Housekeeping Supervisor

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The Harbourstone Enhanced Care team is based in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching) or pension plan
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex's Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

• Provides leadership and oversight to all operational elements of the Housekeeping department to ensure compliance to brand standards, policies, procedures, and applicable legislation
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates the work of the Housekeeping team
• Oversees the full recruitment process of Housekeeping team members
• Ensures new team members are orientated and trained on all departmental standards
• Oversees the process to ensure each resident has an assigned weekly housekeeping time for suite cleaning
• Oversees the process to ensure each resident laundry services requirements are conducted to a high standard
• Conducts routine Housekeeping & Laundry audits to determine compliance with Occupational Brand Standards, Health & Safety rules, and chemical safety standards
• Ensures overall budget objectives are met
• Oversees departmental spending
• Oversee inventory controls of the Housekeeping Department
• Additional duties where required

• Minimum of two (2) years of people leadership experience in a housekeeping setting
• Minimum of five (5) years of Housekeeping experience in either the Hotel, Hospital, or Senior Living Industry
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Current Emergency First Aid and CPR Certification
• Valid Class 4 Driver's License
• Training in Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias

Shannex is a family-owned organization with a vision of Better Living for every stage of life. Since 1988, Shannex has grown from a single nursing home in Cape Breton to a trusted partner across healthcare, hospitality and lifestyle sectors. With locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, Shannex continues to build communities designed for connection, wellbeing and longevity. Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. Shannex also provides Transitional Health Services, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit

If you're ready to join the Shannex team of Great People, apply today

Great People is a core value at Shannex based on the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of the organization. Shannex believes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals, where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated. At Shannex, every team member belongs.

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care