Support Services Attendant, Transitional Health

Job Number: J0426-0292 Job Title: Support Services Attendant, Transitional Health Job Category: Housekeeping, Laundry and Maintenance Job Type: Permanent Full Time Work Location: West Bedford Transitional Health Centre Number of Positions: 1
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If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider a rewarding career as a Full-time Support Services Attendant with our West Bedford Transitional Health team, where you will help redefine how patients transition from hospital to home.

This innovative facility integrates data and technology into patient assessment, care delivery, and communication, while providing specialized, person-centred support for individuals who no longer require hospital-level treatment but need additional care to safely return home or transition back into their community. Our team is committed to dignity, safety, and clinical excellence in every interaction.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be part of a supportive and talented team dedicated to providing high-quality care and creating positive experiences for every patient we serve. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you've made a measured difference in the lives of our patients. Additional benefits include:

• A approximate hourly wage: $16.61 - $18.77

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program (eligible immediately upon hire)

• Life, travel, and other insurances

• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan

• RRSP program (5% employer matching)

• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance

• Free onsite parking

• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks 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.

• Sweeps, dusts, and wet mops floors.

• 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.

• Checks laundry for tears, holes, missing buttons, etc. and forwards clothing needing repair to the seamstress.

• Completes inventory on a regular basis.

• Orders supplies as required.

• Replenishes laundry cleaning chemicals as required.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• High School/ GED completion

• Minimum of one (1) year experience in commercial housekeeping and/or laundry required

• Ability to learn and work in fast paced environment

• Ability to safely use chemical cleaning agents and equipment

• Experience working and communicating with internal and external customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and cooperative manner

• Previous experience in working in a long-term care is considered an asset

• Ability to provide a clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check upon hire

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Great People is a core value at Shannex, grounded in the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of our organization. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and to fostering a culture that celebrates individuality and ensures every person is treated with fairness and respect. Here, every team member belongs. With locations across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario, our team members help build communities that support connection, wellbeing, and longevity.

Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. In addition, Shannex provides Transitional Health Services in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit shannex.com.

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.