Facility Services Cleaner

124 Griffin Rd E, Cochrane, AB T4C 2B9, Canada Req #460

March 20, 2025

Cochrane is located in the breathtaking Bow Valley corridor in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta. With a population of over 37,000 people, and growing steadily every year, Cochrane is a thriving town, surrounded by world-famous ranch country. Our western heritage is reflected in the Town’s architecture and our friendly people. The Town of Cochrane welcomes innovative and skilled individuals to join our team of over 250 employees.

We are recruiting for a Part-Time Caretaker position to provide exceptional customer service and deliver high-quality results. This is a critical position that performs an array of custodial and cleaning tasks at various facilities within the Town of Cochrane, including offices, common areas, and specific building areas to ensure cleanliness and disinfection for all occupants.

This position is scheduled to work 31 hours per week from 12pm – 10 pm, Monday to Friday. Some flexibility in schedule may be considered based on the needs of the caretaker team.

As an organization, Cochrane has a focus on investing in people. This is not a typical municipality; we are a quickly growing organization with a focus on critical thinking, curiosity, openness, reflection, and innovation. We support experimentation as part of the growth process and strive for continuous improvement. We are public servants, and we are accountable to all residents.

Why should you consider working for us?
Our employees enjoy many perks including competitive public sector pay, professional learning and development opportunities, and the opportunity to work with other talented municipal professionals.

As a Caretaker, you will:

1. Perform various caretaking tasks such as vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting, cleaning and tidying areas, including washing of indoor windows and glass surfaces, and following a pre-scheduled cleaning schedule.
2. As part of the Caretaker team, you have the opportunity to review and make recommendations to the cleaning schedule or provide improvements as they are identified.
3. Clean and disinfect washrooms, and as the Cochrane RCMP is part of our organization’s team, cleaning of the cell block.
4. Appropriately dispose of refuse and recycling/composting materials; ensure cleanliness of kitchen areas and perform minor laundering of cleaning supplies.
5. Follow SOPs, review MSDS, and follow Town of Cochrane safety policies.
6. Operate cleaning machines/equipment to carry out custodial tasks, i.e., Push Assist Scrubbers.
7. Report non-emergent building deficiencies to the Corporate Properties Service Inbox, and/or call in any observed deficiencies that need immediate repair to the on-call operator.
8. Ensure that accessed buildings are secured and/or alarmed when entering/exiting.
9. Perform special cleaning projects as assigned.

If many of the following characteristics and skills describe you, we want to meet you!

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

Education and Experience
Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience within a cleaning/caretaking environment
• Working knowledge of cleaning equipment, use of cleaning products, and cleaning best practices

• Experience in a commercial cleaning environment

Skills and Abilities
Required:

• Physically able to perform required duties
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions and perform manual tasks
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Excellent customer service
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to prioritize work
• Adaptable to changing work priorities
• Attention to detail

• Knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in performing routine maintenance

Certifications, Licenses and/or Designations
Required:

• Ability to obtain RCMP Advance Reliability Security Clearance (10 Year background check)
• Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License
• Clear Criminal Record Check
• Driver's Abstract

• WHMIS
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• Standard First Aid and CPR

Cochrane is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment for all its employees. As an employee, you must take reasonable care to protect your health and safety and that of others present at worksites, perform work safely, follow all relevant health and safety legislation, directives and procedures, and attend all identified orientations and training.

Still interested? Here’s how to apply:

• Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit their resume and a letter stating how their experience matches the required qualifications, skills, and abilities for this position.
• All qualified candidates will be requested to complete an online suitability survey.
• Applications for this position will be accepted until April 6, 2025, at 9pm MST at www.cochrane.ca/jobs
• Teamsters Local 987, Wage Grid $26.11 - $27.23

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Canada.

Land Acknowledgement In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.