Janitor, Maintenance​/Cleaning, Cleaning Services

Overview

Who We Are
The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda for more than 130 years. We help more than 2 million people each year with necessities such as food, clothing and shelter, and support those experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. We hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life, upholding our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship.

Mission Statement
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Characteristic Job Duties
The incumbent is responsible for the following range of job duties characteristic, or typical of the job class:

• Ensures the general upkeep of the facility such as cleaning floors, washrooms, windows, dusting, collects and disposes of garbage, vacuums
• Checks, cleans, moves, arranges and dusts furniture as required
• Ensures the general upkeep of external property such as mowing lawns, keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice, cleaning main floor outside windows, picking up litter, sweeping sidewalks, gardening/watering and pruning shrubs, raking
• Checks doors and windows to ensure building security
• Reports safety concerns and repair issues (ie: furniture and fixtures)
• Restocks washroom supplies
• Spot washes accessible walls, strips and waxes floors and shampoos carpet
• Performs other duties as assigned

The above responsibilities must be performed in keeping with The Salvation Army’s Mission, Vision and Values, in a professional manner, upholding our code of conduct.

Minimum Education Level Attained
The successful job applicant will have completed Public School. An alternative level of education and experience may be acceptable.

Special Licenses, Diplomas, Certifications Or Requirements
The successful applicant will hold/have:

• See Precautionary Measures

Minimum Prior Related Experience
The incumbent must have the following experience before hire:
Up to three months of prior related experience, including previous cleaning experience and familiarity with cleaning supplies and procedures.

Physical Effort/Dexterity Required
The performance of the job requires frequently operating industrial cleaning equipment and tools, mopping/sweeping, bending/twisting/lifting, shoveling snow etc.

Concentration Required
The performance of the job requires moderate to high attention when using motorized equipment, handling hazardous chemicals, and using non-motorized equipment and general cleaning.

Responsibility For Financial Resources
The incumbent’s responsibility for Financial Resources:
The incumbent is involved in minor financial matters regularly, or on a relief basis, or has responsibility for the wise use of their own resources. They/them may be authorized to spend, disburse, or collect small amounts of cash. The incumbent has very little input into the annual budget.

Responsibility For Human Resources
The incumbent’s responsibility for Human Resources:
The incumbent is responsible for their own time and effort only. They/them may demonstrate work methods to new employees.

The incumbent’s work environment is typically in the entire facility and surrounding property designated.

The Incumbent Will Work Under The Following Disagreeable Conditions
Handle garbage, isolation and monotony, odors, dealing with angry people, verbal abuse, exposure to toxic chemicals, various weather conditions, washrooms (i.e. human waste).

The incumbent may have little to no travel required.

The job incumbent may be exposed to the risk of moderate to severe injury or illnesses due to:

• Physical attacks by others
• Exposure to infectious diseases
• Exposure to toxic chemicals (e.g. toxic spills)
• Moving objects
• Sharp objects (e.g. needle pricks)
• Electrical hazards
• Repetitive strain injuries (e.g. back, wrist)

Added by Winnipeg Centre of Hope
Potential of verbal and mental abuse within workplace (by participants); potential of exposure to bodily fluids (human waste); potential of sharp and moving objects; potential of pressures of timelines; potential of objects falling off…