PartTime Facility Attendant I (Ongoing Posting)
- Newmarket, ON, Canada
Part-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Job type
- Part-time · Temporary
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Job Description
Please note that this is an ongoing posting meaning that applications will be accepted until December 31, 2026 in order to establish a pool of candidates for when opportunities come up.
Responsible for cleaning and general housekeeping of town facilities, facility set up and tear down for user groups and events; building cleanliness, garbage removal, washroom maintenance. Provides assistance and customer service to general public and user groups.
Job Requirements
- Practical working knowledge of health and safety regulations and trained in WHMIS procedures to deal with equipment, cleaning chemicals and facility maintenance.
- Janitorial knowledge and the ability to operate cleaning equipment (vacuums, floor waxers, scrubbers, cleaning chemicals etc.).
- Ability to read and comprehend WHMIS labels, complete logs and incident reports.
- Current First Aid and CPR training would be an asset.
- Flexibility/availability for shift work, weekends and evenings.
- Flexibility/availability for special events as required.
- Ability to deal courteously and effectively with user groups, general public, program participants.
- A Vulnerable Screening Sector is required. The Town of Newmarket is committed to carefully screening staff that have access to vulnerable persons
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Facility Attendant will clean and tidy town buildings, set up and take down rooms for groups and events, remove garbage and maintain washrooms. The attendant also helps the public and user groups in a friendly, effective way.
Requirements
Candidates need working knowledge of health and safety rules and WHMIS, janitorial skills, and the ability to run cleaning equipment and read chemical labels. Flexible availability for shifts, weekends, evenings and events is required, plus a Vulnerable Sector check. First Aid and CPR are an asset.
Skills
- Janitorial cleaning
- Operating cleaning equipment
- Floor scrubbers
- Floor waxers
- Vacuums
- Cleaning chemicals
- WHMIS
- Health and safety regulations
- Reading chemical labels
- Completing logs
- Incident reporting
- Facility setup and teardown
- Washroom maintenance
- Garbage removal
- Customer service
- Public relations
- First Aid
- CPR
Categories
- Government & Public Sector
- Security & Safety
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- facility attendant
- custodian
- janitor
- cleaning
- housekeeping
- facility maintenance
- custodial services
- WHMIS
- health and safety
- janitorial equipment
- floor scrubber
- floor waxer
- vacuum
- cleaning chemicals
- washroom maintenance
- garbage removal
- event setup
- event teardown
- customer service
- municipal
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- WHMIS
- First Aid
- CPR
Tools
- vacuums
- floor waxers
- floor scrubbers
- cleaning chemicals
Languages
- English