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Support Services Attendant - Transitional Health
@ Shannex
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Overview
Shannex is hiring a full-time Support Services Attendant for its West Bedford Transitional Health team, which helps patients move from hospital care back to home. The role covers housekeeping and laundry work in a healthcare setting, with a minimum of one year of commercial housekeeping or laundry experience required. The posting lists a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, an RRSP with 5% employer matching, vacation accrual and free onsite parking.
Responsibilities:
- Clean rooms, bathrooms, furniture and floors
- Sort, wash, dry and fold laundry
- Stock supplies and replenish cleaning chemicals
- Complete regular inventory and order supplies
- Check linens and clothing for repair
Requirements summary:
- High school or GED completion
- Minimum one year commercial housekeeping or laundry experience
- Safe use of chemical cleaning agents and equipment
- Clear criminal record check and vulnerable sector check if applicable
- First Aid and CPR considered an asset
- French and English bilingualism considered an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | First Aid, CPR |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Employee discount, Transit support, Paid training |
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Shannex
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Full company description
Shannex Inc. offers Retirement Living, Care at Home, and Nursing Home services across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. Shannex has been built on the commitment to place clients first, to provide service excellence and respect each client as an individual. Shannex is a family-owned, Maritime-based company that has been providing care to clients since 1988. Our core values; Clients First, Building Trusted Partnerships, Always Improving Quality and Being Accountable, define what Shannex stands for and create the framework for all that we do. Shannex is more than a place to live or work. We are a community of people and friendships where the focus is on living well in the place our clients call home
- LinkedIn followers
- 18,879
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,853
- Reported office locations
- 621 Starboard Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 0N5, CA
- Other recorded names
- Shannex Incorporated
- Specialties
- Care at Home
- Retirement Living
- and Nursing Home
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Shannex Inc. offers Retirement Living, Care at Home, and Nursing Home services across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. Shannex has been built on the commitment to place clients first, to provide service excellence and respect each client as an individual. Shannex is a family-owned, Maritime-based company that has been providing care to clients since 1988. Our core values; Clients First, Building Trusted…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1988 |
| Specialties | Care at HomeRetirement Livingand Nursing Home |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 234 |
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If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider a rewarding career as a Full-time Support Services Attendant with our West Bedford Transitional Health team, where you will help redefine how patients transition from hospital to home.
This innovative facility integrates data and technology into patient assessment, care delivery, and communication, while providing specialized, person-centred support for individuals who no longer require hospital-level treatment but need additional care to safely return home or transition back into their community. Our team is committed to dignity, safety, and clinical excellence in every interaction.
Meaningful Benefits
You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members dedicated to helping patients successfully transition from hospital care back to their homes and communities. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development, and advancement in an environment where integrity, teamwork, and safety are at the heart of everything we do. At the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
Additional Benefits Include:
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Life, travel, and other insurances
- Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
- RRSP program (5% employer matching)
- Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
- Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
- Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety
About the Opportunity
- Dusts, cleans and polishes furniture, counters, shelving, walls, and window/door ledges.
- Sweeps, dusts, and wet mops floors
- Cleans sinks, toilets and bath facilities
- Fills and replenishes supplies in resident rooms, nursing units, and rest rooms.
- Empties and cleans trash receptacles and places trash in compactor and/or trash pickup area
- Sorts laundry into appropriate piles based on the type of laundry (linens, mops, personal clothing)
- Operates washing machine using proper washing formulas
- Operates dryer and extractor; loads clean, wet laundry into the machine, sets dials so the laundry is dried or damp-dried appropriately and unloads the machine
- Sorts clean laundry into appropriate baskets or racks; counts linen needed for each area as per linen quota and puts on cart; notes name tags on resident clothing and puts on correct rack
- Checks laundry for tears, holes, missing buttons, etc. and forwards clothing needing repair to the seamstress.
- Completes inventory on a regular basis
- Order supplies as required
- Replenishes laundry cleaning chemicals as required
About You
In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:
- High School/ GED completion
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in commercial housekeeping and/or laundry required
- Ability to learn and work in fast paced environment
- Ability to safely use chemical cleaning agents and equipment
- Experience working and communicating with internal and external customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and cooperative manner
- Proof of valid First Aid and CPR certification considered an asset
- Bilingualism in the French and English languages considered an asset
- Previous experience in working in a long-term care an asset
- Successful candidates will be required to obtain a clear Criminal Record Check, and where applicable, a Vulnerable Sector Check, prior to appointment
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