Cleaner (Temporary, 6 Months) Jobs

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Resumes are being accepted for the temporary position of Cleaner within the Culture and Recreation Department-Recreation Services. Reporting to the Supervisor, Recreation Facility Operations, the successful candidate will safely perform a wide variety of duties related to facility cleaning and facility operations, within Recreation facilities including seniors centre, a pottery centre, 2 multi-purpose Community Centres containing aquatic centres, arenas, and multipurpose rooms, auditorium/gymnasium, stand-alone arenas and pools including one outdoor pool and an air supported sports dome. In addition, the position will competently and safely use a variety of cleaning equipment and vehicles to perform cleaning duties. The functions performed in this position are in accordance with established standard operating procedures, departmental and corporate policies, practices, and legislated requirements with a focus on quality customer service and continuous improvements. Guided by goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Corporate Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

Your role

• Provide efficient and important daily cleaning services that may include dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, shampooing, washing floors, mirrors and windows, cleaning washrooms, washroom fixtures, counter tops, tables, chairs, work rooms, utility rooms, kitchens, fridges, stoves, microwaves, etc., and garbage removal.
• Provide legislated standard cleaning to our Aquatic Centres and a commercial kitchen at Evergreen Seniors Community Centre.
• Respond to emergency clean-ups and spills, and plunge washrooms fixtures as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Travel to and from recreation facilities, arenas and seniors centre.
• Shovel snow, salt walkways/entrances, change light bulbs and execute minor work within an office environment.
• Provide cleaning services to facility/community pools that meet all corporate policies, industry standards, and legislated requirements, including those under the Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Maintain facility quality and safety by adhering to predetermined building cleaning and operating standards, maintaining all required documentation of day to day work.
• Provide excellent customer service to patrons attending recreation facilities.
• Ensure sufficient inventory of cleaning products, hygiene products and associated equipment/products and stocking of same.
• Work with City MMS system work orders, work requests, purchase orders, time keep etc.
• Assist other team members of the facilities in day to day activities that may include set ups/tear downs, early morning opening of facilities, and special event related duties.
• Use and care of walk behind floor scrubbers/ride on floor scrubbers/swing buffers/carpet cleaners and other cleaning equipment.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate.
• Must be able to perform physical repetitive work (e.g. lifting, walking, bending, climbing ladders, pushing and pulling with moderate exertion).
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through the completion of a Grade 12 diploma and six months experience in a facility using cleaning products; and cleaning equipment such as walk behind floor scrubbers, ride on floor scrubbers, swinger buffers, carpet cleaners, and other industrial cleaning equipment; and performing basic building maintenance activities using small hand and power tools. Candidates with equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• A satisfactory Police Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check would be required at time of offer.
• Must be able to work alone and with supervision.
• A valid Class G drivers licence with a good driving record. Successful candidates will be required to provide a current driver’s abstract prior to their start date to confirm their license is held in good standing and that it has not been suspended or revoked under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) or Criminal Code of Canada in the last 5 years. The City of Guelph will take into consideration the number of demerit points and/or nature of the infractions to determine if it meets our requirements.
• Previous training and experience with WHMIS and MSDS would be an asset.
• Ability to deal with the internal and external contacts in a courteous and efficient manner.
• Basic computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Working positively and in co-operation with other team members is an important part of this position.

Rate

$25.84

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by Thursday, June 29, 2023. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.