Caretaker,Residence Job Saskatoon area,Saskatchewan Canada,Maintenance/Cleaning

Caretaker, Residence

Summary:

Reporting directly to the Custodial Supervisor, this front-line role plays a key part in delivering excellent customer service within a dynamic residential environment. The Caretaker interacts regularly with students and Residence Team members, often in a setting with shifting priorities, frequent interruptions, and tight deadlines. The ideal candidate is self-driven, proactive, and capable of working effectively both independently and collaboratively. This position requires maintaining high cleaning standards while performing physically demanding tasks and handling cleaning agents and solvents safely.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clean and sanitize washrooms, including all fixtures and surfaces

Maintain cleanliness in common areas, student rooms, and apartments

Clean garbage rooms and household appliances such as stoves and refrigerators

Perform floor care using dry/wet mops, brooms, vacuums, shampooers, auto scrubbers, and floor finishing equipment (stripping, waxing, polishing)

Replace light bulbs as needed throughout the facility

Maintain and clean custodial equipment to ensure proper functioning

Wash walls, windows, and other surfaces as required

Set up conference rooms for meetings and events

Shovel snow up to six feet from building entrances to maintain safe access

Coordinate with Protective Services to assist with student lockouts

Move Loraas garbage tanks to designated pickup locations

Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor

Accountable to the Consumer Services Team Charter and is aligned with the purpose, vision, and values, and holds themselves and each other accountable to it

Education:

Grade 12 diploma.

WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) certification is considered an asset

Experience:

Minimum of one year of caretaking and/or cleaning experience in an institutional setting

Experience working safely with cleaning chemicals, power cleaning equipment, and floor waxing systems is an asset

Skills:

Proven customer service skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team

Must be able to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check as a condition of employment


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