Job ID: 42055

Job Category: Community & Social Services

Division & Section: Seniors Services & Long-Term Care, LTC Regional Services

Work Location: Various, please see below

Job Type & Duration: Part-Time, On-going

Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $24.17 per hour to $26.48 per hour (2024 rates.)

Shift Information: Various Shifts - Days, Evenings and Weekends, up to 35 hours per week

Affiliation: L79 PT LTCH&S

Number of Positions Open: 5+

Posting Period: 10-Jan-2025 to 24-Jan-2025

Location Information: 

• Wesburn Manor (400 The West Mall, Etobicoke, ON M9C 5S1)
• Lakeshore Lodge (3197 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3X5)
• Castleview Wychwood Towers (351 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 3C3)
• True Davidson Acres (200 Dawes Rd, East York, ON M4C 5M8)
• Bendale Acres (2920 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1P 2T8)

Please note this posting may be used to fill upcoming vacancies across our 10 Long-Term Care homes as they arise.

The City’s Seniors Services and Long-Term Care Division supports Toronto seniors and residents in long-term care homes to have the healthiest, most fulfilling lives possible through exceptional care and services. Vulnerable individuals who reside in the community are supported through adult day programs, supportive housing services, tenancy support and homemakers and nurses services. CareTO is our brand for the culture change we are investing in for the City’s 10 directly operated long-term care homes (https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-tenant-information/finding-housing/long-term-care-homes/careto/). The division values Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence which shape our organizational culture, our priorities, and the experiences of all those who live, work, volunteer, and visit. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintains linens and residents’ belongings.
• Picks up soiled laundry from resident rooms and returns cleaned laundry.
• Operates washer and dryer.
• Folds clean laundry or hangs laundry as appropriate.
• Attaches and removes labels from residents’ clothing, mends and performs minor repairs (sews by hand or operates sewing machine).
• Attends staff and committee meetings as part of a co-operative team approach for the wellbeing of the residents.
• Operates heat seal machine and labeling residents’ cloths
• Perform laundry inventory supplies.
• Attends in-services training as required.
• Responds appropriately to residents' needs.

Key Qualifications:

1. Experience in commercial or institutional laundry services, or housekeeping.

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

• General knowledge of washing equipment, textiles and laundry formulae.
• Ability to maintain co-operative working relationships with residents and staff.
• Ability to read, write and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Fundamental knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, WHMIS and other legislation and regulations that relate to this work.
• Ability to perform various cleaning duties.
• Ability to operate, lift and move various equipment and heavy items.
• Willingness to work weekends, shifts and holidays as required.
• Willingness to cross train in other departmental positions based on operational needs.
• Ability and willingness to provide a service that enhances the dignity and respects the diversity of residents.
• Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity and respectful workplaces

Additional Information:

Hours of Work can be up to 70 hours bi-weekly, however, Hours of Work will be decided based on

operational needs.

Please note:

As a condition of employment with the Seniors Services & Long-Term Care Homes, selected candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Police Reference Check (PRC) with vulnerable sector screening, tuberculosis screening and proof of immunization in accordance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021(O.Reg 246/22).

NOTE TO INTERNAL FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CITY OF TORONTO EMPLOYEES:

City of Toronto employees must apply to full-time or part-time employment opportunities posted on the City's Internal Job Posting Portal.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.

Accommodation

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