Cleaning Services Officer

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Duties

Conducts a variety of cleaning/housekeeping/maintenance services.

Orders, stores, maintains adequate inventories of all sanitation commodities; supervises the issuance of sanitation supplies and cleaning equipment.

Maintains and repairs cleaning equipment; replenishes cleaning supplies and services.

Removes ice and snow from entrances and exits.

Accompanies and assists contractors within the facility and performs cleaning inspections to ensure housekeeping practices meet applicable standards.

Supervises, trains and counsels offenders employed in the Cleaning Program; establishes constructive relationships with offenders to encourage their successful reintegration into the community; identifies and discusses offender performances and behavioural issues with Case Management Staff; writes offender performance evaluation.

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Staff will be working in an environment where there could be offender contact.

Occasional exposure to unpleasant noises, sights, odours, to dust, dirt, chemicals, dampness, contaminated material and humidity, wetness and extremes of weather conditions and variations in temperatures due to entering and leaving the building(s).

For further information on the department, work environment, careers at CSC, and application process, please visit our website at Correctional Service of Canada at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca.

Intent of the process

One indeterminate position to fill.

A qualified pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a temporary basis.

The Cleaning Services Officer is responsible for cleaning the entire Keele Complex which includes: Central Ontario District Office, Keele Community Correctional Centre, Programs area and the Psychology area.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience* in providing a variety of cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance services in either commercial, residential or an institutional/facility setting.

*Experience gained through employment

Experience in the use of various computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of safety practices and procedures
Knowledge of cleaning techniques and/or procedures
Knowledge of safe lifting techniques and practices

ABILITIES

Ability to deal with multiple priorities
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

Effective interpersonal relationships
Judgement
Reliability
Initiative
Teamwork

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Possession of a current Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) certificate.

Experience in the operation and maintenance of industrial cleaning equipment

Experience in the supervision and training of individuals

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Willingness and ability to work overtime
Willingness to work in a correctional environment
Willingness to work with, train, and supervise offenders

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance
Ability to lift/move heavy objects up to 25kg using proper safety procedures.
A valid driver's license or mobility usually associated with having a valid driver's license.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of results and invitations to interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email) and frequently check their inbox and JUNK/SPAM folders. It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Management has opted to use screening and text questions and answers, accompanied by the resume, as the evaluation method for the screening stage of this selection process. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Only candidates screened in for further assessment of qualifications will be contacted.

Volume management methods may be utilized.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.