Environmental II

Under general supervision, Environmental Services (ESII) is responsible for thorough cleaning of staff, patient, resident, public, clinical, office areas in AHS facilities. Offer a high level of cleaning, disinfecting skills ensuring AHS facilities are safe, clean as determined by Provincial Standards, Guidelines, Protocols. Require respectfulness, good customer service skills, while cleaning for departments, staff, patients, residents, public, coworkers. Compassionate, offers a smile, polite conversation to all while working. Can take direction, swift action. Staying busy with ESII tasks during shift. Works independently but assists ES team as needed, fostering a safe, inclusive workplace. Follows daily written routine, flexible to reprioritize quickly when challenging situations arise, reorganizing workloads to complete work. Capable of working at a quick consistent pace while still providing excellence in cleaning services. Keeps all AHS operations confidential. Accountable for: High/light dusting, thorough cleaning of equipment, furniture, walls, vents, windows inside/out, ledges/edges, ceilings, doors/door handles/frames, bed frames/mattress, dispensers, counters, waste /sharps containers, sinks, showers, tubs, toilets, etc. throughout AHS facilities. Collection, transportation of general, bio medical, recycling waste. Interior pest control. Performs floor maintenance duties of dry, wet mopping, floor scrubbing, stripping, waxing, shampooing with the use of manual & power cleaning equipment. Ensures public, patient care, offices, staff areas have supplies. Transportation, arrange heavy furniture, equipment using dollies, carts, manually required. Complying with (OH&S), (WHMIS), work safety, IPC regulations.

As an Environmental II, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks associated with intensive or specialized cleaning within a hospital or facility associated with industrial cleaning supplies and by using powered industrial equipment. Your typical duties may include operating industrial cleaning equipment for floor maintenance, thorough washing of ceilings and windows and emptying hazardous waste. You may also provide training/orientation to Environmental staff.

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Knowledge and operation of a computer including Microsoft Office. Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time and perform repetitive movements for the duration of your shift. Physically capable to lift, push and pull up to 30 lbs of force.

Frequent physical demands include; standing, walking for long periods of time, lifting below waist, waist to shoulder, bending, squatting, pushing, and pulling. A range of lifting between floor to above shoulders, capable of lifting 25-50 pounds on a regular basis. Bending at knees, bending forward, pushing, pulling, reaching, squatting, kneeling, standing and walking for the majority of the shift. Arm, wrist, elbow and shoulder work for the majority of the shift. Ability to climbing ladders, use manual cleaning equipment such as both wet and dry mops, dusters, cleaning cloths, toilet brushes, squeegees, scrappers, use power cleaning equipment such as buffers, striping machines, auto scrubbers, burnisher’s, vacuums and carpet cleaners.

Successful completion of a basic housekeeping program is an asset.