Environmental Aide

Environmental Aide – Casual and Temporary Part-Time Opportunities

As a member of the environmental services team, the Environmental Aide will provide all user departments with adequate linen and patient care items for each 24 hour period Additionally, in-house laundry service for all non-standard linens will be provided as well as preparation of soiled linen for shipment and receive clean linen when delivered. The Environmental Aide will also maintain a clean environment and necessary clean supplies, and participate in Continuous Quality Improvement Program.

Responsibilities Include:

• Deliver adequate linen and patient care items to all nursing units, daily.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment and practice infection control.
• Unload clean linen from external laundry service, reload soiled linen containers for shipment (weigh all outgoing linen) on a daily basis.
• Sort and restock all linen carts, as per quota; transport all clean linen to user department.
• Deliver additional requests i.e. linen, patient care items, etc. and cleaning supplies
• Support the Occupational Health and Safety Program, make health and safety a part of your daily routine, ensure you are following safe work methods and are complying with relevant legislation.
• Soiled and clean linen handling
• Cleaning and maintaining of patient care and non-patient care areas assigned by the manager
• Dusting and damp mopping patient and non-patient rooms and washrooms
• Dusting, washing and polishing furniture and fixtures
• Wash and make discharged patient beds
• Vacuuming of carpets
• Window cleaning and changing of curtains
• Gathering and disposing of garbage and bio-medical waste
• Cleaning isolation rooms/Terminal cleaning
• Required to use equipment: Auto-scrubber Machine, Burnisher,/project work

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications/experience:

• Completion of secondary school or equivalent
• Must be capable of pushing heavy carts, lifting heavy cartons and frequent bending
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for the majority of the day
• Good communication skills in both oral and written in English
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

While we thank all applicants, only those under consideration for the position will be contacted. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.

Runnymede Healthcare Centre values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to employment equity and providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).

Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment purposes only and not for any other purpose.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Runnymede Healthcare Centre, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the hired employee’s first date of employment. Requests for exemption will be considered on a case-by-case basis in alignment with the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Job Types: Fixed term contract, Casual

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you comfortable using technology?

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Work Location: In person