Supervisor, Housekeeping

Halton Healthcare•Oakville, ON

8d•CA$40 - CA$50•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager of Environmental Services, you will co-ordinate and support all relevant activities of Environmental Services, Porters and Waste and Linen. You will work closely with the management team in overseeing the day-to-day operations in a unionized (CUPE) environment, as this position will provide coverage for EVS, Porters and Waste and Linen staff.

Requirements

Post-secondary diploma, degree or related experience required
Minimum of 5 years' supervisory experience within a unionized environment required
Membership or qualification to become a member of the CAEM and OHHA
Proven healthcare Environmental Services experience and working knowledge of all healthcare housekeeping and related regulated infection control practices and processes and knowledge of PIDAC, RICN etc.
Proven ability to manage supply/labour budgets to include labour relations and compliance within the local and central collective agreements of unionized staff. Monitoring performance and hospital policies within a healthcare environment.
Knowledge and experience with various regulatory guidelines i.e. WHMIS, Ministry Waste Guidelines, OH&S Act required
Demonstrated ability to manage operations and staff, establishing and maintaining quality standards, infection control practices, outbreak prevention, linen utilization and the various streams of general, recycling, biomedical, hazardous and confidential waste handling etc.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement departmental policies and procedures and ongoing operational changes to area job routines, programs and systems to ensure continuous quality improvement.
Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, staff development with emphasis on team building
Strong problem-solving, decision-making and analytical skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required
Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as a team and have initiative to continuously improve processes.

Nice To Haves

Professional Healthcare Housekeeper's Certificate (PHH) preferred
Successful completion of the OHA Environmental Management Level 1 and Level 2
Experience using Microsoft Access would be preferred

Responsibilities

responsible for the operational and labour management of staff, providing employee technical and non-technical training, coaching and development, recruitment, orientation, performance and attendance management, discipline, quality audits, job shadowing and workload assessment
preparation of the staff shift schedule, staff replacements and payroll
work closely with the nursing units, clinical areas and other non-clinical areas/departments
participate in patient safety activities, infection control, risk management and quality improvement to meet hospital and healthcare standards
actively participate in the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee at the Oakville site in addition to other committees as needed