Posted 25 days ago
Housekeeping Attendant - CAS Pool
@ CityofOttawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
The City of Ottawa is hiring casual Housekeeping Attendants for its Long Term Care Services in several homes, including Garry J. Armstrong Home and Carleton Lodge. The work is cleaning and maintaining a safe, home-like environment for residents under the Long Term Care Homes Act, 2007. Pay is $25.60 to $29.95 per hour (2024 rates), with the start rate possibly set at 95% under the collective agreement.
Pay:
$25.60–$29.95 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Clean and maintain resident areas in a long term care home
- Operate auto scrubbers, floor buffers and carpet extractors
- Perform disinfection and floor stripping and refinishing
- Identify and report workplace hazards
Requirements summary:
- Completion of Grade 10
- Six months of institutional cleaning experience
- Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3)
- Lift and carry 35 lbs
- Stand, walk, squat or kneel for prolonged periods
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Cleaning & custodial |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Client sites, Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 35 lb · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | WHMIS, Vulnerable Sector Check |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, People with disabilities, Women |
| Education | High school (required) |
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The City of Ottawa offers a diverse range of career options. City employees work across 110+ business lines to deliver one thing: excellent service to Ottawa’s residents, businesses and visitors. Whether you want to work in IT, recreation, accounting, engineering, customer service, project management, the trades, emergency services, health care or more, you can find what you're looking for at the City. Visit ottawa.ca/jobs to view all career opportunities. La Ville d’Ottawa offre un large éventail de choix de carrières. Les membres du personnel de la Ville travaillent dans plus de 110 secteurs d’activité pour offrir un excellent service aux résidents, aux entreprises et aux visiteurs d’Ottawa. Que vous vouliez travailler dans les technologies de l’information, les loisirs, la comptabilité, le génie, le service à la clientèle, la gestion de projet, les corps de métier, les services d’urgence, les soins de santé ou ailleurs, vous trouverez ce que vous cherchez à la Ville. Consultez ottawa.ca/emplois pour voir toutes les possibilités d’emploi.
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- 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, Ontario K1P, CA
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The City of Ottawa offers a diverse range of career options. City employees work across 110+ business lines to deliver one thing: excellent service to Ottawa’s residents, businesses and visitors. Whether you want to work in IT, recreation, accounting, engineering, customer service, project management, the trades, emergency services, health care or more, you can find what you're looking for at the City. Visit…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government Administration |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Year founded | 1855 |
| Specialties | Muncipal GovermentOntarioCity of OttawaGovernmentEmployment OpportunitiesBilingual OpportunitiesUnilingual OpportunitiesDiversity and Inclusionand National Capital Region |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 89 |
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Requisition ID: 23359
Department: Community & Social Services Dept.
Service: Long Term Care Services
Employment Type: Multiple casual positions
Affiliation: CUPE 503 - In/Out/LTC Shift
Salary Information: $25.600 - $29.953 per hour (2024 rates of pay)
Location: Garry J. Armstrong Home, Centre D'accueil Champlain, Carleton Lodge & Peter D. Clark
Job Category: Community and Social Services
Application Close: 17/02/2027
JOB SUMMARY
Hospitality Services is responsible for the planning, coordinated development, management and implementation of food, nutrition and environmental activities, programs, services and initiatives to the residents of a municipal long term care facility.
You are responsible for performing housekeeping duties associated with the maintenance of a clean, comfortable, home-like and safe environment in the Long Term Care Home, with an emphasis on resident safety and engagement, in accordance with the Long Term Care Homes Act, 2007.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Completion of Grade 10
Six months of experience in institutional cleaning
KNOWLEDGE
- Disinfection procedures
- Stripping and refinishing of floors
- Preservation of surfaces
- Shampooing of carpets and upholstery
- The use of housekeeping equipment
- Employee health and safety/WHMIS
- Good understanding of safe body mechanics for lifting and bending
- Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Work under pressure
- Operate auto scrubber, floor buffer and carpet extractor
- Understand and follow directions
- Identify and report hazards in the workplace
- Organize and prioritize work assignments
- Dependable, reliable and professional
- Flexibility with changes in work assignments
- Work within a team environment
- Cooperative, respectful and courteous with residents, visitors and co-workers
- Physical and mental ability to perform assigned routines
- Ability to either fully squat or kneel
- Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods
- Capable of lifting and carrying 35 lbs
- Good personal hygiene practices
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Language Requirement: Various language requirements, locations may require English only, French only OR Bilingual competencies. Some positions require English oral, reading, and writing. Some positions required French oral, reading and writing.
- Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
- You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
- Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at [email protected].
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