Caretakers - On Call Casual

Coquitlam School District invites applications for Casual Caretakers. As the third largest school district in the province, we are located within a 40-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The school district has a population of 34,000 students with approximately 4,400 teaching, administrative, managerial and support staff.

Working under the Senior Caretaking Manager/designate, Caretakers are responsible for performing general custodial services and related duties as assigned in a timely process, in order to ensure the buildings and facilities are maintained in a healthy, safe and sanitary manner.

Duties include but are not limited to - use of various cleaning equipment, vacuuming, spot cleaning, damp and dry dusting, polishing, sweeping, mopping floors, disposing of garbage, cleaning washrooms, replacing lightbulbs.

PLEASE NOTE:

These positions are designed to replace absent employees. There is no guarantee of

hours. Applicants must be available 6 days per week and work a variety of shifts

(morning, afternoon, and nights) including weekends.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of Grade 10 completion, plus a Building Service Worker Certificate from a recognized college/institution is required.
• You must have the ability to meet the physical requirements of the position including climbing ladders and scaffolds and some heavy lifting.

This is an on-call casual unionized position which offers $30.21 per hour plus 16% in lieu of benefits.

If you are interested in submitting an application, please click on "APPLY"!

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

The successful applicants must complete two criminal record checks. We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honor each persons unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities and intersectionality.

This job is classed under Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners (NOC 65312) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners clean and maintain the interior and exterior of commercial, institutional and residential buildings and their surrounding grounds. They are employed by office and apartment building management companies, condominium corporations, educational institutions, health care facilities, recreational and shopping facilities, religious, industrial and other establishments.

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