Housekeeping/Laundry aide - Casual - ExtendicareVulcan

Extendicare•Vulcan, AB

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Extendicare, we’ve spent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our long-term care homes across Canada. When you join Extendicare, you become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for every resident we serve. We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills, experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities of this position. Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request. Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors across Canada. We deliver quality care to meet the needs of a growing seniors’ population. We also provide management and consulting support through a range of services, including recruitment and building strong, qualified teams, to a network of independently owned long-term care and retirement homes. Our Mission “Helping People Live Better.” We help our residents and clients live better by promoting quality of life. We create remarkable moments through highly engaged and motivated team members. Stakeholders know this because we continuously measure, improve and publicly share our performance. Our Vision Our vision is to be the best senior care and services company in Canada. Our Values At Extendicare, we value our customers and our team who cares for them. We are committed to treating them with dignity and respect in an atmosphere of compassion. As health care professionals, we take pride in being responsive to the needs of those who rely on us. Customer Satisfaction. We strive to provide care and services to our customers which exceed their expectations. Excellence. We believe aspiring to excellence leads to continuous quality improvement in our provision of care to residents. Respect. We value each employee, encourage equal opportunity for growth and recognize achievement. Integrity. We believe in honesty and fairness in our relationships with others. Accountability. We believe we are accountable for the quality of services we provide to our customers. Communication. We listen to each other and foster open and honest communication. Teamwork. We believe that working as a team creates an environment that allows us to reach our potential. Environment. We believe that environmental issues should be integrated into business decisions that promote environmental protection, preservation, safety and a homelike atmosphere.

Requirements

Successful completion of Grade 10
Ability to operate appropriate mechanical equipment i.e. washer, dryer, vacuum cleaner
Understanding of infection control principles
Working Knowledge of: WHMIS, Inventory Management & Control
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Experience in an institutionalized setting preferably long term care

Responsibilities

Maintaining Clean and Safe Environment removing waste adhering to legislative requirements (e.g., WHMIS) vacuuming, dusting, emptying wastebaskets, rearranging furniture daily cleaning and disinfecting all resident areas sweeping/mopping floors spot cleaning infection control mixing cleaning solutions using appropriate levels of supplies heavy cleaning (windows and walls) preparing rooms for new residents (deep cleaning) reporting on broken equipment and building repair needs
Maintaining Stock and Supplies monitoring inventory of supplies ordering supplies when required replenishing supplies
Customer Service ensuring resident privacy respecting resident’s property advocating on behalf of the resident
Occupational Health and Safety Accountabilities Carry out all assigned duties in compliance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy. Follow safe work practices as directed by their supervisor and as required by the applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Participate in all required occupational health and safety training. Use appropriate equipment and wear personal protective equipment or clothing, as required by Extendicare/ParaMed. Report any known or identified health and safety hazards or violations to their supervisor. Refrain from any conduct that puts themselves, workers, contractors or others at risk.
Privacy Accountabilities Respect and preserve the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times. Violations of this statement include, but are not limited to: accessing confidential information that is not within the scope of the individuals duties misusing, disclosing without proper authorization, or altering confidential information disclosing to another person the unique username or password for accessing electronic confidential health care information using another person’s username or password to access information discussing confidential information in a public area leaving confidential health care or employee information in public areas disposing of confidential information inappropriately
Extendicare’s Code of Business Conduct and Standards of Employee Conduct policies are to be adhered to by the employee groups they apply to at all times.
Resident/Family Safety Accountabilities In the interest of the safety of residents and family members, employees while on duty are accountable to carry out all duties assigned within the scope of their job in compliance with applicable legislation, standards and company policy. Refrain from any conduct that puts residents and family members at risk.
Employee Safety See attached job routines for work procedures