River Lodge – Relief Housekeeper

Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression.

About Us:

Hull Services has had a long reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma. Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health. Hull’s vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being. Hull’s programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training. Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta’s young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.

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The Program:

River Lodge is a therapeutic campus-based care program that provides intensive treatment to youth aged 12 to 17 with dual diagnoses. These youth have developmental delays and social and emotional deficits along with mental health issues. We provide safety and stability in a highly structured setting to help them attain success and reintegrate them back into the community. We strive to improve their self-regulation skills, social skills and adaptive functioning. Treatment practices follow a behavioural-family systems orientation where social learning methods are used to promote behaviour change. The program also has a strong focus on preserving family and cultural connections by providing support through family work and after care services.

The Position:

We are currently hiring for a Relief Housekeeper. This position involves flexible availability to cover shifts on a as needed basis and generally includes early morning starts at 6am.

As a member of the program team, the housekeeper performs a variety of culinary, housekeeping, and related tasks to support our children and the treatment efforts in the program. The housekeeper performs duties associated with the preparation and cooking of meals and ensures that Agency health and cleanliness standards are maintained. We’re looking for an individual who is able to build positive and collaborative relationships with the children we serve and our staff team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare program meals as needed.
Ensure food supplies for weekend meals are available. Store food properly and leave cooking instructions for follow through.
Complete food and supply orders as needed.
Shop for food supplies not provided by the campus kitchen, and other inventory as needed.
Attend to cleaning and housekeeping tasks as determined.
Sweep, mop, wax, vacuum floors as necessary; polish, clean furniture, woodwork, fixtures; wash interior windows; attend to cleanliness of cupboards, appliances, laundry, offices and bathrooms and other areas as requested or required.
Attend to the cleanliness of the children’s rooms as determined by the needs of the program.
Keep a record of all cleaning, linen and kitchen supplies and order/replenish these supplies as necessary.

Qualifications and Skills:

One to two years of experience in housekeeping (experience in therapeutic campus based settings or group homes preferred).
Knowledge and experience with food handling and storage practices, nutritional needs and standards, and meal preparation.
Knowledge of basic cleaning and hygiene standards.
High personal competence in the maintenance of caring and positive relationships with colleagues, children and youth.
Demonstrated interest, commitment, consistency, and a high level of personal maturity and responsibility.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
A Police Information Check is required (or is in process of being completed) prior to employment
A Child Intervention Record Check
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and ability to drive Agency vehicles is preferred (min. 3 years driving experience with a class 5/GDL class 5 license).

Other working conditions: the role requires some physical exertion and lifting.

How to Apply:

If interested, please direct your cover letter, and resume to careers@hullservices.ca
Please indicate “Your Full Name – River Lodge – Relief Housekeeper” in the subject line of your email.

The posting will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found

At Hull, one of our core values is Inclusion and we seek to understand people’s lived experience, holding a deep respect for their unique backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, cultures and identities. It is our desire to humbly build trust and mutual respect with the people we serve who have often been marginalized and oppressed for their differences. To achieve this, Hull seeks open, self-aware individuals who reflect the diversity of those we serve and can help us build a safe, healthy, inclusive culture. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, or sexual orientation.