Posted 26 days ago
Casual Caretaker
@ Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division
Alberta
Overview
Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division is hiring casual caretakers in Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Ardrossan and South Cooking Lake, Alberta. The work covers cleaning and sanitizing school buildings, operating janitorial equipment, and light grounds and walkway maintenance, on an hourly, on-call basis from 7:00am to 11:30pm with a starting wage of $25.56 per hour. Temporary or long-term assignments and eligibility for permanent positions are offered.
Pay:
From $25.56 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Clean and sanitize washrooms, eating areas and high-touch surfaces
- Dust, wash, wax and polish floors, walls, windows and furniture
- Operate janitorial equipment such as scrubbers, polishers and steam cleaners
- Inspect building exterior and playgrounds, clear snow and ice from walkways
- Report maintenance and safety issues to facilities management
Requirements summary:
- Flexibility and reliability for on-call shifts from 7:00am to 11:30pm
- Attention to detail
- Ability to follow Board policies and legal regulations
- Ability to complete other duties as directed
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Job-board feed · applytoeducation
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Cleaning & custodial |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
We are accepting applications for Casual Caretakers in Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Ardrossan, and South Cooking Lake, Alberta. This is hourly, on-call work with opportunities for temporary, long term assignments and eligibility to apply for permanent positions. Length of shifts and hours of work can range between 7:00am to 11:30pm and may fluctuate weekly. Current hourly wage starts at $25.56 per hour.
As a Casual Caretaker, you will play an important role in maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming learning environments. Flexibility, reliability, and attention to detail are essential for success in this position.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Clean and sanitize washrooms and eating areas; refill all consumables (soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, etc.)
2. Clean and sanitize all "high touch" equipment and areas.
3. Dust, clean, wash, wax and polish floors, walls, windows and furniture throughout the entire building.
4. Vacuum classrooms and steam clean carpets.
5. Operate janitorial equipment such as auto scrubbers, polishers, vacuums, shampooers, steam cleaners, etc.
6. Empty trash containers and remove all trash from buildings to appropriate containers.
7. Manage the appropriate recycling of materials in the building.
8. Inspect the outside of the building including playgrounds/play structures to ensure the areas are safe and maintained.
9. Maintain the cleanliness of playgrounds and ornamental areas adjacent to the building(s).
10. Ensure adjacent walkways are free of snow and ice and other hazards.
11. Perform ground maintenance to adjacent walkways and ornamental areas (cut and trim grass areas, weed all flower and shrub beds, etc.).
12. Report any maintenance or safety issues to the Director of Facility Operations and Maintenance.
13. Requisition and maintain an inventory of cleaning supplies, materials, tools and equipment.
14. Ensure the building is secure in accordance with the School/Building Security Plan.
15. Perform all duties in compliance with Board policies and legal regulations.
16. Perform other duties as required by the Director of Facility Operations and Maintenance or designate.
By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only those being considered to advance in the selection process will be contacted.
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