Housekeeping Aide – Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Housekeeping Aide to join the Environmental Services/Housekeeping team at Vancouver General Hospital to promote a safe and respectful working setting for patients, residents, families, visitors and staff.

As a Housekeeping Aide you will:

- Perform a variety of cleaning duties such as but not limited to:
- damp dusting
- dry and wet mopping of floors
- floor maintenance and refinishing using appropriate equipment
- cleaning & disinfecting ceiling, wall, vent, washroom, bed, furniture and equipment
- regular and biomedical waste collection and removal
- spill clean-up
- bed-making
- maintaining overall cleanliness of the facility according to policies, procedures and routines

About Environmental Services with VCH: Environmental Services works closely with infection control and patient care teams to clean and disinfect clinical and non‑clinical areas, including patient care rooms, offices, washrooms and common areas. It includes removal of garbage, recycling, soiled linen and bio‑hazard waste, vacuuming carpets, cleaning and polishing floors, disinfecting walls and beds, among other duties.

Qualifications

Education & Experience – Grade 10 or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.





Knowledge & Abilities – physical ability to carry out the duties; effective verbal and written communication; ability to deal with others effectively; ability to organize work; ability to operate related equipment.

Work Conditions

Hours of work, days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

Applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers are required to report past receipt of certain vaccines or history of infections; this information will be collected as part of the onboarding process.

Benefits

- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
- Career development with employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
- Wellness supports such as counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services for employees and immediate families.
- Award‑winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

EEO Statement

Vancouver Coastal Health encourages applications from equity‑deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialised groups, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities, expressions, and sexual orientations, as well as people of all sexual orientations.

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📌 Housekeeping Aide (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
📍 Vancouver