide range of qualified candidates, including people with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation throughout the application process, please inform us and we will work with you to ensure your needs are accommodated.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.