Posted 4 months ago
Janitor
@ Baycrest
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Baycrest Hospital is hiring a casual Janitor for its Housekeeping team at the main complex, on an on-call basis at $27.20 to $27.73 per hour. The work covers cleaning floors, carpets and patient rooms, operating floor machines and general hospital cleaning under infection control practices.
Pay:
$27.20–$27.73 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Clean floors, carpets and tile, including stripping, waxing and scrubbing
- Operate auto scrubbers and floor machines
- Clean patient rooms, washrooms and the main kitchen
- Handle waste, linen delivery and soiled linen pickup
- Set up meeting rooms and move furniture and boxes
Requirements summary:
- High school completion or equivalent required
- Previous housekeeping experience preferred
- Ability to operate ride-on and walk-behind auto scrubber preferred
- Ability to lift up to 23 kg and push/pull up to 20 kg
- Ability to work in extreme heat or cold outdoors
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Cleaning & custodial |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Outdoors |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Baycrest
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A world where every older person lives with purpose, fulfilment and dignity.
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Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health. Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity. An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.
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- 23,978
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,390
- Reported office locations
- 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, CA
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- Baycrest
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Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health. Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1918 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 35 |
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Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
JANITOR
Housekeeping Main Complex
Posting Number: 10055, 10126
Position Type: On-call/Casual
Union: SEIU Service
Hourly Pay Rate: $27.20 - $27.73
Date Posted: September 25, 2026
About Us
Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.
Job Summary
The Environmental Services Department consists of Housekeeping, Linen and Laundry, and other Support Services, for our clients in the Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Cleans carpets, including steam cleaning and shampooing
- Strips and waxes floors
- Scrubs and seals tile floors
- Operates auto scrubbers, floor stripping and buffing machine
- Sweeps and mops floors
- Performs waste management functions
- Clean linen delivery, soiled linen pickup
- Performs work on a ladder
- Sweeps and cleans the grounds around the campus
- Meeting room and special event setups
- Moves boxes & furniture
- Washes walls & windows
- Terminal cleaning of patient rooms
- General cleaning (including washrooms and main kitchen)
- Adheres to infection control practices, departmental policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Current High school completion or equivalent required
- Previous housekeeping experience preferred
- Ability to operate ride-on and walk behind auto-scrubber preffered
- Ability to push/pull up to a maximum weight of 20 kg preffered
- Ability to lift maximum weight (23 kgs)
- Ability to work under extreme weather conditions (i.e. heat or cold when working outdoors)
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work under extreme weather conditions (i.e. heat or cold when working outdoors)
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