Housekeeping Assistant

Description

Title: Housekeeping Assistant

Department:Health

Community:Iqaluit

Requisition Number: 834

Type of Employment: Indeterminate

Salary range:$64,399- $73,110 per annum for 37.5 per week shift schedule

Northern Allowance:$16,328 per year

Housing:Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available

Union Status:Nunavut Employees Union

Closing date:July 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time

This employment opportunity is restricted to Nunavut Inuit who reside in Iqaluit only.

Reporting to the Housekeeping Supervisor, the Housekeeping Assistant is responsible for ensuring all areas and departments of the facility are cleaned and maintained in accordance with regulations, policies and departmental procedures. The position helps to ensure that the facility is free from contaminants and is well presented to the general public, clients and staff.

Responsibilities

The Housekeeping Assistant provides service to all departments located within the facility and is a key member of the Health Care Team. As a front-line staff for infectious control, staff ensures that the principles of infection control and cross contamination are strictly adhered to. Key areas of concern include Operating Rooms as well as two Birthing Rooms, Nursery and Ward areas. The Housekeeping Assistant will also ensure housekeeping equipment and areas of the facility are secure when duties are completed and that the office doors are closed and locked as well as ensuring the equipment and areas are clean safely stored at the end of the shift.

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained with a minimum Grade 8, or equivalent. One year housekeeping and/or laundry experience in a commercial or institutional setting is considered an asset. This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in two or more of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.