Housekeeper, Provincial Assessment Centre
Job in
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Full Time, Part Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Healthcare Administration
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Housekeeper, Provincial Assessment Centre
BC Mental Health
Coquitlam, BC
In accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Housekeeper is responsible for performing housekeeping duties throughout the Provincial Assessment Centre facility, maintaining clean and sanitary conditions in areas such as client rooms, treatment and care areas, washrooms, corridors, hallways, lounges, offices and common areas used by staff, visitors and/ or clients.
What you’ll do
Cleans, washes, and disinfects building areas such as walls, windows, ceilings, floors, carpets, air vents, furniture, mattresses, gym equipment, and blinds by methods such as dusting, polishing, vacuuming, sweeping, wet mopping, shampooing, waxing, and buffing, using various manual and power cleaning equipment.Maintains housekeeping equipment by cleaning and replacing items such as filter bags and mop heads. Reports unsafe and faulty equipment, fixtures, and furniture to Clinical Services Manager. Ensures safe use and storage of all cleaning supplies, informs Clinical Services Manager of inventory shortages, and maintains supply inventory and related records as required.Provides clients with basic information related to the building. Explains clients’ responsibilities for duty assignments, provides direction, and monitors and assists clients with chores.Cleans and disinfects washrooms and replenishes items such as soap and towels.Strips and washes beds and makes beds and removes bed linens according to instructions of the area.Collects and removes garbage, and ensures the safe disposal of hazardous waste.Transports equipment, furniture, and supplies manually and/or using aides such as dollies and carts. Arranges furniture for special events.Performs laundry duties such as washing linens and clothing.Cleans external areas such as entranceways and sidewalks by removing dirt, leaves, snow, and other refuse.Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as logs and key registers.Performs other related duties as assigned.What you bring
Qualifications
Grade 12 plus one (1) year recent, related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings.
This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Mental Health Program contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.Core…
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