Environmental Assistant West St Paul; West St. Paul

Position Overview

This position involves maintaining the cleanliness of the facility and includes high dusting, damp dusting, dust mopping, wet and dry mopping, vacuuming, carpet cleaning, floor stripping and refinishing, and waste handling.

Minimum of one-year experience as a housekeeping cleaner in an institutional, commercial, or healthcare facility will be considered.

Training will be provided.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

Not Applicable.

• Working knowledge of applicable sanitation and safety standards related to the department.
• Observe all aspects of resident safety at all times.
• Ability to learn and apply proper body mechanics, including bending, stooping, kneeling, stretching over and under furnishings and building fixtures.
• Ability to work from and climb stepladders.
• Maintain a high standard of service and cleanliness.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.

• May involve exposure to disease, toxic materials, noise, allergens, blood, feces, body fluids, etc.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals.
• Performing physical activities that require careful use of arms and legs and moving of the body, such as bending, lifting, balancing, walking and stooping.