Housekeeping

Job Number: J1025-0490 Job Title: Housekeeping Job Category: Housekeeping, Laundry and Maintenance Job Type: Casual Date Posted: October 16, 2025 Closing Date: December 31, 2025 Number of Positions: 2
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Welcome to Shannex Incorperated! We are searching for a Housekeeping Attendant to join our Parkland Cape Breton team located in Sydney, Nova Scotia:

Meaningful Benefits

• Approximate hourly wage $16.50-$17.75
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our Work Perks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex' s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Dusts, cleans and polishes furniture, counters, shelving, walls, and window/door ledges.
• Cleans sinks, toilets and bath facilities.
• Fills and replenishes supplies in resident rooms, nursing units, and rest rooms.
• Empties and cleans trash receptacles and places trash in compactor and/or trash pickup area.
• Sorts laundry into appropriate piles based on the type of laundry (linens, mops, personal clothing)
• Operates washing machine using proper washing formulas.
• Operates dryer and extractor; loads clean, wet laundry into the machine, sets dials so the laundry is dried or damp-dried appropriately and unloads the machine.
• Sorts clean laundry into appropriate baskets or racks; counts linen needed for each area as per linen quota and puts on cart; notes name tags on resident clothing and puts on correct rack.
• Picks up soiled laundry and delivers clean laundry to resident areas within the facility using laundry carts.
• Checks laundry for tears, holes, missing buttons, etc. and forwards clothing needing repair to the seamstress.

About You

• High School/ GED completion
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in commercial housekeeping and/or laundry preferred
• Ability to learn and work in fast paced environment
• Ability to work a schedule of flexible hours/ shifts inclusive of days, weekends and holidays

Shannex is a trusted provider of senior accommodations, services and care in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario.

If you are ready to join our team, apply today!

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.