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Amended - Cleaner

Organization:

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Division:

Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre

City:

London

Language of Position(s):

English

Job Term:

1 Temporary (six months with possible extension)

Job Code:

C50616 - Cleaner 2 (COR)

Salary:

$22.48 - $24.28 Per Hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

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Posting Status:

Open

Job ID:

186922

The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre is seeking an experienced Cleaner to provide cleaning and minor maintenance services for the facility.

AMENDMENT: Closing date extended to October 14, 2022 due to OPS Careers system outage.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

• Perform physical cleaning services in all areas of the institution such as operating heavy duty industrial cleaning equipment
• Perform waste management duties, including sorting and disposing garbage and recycling
• Maintain premises by cleaning, mopping, vacuuming, dusting offices, corridors, washing woodwork and tiles, walls and ceilings, removing graffiti, cleaning inside windows, light fixtures and vents, removing wax and finishing floors, cleaning washrooms and replenishing supplies
• Maintain records and security of cleaning supplies used, and requesting supervisor to requisition replacement supplies as needed
• Using special cleaning processes, methods, and chemicals for infection control, isolation, sanitization, and other special cleaning projects.
• Supervise, instruct, and train select inmate helpers in performing cleaning tasks, as required
• Other duties as assigned

NOTE: This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and will be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance)

How do I qualify?

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have demonstrated knowledge of and experience with industrial cleaning methods/processes (such as bio-hazardous cleaning and infection control)
• You are experienced in the safe and proper operation of industrial cleaning equipment, machines and materials (i.e. floor polishers, vacuum cleaners, tools to perform required duties)
• You have knowledge of health and safety (including WHMIS, OHSA, and other relevant regulations) for safe handling of chemical solutions and ensuring safe cleaning processes
• You have demonstrated ability to understand and comply with corporate policies and protocols in order to work within institutional security practices and procedures (such as maintain safety and security of the work area, other staff, and inmate helpers)

Problem-Solving Skills

• You can determine appropriate type of cleaning agent used for various cleaning tasks
• You can coordinate and manage daily priorities
• You are able to recognize when equipment needs maintenance or repair as well as report supplies shortages
• You can identify security and workplace hazards so that corrective action can be prompt and report problems to the supervisor when necessary

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You are able to supervise and instruct select inmate helpers in cleaning duties
• You can convey information about the use and storage of cleaning products and equipment
• You can maintain records of supplies
• You can alert staff and inmates of caution where cleaning is taking place

Additional Information:

Address:

1 English Temporary, duration up to 6 months, 711 Exeter Rd, London, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

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Schedule:

4-7

Category:

Corrections and Enforcement

Posted on:

Monday, September 26, 2022

Note:

In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.

Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.

A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
At this time, all employees working in congregate living settings are required to provide proof they are fully vaccinated, meaning they are fully vaccinated as defined by the Ministry of Health (refer to: COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated Status in Ontario), including 14 calendar days have passed since receiving their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Employees who do not provide proof of full vaccination will be deemed ‘not vaccinated' under the Employer's policy and will be required to attend a vaccine education program, as determined by the Employer. Employees who are not vaccinated under the policy with a valid medical exemption will not be required to attend a vaccine education program. All employees working in congregate living settings must undergo regular rapid antigen testing, regardless of vaccination status.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

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Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, October 14, 2022 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

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