Job Description

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Hiring Unit:

Student Housing & Hospitality Services

Macdonald Campus

Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, performs cleaning and housekeeping duties. Cleans and washes floors, walls, furnishings, fixtures, etc. Changes linens. Washes blankets, towels, etc.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mops, sweeps and washes staircases and floors. Strips, waxes and polishes floors.
• Washes walls and doors. Washes or cleans furnishings and fixtures such as interior and exterior window panes, partitions, window sills and swinging shutters, blinds, elevators, picture frames, extinguishers, etc. cleans refrigerators, freezers, counters, sinks, etc.
• Cleans and washes washrooms; washes fixtures and accessories such as sinks, urinals, toilets, mirrors, garbage cans, etc. Unclogs sinks and toilets with appropriate products and plungers. Restocks hand soaps, hand towels, toilet paper, etc. As required, cleans, washes and wipes partitions in shower stalls.
• Vacuums and shampoos carpets as required. Empties and cleans ashtrays; empties and periodically cleans waste paper baskets.
• Picks up debris, cleans and washes rooms that have been damaged. Cleans areas affected by water damage. Performs heavy cleaning such as spring-cleaning and maintenance duties as required.
• Handles, carries and uses equipment, tools and materials required to perform duties; maintains tools and equipment and ensures cleanliness of work area.
• Informs immediate supervisor any regularities or defects; takes measures to correct the situation.
• Uses equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, ladder, mops, brooms, cleaning accessories, hammers, snow shovel, etc.

The list of duties and responsibilities outlined above is representative and not a complete and detailed list of tasks which may be performed by an employee whose position has been matched to this generic job description.

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:

Able to carry out housekeeping tasks in the assigned areas, such as cleaning administrative offices, disinfecting washrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, etc. with the use of equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, ladders, mops, brooms, cleaning accessories, linen cart, etc. Demonstrated ability to carry out general repairs and perform moderately to strenuous physical tasks such as climbing ladders, washing walls, lifting garbage cans and carrying to exterior dumpster, moving furniture, pushing/pulling equipment, shoveling entrances. Responsible for informing the Cleaning Service Coordinator of any irregularities or defects; takes measures to correct the situation. Ability to clearly transmit and receive instructions. Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing.

Additional Information:

Work schedule is Monday to Friday; 6h30 - 14h30.

High School Diploma /

(MUNACA Level A) $21.99 - $27.24

35 (Full time)

Res Life & Accom Manager

2026-07-27