Title: Housekeeper

Division: Corporate Services

Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada

Site: Moosonee, ON

Reports to: Manager of Environmental Services

Status: Casual

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is looking for experienced professionals to fill the key role of Housekeeper.

Life at WAHA

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We Do

There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

Who You Are

• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Motivated professional who can work with minimal supervision

What You’ll Do

• Provide a clean and cheerful environment of patients, public and staff.
• Work with various cleaning chemicals and disinfectants
• Replenish supplies in washrooms and rooms
• Ensure that all housekeeping carts are replenished and maintained properly
• Disinfect rooms according to the hospital’s sanitization policy

What You Bring

• Job related experience in health care facility is an asset
• Reliable, personable and courteous
• Certification in WHIMIS or willingness to obtain
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

Why Choose Us

• Defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP)
• Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote northAbility to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
  

Salary: $22.65 - $23.78

Competition #: 2026-069

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Deadline: This position will remain open till filled.

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.