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About the Role

The Janitorial Associate is responsible for performing custodial duties, minor maintenance, and other miscellaneous duties to ensure a clean, safe, and respectful building environment for employees, customers, clients, volunteers, and donors.

Responsibilities

• Clean offices, board rooms, class rooms, common areas, washrooms and recreational facilities.
• Mop tile and concrete floor areas.
• Vacuum all carpeted areas.
• Dust all furniture and fixtures as required.
• Wash and disinfect all washroom floors, toilets, toilet seats, dispensers and fixtures.
• Clean all mirrors.
• Replenish toilet tissue, paper towel and soap as needed.
• Empty all waste baskets and garbage cans in central disposal locations.
• Place garbage and recyclables in corresponding outside storage bin.
• Clean entrances and exits including glass, doors and hardware.
• Use auto floor scrubber on hard surface flooring when necessary and possible.
• Maintain all equipment in good working condition; report damage or worn parts as required.
• Keep outside area near exits and entrances clear of snow and maintain grounds free of cans, paper and debris.
• Clean, wash and disinfect drinking fountains.
• Wash all finger marks from walls, doors, hardware and glass.
• Report minor maintenance repairs.
• Clean kitchen sinks and counters, run dishwashers when full and empty at end of wash cycle.
• Report damages and acts of vandalism.
• Wash and buff floors with floor polisher where required.
• Wash entrance and exit floors.
• Spot clean walls and toilet partitions.
• Spot clean carpets as needed, use carpet machine when required.
• Wipe down base boards, ledges, ducting, stair stringers, balusters and railings as required.
• Maintain up to date inventory of cleaning products and equipment.
• Prioritize areas to clean if not scheduled according to immediate needs.
• Take action to proactively resolve issues as they are discovered.
• Decide which tools, supplies and solutions are safe and appropriate for a given cleaning task.

Requirements

• Initiative and self-motivation are necessary, as this job is largely self-directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Accountability and understanding of expectations in this role.
• Ability to evaluate own work and to know when further action is needed to meet standards.
• Organizational and prioritization skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of safety requirements and work best practices.
• Problem-solving skills for dealing with urgent needs and challenging tasks.
• Interpersonal skills- must be able to build relationships with other people in the facility.
• Reading and writing comprehension, especially in regards to safety requirements.
• Security Training an asset.

Skills

• Knowledge and experience working with various types of cleaning equipment (i.e. auto-scrubbers, carpet cleaning equipment, swing machines etc.).

Work Type

• Hourly-paid position
• Hours of work are not guaranteed and are scheduled based on the needs of the business and may vary from week to week.

Experience Level

• 5 years’ experience in the field of Janitorial and Maintenance (commercial and/or residential).
• Experience conducting Janitorial work in a similar site/facility.

Benefits

• Benefits (dental/health) available for full-time and some part-time positions (based on hours worked).
• Registered Pension Plan opportunity for various roles.
• Employee discount at retail locations.
• Equitable access to skills training & coaching, scholarships, and educational credentials.
• Individual personal and professional development support with Life Coach & Employee Assistance Program.
• Work-life balance with scheduling flexibility.

About the Company

• Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes is a leading non-profit organization committed to changing lives and communities through the power of WORK.
• Ready to work or not, a job at Goodwill is a path to work readiness.
• Our organization strives to create a workplace which is welcoming and respectful to all where every employee and member feels valued and supported.
• Diversity, equity, accessibility and preserving the environment are important to us.
• Building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live and serve is our goal.
• Mission: Changing Lives and communities through the power of WORK.
• Vision: Everyone working and thriving in sustainable communities.
• Values: Inclusion: Embracing all people equally, Compassion: Serving with heart, Aspiring Workforce: Together changing lives through the power of WORK, Respect: Embracing diversity, upholding all people with dignity and trust, Empathy: Ability to walk in each other’s shoes.
• Diverse, inclusive, and dynamic culture.
• Employer of choice across Southwestern Ontario who meets the Federal Government’s 50/30 challenge for diversity in leadership.
• Commitment to accessibility and mobility (various walking devices and wheelchair accessible work locations).
• Mission-driven organization committed to the Power of Work.
• Environmentally committed to meeting our goal of zero waste on planet earth.
• Respectful, fun, and supportive team and leadership.
• Accredited through CARF International.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• We will be happy to work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.