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Requisition ID: 15615 
Department: Community & Social Services Dept. 
Service: Long Term Care Services  
Employment Type: Multiple Casual Positions
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $25.600- $29.953per hour (2024 rates of pay)
Location: Various Locations 
City: Ottawa, ON 
Job Category: Community and Social Services
Application Close: 07/07/2025

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: Various language requirements, locations may require English only, French only OR Bilingual competencies. Some positions require English oral, reading, and writing. Some positions required French oral, reading and writing.       
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Note: Under the age of 18, requires a Criminal Record and Judicial Matters check in place of the Vulnerable Sector Check.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.  
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements. 
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available. 

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. 

Main Purpose and Function

The Cashier Receptionist performs clerical, informational and elementary cashiering work of a routine nature in connection with the operation of VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory. The position provides information and assistance to patrons regarding garden admission, membership, rentals, policies, events, schedules, and fees; receives, records and takes payments and maintains related clerical records. The Cashier Receptionist answers public inquiries, providing excellent customer support, assists with orienting office staff and other related duties as required.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides information and assistance to patrons regarding a wide variety of garden and conservatory policies, practices and regulations, membership benefits, categories and pricing, events, hours, rentals and fees.
• Answering general inquiries over the phone and on email, and processing transactions and payments over the phone
• Receives tickets, cash, cheques and credit card payments, makes change for patrons.
• Processing ticket sales, scanning online tickets for entry, exchanging tickets online and looking up ticket purchases using Showpass, our online ticketing provider
• Enters information into Active Net, and utilizes POS.
• Sells and renews memberships, maintains minor clerical records; compiles non- complex statistical data; performs incidental routine word processing tasks as required.
• Tallies and balances cash, records sales and admissions and secures cash drawer daily and completes weekly cash deposits.
• Assists and orients auxiliary staff as required.
• Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education and Experience:

Completion of Grade 11, supplemented by some experience in dealing with the public and some cashier experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of the garden and conservatory and the products and services provided and of the practices, regulations and procedures applicable to the work.
• Some knowledge of cashiering methods and practices.
• Working knowledge of office equipment and procedures including a computer terminal and related office application software, such as MS Office software programs – Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Sound knowledge of recreation software, including POS, and Photo ID.
• Good numerical skills
• Ability to receive payments, make change, issue tickets, receipts and reimbursements, balance cash and prepare cash reports and floats.
• Ability to deal with the public in a courteous and effective manner
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy; attention to detail;
• Ability to assist and orient other staff
• Ability to work effectively as a part of a facility staff team
• Ability to maintain minor clerical records, to compile non-complex statistical data and to perform incidental word processing tasks related to the work.
• Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task and handle interruptions while maintaining a positive customer service attitude
• Experience working with diverse populations.

Business Unit/Department: Board of Parks & Recreation (1400) 

Affiliation: CUPE 15 Parks 

Employment Type: Auxiliary/Casual 

Position Start Date: April, 2025  

Number of Positions: 9

Salary Information: Pay Grade GR-012: $25.93 to $30.41 per hour

Application Close: April 3, 2025

The Janitor position is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the interior and exterior of building, facilities and the surrounding grounds. Additional responsibilities include removal of waste and recycling containers and maintain sanitary conditions to ensure employee safety.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations

·    Empty garbage and recycling bins in office and plant.
·    Clean & sanitize all washrooms, cafeterias, and kitchenettes per housekeeping plan.
·    Operate industrial vacuum cleaners to remove scraps, dirt, heavy debris, and other refuse.
·    Sweep, mop, and scrub hallways, floors, and stairs.
·    Maintain outside company property. Eg: garbage pickup, window cleaning (lower levels only).
·    Work in conjunction with maintenance personnel as needed.
·    Maintain janitorial inventory levels. 
·    Operate floor scrubbing machine in the plant area.
 

Credentials

·    High School Diploma or equivalent general election.
·    Previous cleaning or janitorial experience considered an asset.
·    Ability to read and understand Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) labels on products to understand applicable safety cautions.
 

Desired Characteristics

·    Ability to handle complaints and respond to emergency situations.
·    Ability to work independently but coordinate work schedules with others.
·    Good manual dexterity.
·    Attention to detail.
·    Clear and concise communication skills.
·    Able to interact with Supervisor to provide and receive job-related information, assess cleaning situations.
 

