Job Details

Job Title: Service Worker – Caretaking
City: Toronto
Work Location (or closest intersection):7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
Job Type: Part-Time
Start Date: TBD
Salary: $25.50/hr.
Benefits/Compensation: N/A

Hiring 1 candidate(s) for this role.

Job Description

Industry: Higher Education
Company Info:
About– Hart House
Hart House is a centre for experiential education outside the classroom at the University of Toronto. Since it opened in 1919, Hart House functions as a place where students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the broader community connect with each other and the world. Through an array of co-curricular programming in the arts, dialogue and wellness, Hart House works with local and international partners to foster community and to create innovative learning opportunities for students. Hart House operates from a historic facility on the St. George campus, as well as a 150-acre farm in Caledon, Ontario, offering a wide range of services through a social enterprise model that generates revenue to support its student-focused programming on all three University of Toronto campuses.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodation as required for applicants with disabilities.

Job Description

Under general supervision works according to detailed procedures in cleaning and custodial duties, may assist in other maintenance duties.

Responsibilities include:

• Cleans and dusts furniture, floors, hallways and stairways, using appropriate equipment including heavy duty electric buffers, automatic floor machines, large dust mops, vacuum cleaners and other cleaning equipment.
• Reconditions floors as required, including stripping, refinishing, scrubbing, spray buffing, buffing, sealing and other related floor care duties.
• Cleans and scrubs washrooms, including lavatories, toilets, mirrors, floors, metal fixtures and bright work.
• Collects waste from floors and receptacles empties into traveling receptacles, removes garbage from buildings.
• Removes spots from carpet surfaces as required.
• Washes windows and walls including partition glass.
• Moves furniture within the work area when necessary.
• Makes beds for residence guests in residence operations when necessary.
• Cleans blackboards, whiteboards and other writing surfaces as directed.
• Supplies paper towels and toilet paper and hand soap to receptacles, washrooms, workstations and other areas as required.
• Change light bulbs when required.
• Clears exterior of entrance ways to buildings of debris and garbage.
• Cleans exterior entrance pads and podiums using power washing equipment.
• Assists in snow removal when necessary; and
• Other related duties as required.

Required Job Skills/Quantification:

• Completion of tenth grade or equivalent.
• One year of related work experience is desirable.
• Physical ability to perform duties described and to use indicated equipment, ability to communicate effectively in English (orally and written).
• This position is required to provide services in the women’s change room while it is in use. Accordingly, the successful applicant must be someone who regularly accesses women-only spaces in the day-to-day course of the work on campus.

Availability Requirements:

This role is Part-Time 40% FTE. Hours are Saturday & Sunday 4pm – 12:30am.

Insights

Posting Date: September 25, 2024
Expiry Date: October 25, 2024
Listing Number: 2415