Housekeeping Attendant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Housekeeping Attendant (Part-Time)

Facility: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Reports to: Housekeeping Manager

Job Purpose: The Housekeeping Attendant is responsible for all aspects of cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of the Aquarium to the highest standards.

Please remember that due to the nature of our business, we work when others play in an attraction that is open 365 days of the year! You will be expected to be regularly available to work any shift during, before or after these hours of operation.

Critical Accountabilities:

• Continuously walk through the guest areas ensuring the highest cleanliness standards are maintained at all-times. This includes keeping exterior acrylic of the exhibits free of fingerprints, streaks and smudges while maintaining its overall integrity.
• Emptying trashcans and sanitary receptacles as well as picking up trash inside and out.
• Vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing, and mopping floors using various types of equipment (ride-on sweepers, bac-vacs, canister vacuums).
• Stripping and waxing hard floors as well as shampooing / extracting the carpet as required and scheduled.
• Cleaning and sanitizing washrooms and keeping consumables in these areas stocked.
• Ensuring the general upkeep of the external property in all seasons by providing snow and ice removal, mowing lawns, raking and weeding, shrub and tree pruning, watering lawns, and cleaning sidewalks.
• Following all safety procedures and chemical handling guidelines (MSDS), including wearing proper equipment (PPE) and encouraging staff to do the same.
• Dusting signs, walls, lights, etc.
• Cleaning both interior and exterior windows and mirrors.
  • Request additional or corrective cleaning applications as required.
  • Inform the Housekeeping Supervisor / Manager of unresolved problems or matters requiring attention.
  • Ability to operate related equipment as required.

Special Skills & Requirements:

• Previous experience in grounds keeping/housekeeping is an asset.

Pay Rate: $19.06/hourly

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is dedicated to providing an atmosphere free from barriers in order to promote equity and diversity and will ensure the full participation and advancement of members of protected groups, which include but are not limited to women, Indigenous persons, members of visible minority groups, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is committed to ensuring that its hiring process is fair and equitable for all persons.

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is committed to accessibility and to protecting the human rights of all persons in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario’s Human Rights Code. We invite and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our organization. As such, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada will provide reasonable accommodation for any applicant, as requested during the recruitment process. Please contact us at jobs@ripleysaquariumofcanada.com if you require assistance with the accommodation process.

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology tools (including ADP Workforce Now) to assist in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants as part of the recruitment process for this position. Please note that hiring decisions are made by department managers and human resource personnel.

Thank you for your interest in Ripley's Aquarium of Canada! Only those selected for an interview will be contacted further.