About the Role
The Environmental Services Manager will maintain a clean and safe living environment for residents, coordinate equipment maintenance and repairs, and audit laundry and housekeeping standards. This role also involves leading health and safety initiatives for all staff within a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a safe and secure home environment for all Residents.
- Maintain all aspects of hiring and performance management of departmental staff.
- Oversight of staff development, including department-specific orientation and training.
- Maintain detailed documentation required by the FLTCA & Public Health.
- Supervision of contractors’ work to ensure fulfillment of contractual obligations and adherence to all set FLTCA & Southbridge Regulatory requirements.
- Preparation and management of departmental budgets; inventory management and control, including purchase of departmental supplies and equipment.
- Maintenance of departmental policy and procedure manuals; full participation in leadership team activities and responsibilities, including participation on teams and committees, and reporting.
- Contract tendering in consultation with Southbridge consultants, and with approval of Executive Director.
- All aspects of management, performance & quality of services provided by departmental staff.
- All aspects of departmental safety program management, including preventative maintenance, and repair of equipment.
- Maintenance of records, statistics, and reports in accordance with FLTCA, Southbridge and home level policies (all applicable legislation and standards).
Requirements
- Post-secondary studies, Environmental Services certificate or relevant LTC/Retirement home operational experience.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practices and/or prevailing practices relating to housekeeping, laundry and maintenance.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
- Experience in management of human and financial resources (preferred).
- Experience in a long-term care setting (preferred).
- Formal training in building maintenance (preferred).
- Health and Safety certification, or to be completed following hiring.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of hire date.
- Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months.
Skills
- Environmental Services
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Maintenance
- Health and Safety
- Communication (Verbal and Written)
- Budget Management
- Inventory Management
- Contract Management
- Staff Management
- Performance Management
- Quality Assurance
Location
- Chelsey Park Retirement Home
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Managerial or Supervisory (2+ years)
Education Level
- Post-secondary studies
- Environmental Services certificate
Salary/Compensations
- $55,000 - $58,000
About the Company
- Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario.
- Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.
Equal Opportunity
- Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.
- At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.
