Custodians
Job No:
89922
Location:
Vancouver, BC
- Use your custodial experience in a highly varied role!
- Join St George's School - one of the leading independent day and boarding schools for boys
- Receive attractive remuneration and great benefits, including health benefits, financial support for professional development and wellness programs
About St. George's School
Founded in 1930, St. George's School is one of the leading independent day and boarding schools for boys from Grades 1 through 12. St. George's School is a world-class boys' university preparatory school with students from over 20 countries worldwide.
With two campuses, the school offers its 1,150 students one of the most comprehensive and demanding university preparatory programs in the country. The school’s mission “We Build Fine Young Men” helps to guide the committed teaching staff at St. George towards consistently ensuring students are well-rounded by offering a curriculum that includes over 150 academic, athletic, and club electives between Grades 1 and 12.
In addition to our classrooms, the school is fully equipped with playing fields, a theatre, gymnasiums, libraries, and dining halls to meet all of the students’ needs. At St. George’s, you will have the opportunity to help boys find their passions, to pursue personal and academic excellence, and develop character with particular emphasis on values such as empathy, humility, integrity, respect, responsibility, and resilience.
These values are carried through to our employees, and St. George's school has been nominated as one of BC's Top Employers for six consecutive years. For more information about us, visit our website.
About the Opportunity
St. George’s School is actively seeking Custodians to join our team in Vancouver on a full-time basis.
Reporting to the Custodial Night Supervisor and the Head of Buildings, you will clean and maintain the general upkeep of the School facilities.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Being an effective member of a cohesive team of maintenance and custodial professionals
- Adhering to guidelines and policies relating to maintenance and custodial use and management
- General garbage pickup
- Assisting with office relocations as required
- Assisting with the setup for both internal and external functions (i.e. meetings, receptions, annual Fair, etc)
- Adhering to Works Safe BC standards
- Helping support the maintenance of machinery and equipment
- Other duties as required within the maintenance team
Most importantly, you will consistently reflect and emulate the School's six core values: empathy, humility, integrity, respect, resilience, responsibility.
Our ideal candidate will have successfully completed a Building Service Worker certification and will have worked in either an academic environment or a hospitality industry (i.e. hotel).
In addition, you will also demonstrate:
- The ability to operate heavy machinery (i.e. floor polishers, etc.)
- Some knowledge of WHMIS practices
- A high level of physical energy
- The ability to multi-task and to work as part of a team and independently
- Strong interpersonal skills, mechanical aptitude, and demonstrated professionalism
- A commitment to an independent school work environment
You will be a great fit for our team if you are a positive and energetic team player with lots of initiative. Self-aware and self-motivated, you can high have attention to detail and work well under pressure. A valid Class 5 or higher BC Driver’s License is a requirement for this role.
Why Work at St. George's?
Working at St. George's School is more than a job, it's a career.
For your hard work and dedication, you will receive a competitive salary and an extensive range of benefits, including:
- Life and disability insurance
- Medical, health, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee and family assistance program
- Maternity/paternity program
- BC Medical Services Plan (50% employer paid)
- A defined contribution pension program with an employee/employer match
- A staff personal day
That's not all. You will also be able to participate in staff wellness programs, including onsite health practitioners, fitness facilities (pool and tennis courts), and staff yoga. In addition, you will also have access to the meal program, financial support for the professional development program and subsidized Translink passes!
If you are a team player with a professional demeanor and great work ethic, we want to speak with you today. Apply now!