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• These positions may be required to work weekends and statutory holidays based on operational needs
• These positions require working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and will be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance)

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

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
• Use platform lifts as well as lift and move office equipment and furniture to allow for cleaning
• Perform waste management duties, including lifting 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
• Perform general services such as unloading supplies from trucks, locking doors, switching off utilities, and reporting defective equipment
• Maintain records and security of cleaning supplies used, and requesting supervisor to requisition replacement supplies as needed
• Supervise, instruct, and train select inmate helpers in performing cleaning tasks
• Other duties, as assigned

How do I qualify?

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have knowledge of and experience with industrial cleaning methods/processes
• 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 and relevant legislation and 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 ensure safety and security of the work area, other staff, and inmate helpers

Problem-Solving Skills

• You can determine the type of cleaning agent/method to use for various cleaning tasks and coordinate daily priorities
• You are able to recognize when equipment needs maintenance or repair as well as report supply 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:

• 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.
• Employees working in congregate living settings may be 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 may 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.