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About the Role
Shepherd Village is seeking a Handyperson to support the Facilities department in either a long-term care or retirement setting. The role involves maintaining a clean, safe, and inviting environment for residents, ensuring efficient building operations, and responding to various maintenance needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide a clean, safe, and inviting environment for Shepherd Village residents.
- Maintain efficient and effective performance of all Handyperson duties.
- Foster positive relationships with residents, families, visitors, and staff.
- Follow all Shepherd Village policies, procedures, and Workplace Health & Safety Act requirements.
- Respond promptly to Handyperson requests, resident emergencies, building emergencies, and maintenance concerns.
- Perform routine checks of pool, boiler rooms, kitchen/serveries, water temperatures, compactors, and other building equipment.
- Report deficiencies and recommend corrective action for building equipment.
- Assist with deliveries, move-ins/outs, activities, catering, pest control, and other building service needs.
- Maintain departmental equipment in good condition.
- Carry out room set ups and break downs.
- Floor care.
- Assist with resident moves.
Requirements
- Qualified to work in Canada legally.
- Able to speak, read, and write basic English.
- 1-3 years of experience with building operations required.
- Capable of lifting, moving, pushing & pulling heavy loads.
- Capable of operating various machinery and equipment safely.
- Promptly respond to calls for assistance, deliveries, small repair jobs, etc.
- First responder to fire alarms & other emergencies, demonstrate leadership & provide clear communication.
- Good understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Act, regulations.
- Ability to follow and complete a daily, weekly & monthly task schedule.
- Able to accept and follow directions with minimal supervision.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with coworkers.
- Polite, understanding and co-operative with residents and their family members.
- Successful candidates must provide a complete and current Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one.
Skills
- Building operations
- Lifting, moving, pushing & pulling heavy loads
- Operating machinery and equipment safely
- Responding to calls for assistance
- Responding to deliveries
- Performing small repair jobs
- First response to fire alarms & other emergencies
- Leadership
- Clear communication
- Understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Act, regulations
- Following and completing task schedules
- Accepting and following directions
- Working with minimal supervision
- Building working relationships
- Cooperating with residents and families
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Part-time Casual
Experience Level
- 1-3 years
About the Company
- Shepherd Village is Toronto’s largest not-for-profit senior community, dedicated to the well-being of seniors since 1961.
- Committed to meeting the changing physical, spiritual and social needs of seniors through quality care and compassionate service.
- Everything offered is designed to enhance the quality of life and peace-of-mind of residents, and their family and friends.
- Received the Great Places to Work certification in November 2025.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to accessibility in the candidate application and selection process. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process, providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements of the vacant position. Applicants are asked to please make their accommodation requirements known when contacted.