Cleaner - Vanier Children's Mental Wellness

Vanier Childrens Mental Wellness is a trusted leader in mental health care for children and youth across Southwestern Ontario. For over 60 years, weve been a vital support for young people facing emotional and behavioural challenges, providing compassionate, evidence-based care that helps them grow, heal, and thrive. As a registered charity and not-for-profit organization funded by the Ontario government, Vanier is driven by a bold mission: We deliver culturally responsive, accessible mental health services to children, youth, and families while providing system leadership and advocating to improve care in our community. In 2014, Vanier was appointed by the Ontario Government as the Lead Agency for Child and Youth Mental Health System Management in London-Middlesex. In this role, we lead community-wide planning to build a stronger, more responsive mental health system. We are also proud to be accredited by CARF Canada, a recognition of our commitment to the highest standards of quality and continuous improvement in mental health care. When you join Vanier, you become part of a passionate team that is changing lives and shaping a brighter future, one child at a time.

Position Summary:

The primary function of this position is to provide cleaning services in the school, agency, and residence housing children and staff, as well as fulfilling laundry duties as required.

Job Duties:

According to cleaning schedule:

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums floors

• Cleans windows, mirrors and furniture

• Cleans cupboards, shelves, drawers, counters, shelves, cupboards, dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, oven and carts

• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen and bathroom appliances

• Checks supplies and completes orders

• Defrosts and cleans all freezers and refrigerators

• Sanitizes complete bed when client discharged

• Cleans cottage windows excluding outside upper-level windows

• Operates washer and dryer, if needed

• Disinfects personal items

• Washes curtains

• Complies with Occupational Health and Safety Act, specifically section 28(1) and (2) regarding duties of workers

Working Conditions:

• Strenuous physical activity involved (walking, standing, lifting)
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds; stretch arms above head; bend to clean under furniture
• Pushes, pulls, lifts, cleaning equipment and supplies
• May stand on chair or small stepladder to reach high places
• Subject to dust, housekeeping and disinfecting solutions
• Exposures to infectious diseases are possible

Education/Training/Experience:

• Grade 12 education required

• One year experience in cleaning and institutional laundry, experience in the proper use of solvents, detergents and cleaning agents

Hours of Work

• 24.5 hours work week, 5 days a week Monday to Friday. One year contract position.

Salary:

• $18.73 - $20.34 per hour

Benefits:

• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Extended health care
• Disability & Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Free on-site parking
• 4 Weeks' Vacation & Statutory Holidays
• Vision care

Vanier is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply.

Vanier is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

While we appreciate your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.