What Linamar Has To Offer

· Opportunities for career advancement.
· Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
· Social committees and sports teams.
· Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

As a member of the BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions Team, you will be generally responsible for cleaning in a designated zone with an emphasis on quality control, health and safety & striving to exceed client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Functioning as a core member of the operational team and reporting to the Manager/ Supervisor as a Cleaner you may be required to perform some of the following tasks as required by the Manager/Supervisor and needs of the client:

• Clean floors by sweeping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Dry/wet mop (wash/scrub) and polish hard surface floors. (The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with handheld or auto scrubbers. In large open applications, automatic equipment may be used to perform these functions)
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment (when required).
• Steam clean or shampoo carpets (when required).
• Transport garbage from drop points to garbage bins or compactor.
• Transport maintenance machinery, where necessary, between floors and job sites.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used.
• Cleans glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach.
• Cleans washroom floors including stripping and finishing.
• Cleans stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Loads and unloads supplies and replenishes cleaning solutions.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Other duties that management may assign.
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Remove snow and debris from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemicals (when required).

Job Requirements:

• Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
• Experience in using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials, and solutions.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the provisions that apply to this work including WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push and pull heavy items as well as climb ladders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, clients, and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays, and shifts as assigned as well as work in multiple locations.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, prepare and maintain manual and electronic records.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Must meet security clearance requirements, where applicable.
• Must have a valid Class G license (may be required).

Physical demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

As a member of the BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions Team, you will be generally responsible for cleaning in a designated zone with an emphasis on quality control, health and safety & striving to exceed client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Functioning as a core member of the operational team and reporting to the Manager/ Supervisor as a Cleaner you may be required to perform some of the following tasks as required by the Manager/Supervisor and needs of the client:

• Clean floors by sweeping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Dry/wet mop (wash/scrub) and polish hard surface floors. (The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with handheld or auto scrubbers. In large open applications, automatic equipment may be used to perform these functions)
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment (when required).
• Steam clean or shampoo carpets (when required).
• Transport garbage from drop points to garbage bins or compactor.
• Transport maintenance machinery, where necessary, between floors and job sites.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used.
• Cleans glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach.
• Cleans washroom floors including stripping and finishing.
• Cleans stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Loads and unloads supplies and replenishes cleaning solutions.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Other duties that management may assign.
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Remove snow and debris from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemicals (when required).

Job Requirements:

• Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
• Experience in using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials, and solutions.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the provisions that apply to this work including WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push and pull heavy items as well as climb ladders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, clients, and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays, and shifts as assigned as well as work in multiple locations.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, prepare and maintain manual and electronic records.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Must meet security clearance requirements, where applicable.
• Must have a valid Class G license (may be required).

Physical demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.

Join the Pros!

What are the benefits for you?

• Normal opening hours Monday to Friday
• Full benefits with fully company-paid premiums for the basic package from day one of employment
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Life, Disability and Wellness Insurance Program
• Retirement savings programs, including an RRSP and a defined contribution pension plan, with an employer contribution of up to 5.25%
• Paid vacation and sick leave, and a day off on your birthday!
• Bonus programs that include annual performance bonuses and a profit-sharing plan
• Employee discounts on top brands of plumbing and HVAC/R products
• Tuition reimbursement for employees
• Employee Referral Program
• Reimbursement of safety shoes

What you will do:

• Operate the telephone switchboard and receive all incoming calls; determine the nature of calls; answer, ask questions and/or transfer calls to the appropriate person or division
• Act as the first contact on site with visitors
• Direct visitors and/or notify relevant employees
• Provides assistance and administrative support to other departments within the office
• Update branch phone number and address lists
• Perform a wide variety of general office work and assist with data entry as required
• Arranges special deliveries, registered mail and courier services when required
• Maintain records of postage and courier charges and verify courier charges billed to the organization
• Perform other administrative and clerical tasks as required

What you will bring:

• Post-secondary education and at least two (2) to three (3) years of experience in the field, preferably in an office environment or in the industrial distribution sector, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working on a multi-line telephone switchboard
• Knowledge of general office procedures and general office equipment
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications is required
• Consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment and work efficiently within time constraints
• Highly organized in prioritizing work and managing multiple tasks

Each submitted resume is individually reviewed by our team and kept for 24 months in case a great new opportunity that matches your skills and abilities becomes available.

Please note that this position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A criminal record under the Criminal Code and/or another federal criminal record does not automatically mean that you will not be eligible for the position.

• • Job ID: 54553
  • Job Category: Buildings, Property Operations & Real Estate
  • Division & Section: Parks, Forestry & Recreation, PFR Parks
  • Work Location: Multiple, See Below
    Job Type & Duration: Part-Time, Temporary till October 2025
  • Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $25.50 - $27.94, TP4007, Wage Grade 3
  • Shift Information: Various, See Below
  • Affiliation: L79 Unit B PT
  • Number of Positions Open: 10+
  • Posting Period: 12-Mar-2025 to 26-Mar-2025
  • Location and Shift Information: 
     

    Work Location/ Address	Shift Information	Number of Positions
    Rockcliffe Yard, 301 Rockcliffe Blvd	Monday to Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm	1
    Kipling Yard, 441 Kipling Ave/ Humber Bay Yard, 2225 Humber Bay Blvd W	Wednesday to Sunday, 6:00am-2:30pm	1
    Eglinton Flats, 101 Emmett Ave	Thursday to Monday, 6:30am-3:00pm	1
    G. Ross Lord Yard, 4801 Dufferin St	Friday to Tuesday, 6:30am-3:00pm	1
    Toronto Island, 9 Queens Quay W	Various shifts, rotating dates, including weekend shifts. Shifts must accommodate Ferry schedule	10
    Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, 9 Queens Quay W	Rotating Schedule includes evenings, weekends & stat holidays	2

     

Please note - This posting will be used to fill similar positions in various locations within the Division as they arise.

Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division provides exceptional services that are key contributors to the quality of life for all Torontonians. Our Cleaners in the Parks branch provide services across the City to various popular public destinations such as Toronto Island, and other destination parks and golf courses. We strive to ensure a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents and tourists alike.

Major Responsibilities:
 

• Maintains and ensures a high standard of cleanliness with the effective use of supplies, solutions and equipment such as floor and buffing machines, steamers, and vacuums
• Cleans, washes, strips, and waxes floors and stairs
• Vacuums and cleans carpeted areas
• Collects and sorts garbage and recyclables and removes to designated areas
• Cleans, polishes, dusts and disinfects washrooms, offices, windows, air ducts, stairwells, etc.
• Monitors and secures facilities and reports any damage, vandalism, etc.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used
• Shovels snow, salts walkways and lots, cuts grass
• Stocks and maintains cleaning cart
• Maintains supply inventory in designated areas/locations
• Adheres to safe work practices
• Other duties as assigned

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
2. Experience in using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials and solutions.
3. Must possess and be able to maintain a valid Province of Ontario Class "G" Driver's License and must qualify for the City's equipment operating permits and requirements.

You must also have:

• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the provisions that apply to this work including WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push, pull heavy items as well as climb ladders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, clients and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays and shifts as assigned as well as work in multiple locations.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, prepare and maintain manual and electronic records.

• • Job ID: 54553
  • Job Category: Buildings, Property Operations & Real Estate
  • Division & Section: Parks, Forestry & Recreation, PFR Parks
  • Work Location: Multiple, See Below
    Job Type & Duration: Part-Time, Temporary till October 2025
  • Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $25.50 - $27.94, TP4007, Wage Grade 3
  • Shift Information: Various, See Below
  • Affiliation: L79 Unit B PT
  • Number of Positions Open: 10+
  • Posting Period: 12-Mar-2025 to 26-Mar-2025
  • Location and Shift Information: 
     

    Work Location/ Address	Shift Information	Number of Positions
    Rockcliffe Yard, 301 Rockcliffe Blvd	Monday to Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm	1
    Kipling Yard, 441 Kipling Ave/ Humber Bay Yard, 2225 Humber Bay Blvd W	Wednesday to Sunday, 6:00am-2:30pm	1
    Eglinton Flats, 101 Emmett Ave	Thursday to Monday, 6:30am-3:00pm	1
    G. Ross Lord Yard, 4801 Dufferin St	Friday to Tuesday, 6:30am-3:00pm	1
    Toronto Island, 9 Queens Quay W	Various shifts, rotating dates, including weekend shifts. Shifts must accommodate Ferry schedule	10
    Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, 9 Queens Quay W	Rotating Schedule includes evenings, weekends & stat holidays	2

     

Please note - This posting will be used to fill similar positions in various locations within the Division as they arise.

Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division provides exceptional services that are key contributors to the quality of life for all Torontonians. Our Cleaners in the Parks branch provide services across the City to various popular public destinations such as Toronto Island, and other destination parks and golf courses. We strive to ensure a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents and tourists alike.

Major Responsibilities:
 

• Maintains and ensures a high standard of cleanliness with the effective use of supplies, solutions and equipment such as floor and buffing machines, steamers, and vacuums
• Cleans, washes, strips, and waxes floors and stairs
• Vacuums and cleans carpeted areas
• Collects and sorts garbage and recyclables and removes to designated areas
• Cleans, polishes, dusts and disinfects washrooms, offices, windows, air ducts, stairwells, etc.
• Monitors and secures facilities and reports any damage, vandalism, etc.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used
• Shovels snow, salts walkways and lots, cuts grass
• Stocks and maintains cleaning cart
• Maintains supply inventory in designated areas/locations
• Adheres to safe work practices
• Other duties as assigned

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
2. Experience in using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials and solutions.
3. Must possess and be able to maintain a valid Province of Ontario Class "G" Driver's License and must qualify for the City's equipment operating permits and requirements.

You must also have:

• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the provisions that apply to this work including WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push, pull heavy items as well as climb ladders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, clients and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays and shifts as assigned as well as work in multiple locations.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, prepare and maintain manual and electronic records.