Full job description

Central East Correctional Centre is seeking an organized individual to assist the Laundry Stores Clerk in the receipt, delivery, collection and sorting of offender laundry and general warehouse duties.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this position, you will:

provide general assistance by unloading incoming laundry, sorting and bundling laundry for unit, distributing laundry etc.; loading and unloading laundry using forklift;

check delivery of supplies/equipm

ensure safety and ent against weigh bills, packing slips, purchase orders as required;security of offender helpers and security of offender laundry area of warehouse, maintain work area by cleaning and ensuring all hazards are safely contained;

assist Storekeeper and other stores clerk as required;

provide supervision to selected offender helpers

This position supervises inmate helpers for the majority of working day, Custodial Responsibility Allowance (K-1 Salary Note) applies.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

You have a valid Forklift certificate.

Specialized Knowledge and Experience:

you have experience with warehousing/shipping practices and procedures to assist with operation of offender laundry area of the warehouse, receive and distribute laundry, supplies and equipment, maintain inventory records;

you have knowledge of proper clean and soiled laundry handling to assist in receiving, sorting and distributing clean laundry (e.g. checking, recording, and moving laundry, and collection of soiled laundry and distribution for cleaning);

you have knowledge of workplace health and safety (i.e. Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) and Occupational Health and Safety Act);

you have knowledge of security practices/techniques to ensure custody and control of offender helpers;

you are proficient with computer software to update and maintain inventory databases

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

you are able to verify laundry quantity as well as check for loss or damage;

you can review requests, check for proper authority, select required stock items and materials and fill orders;

you can identify diminishing stock items

Communication Skills:

you can exchange facts and information and follow general instructions regarding laundry tasks;

you are able to interact with staff, suppliers, and inmate helpers

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti- Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit theOPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.

Additional Information:Address:

1 Permanent - Full Time, 541 Highway 36, Lindsay, East Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation Group: Ontario Public Service Employees Union

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Schedule: 4.7

Category: Maintenance and Trades

Posted on: Monday, January 31, 2022

Note:

In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.

Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.

A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.

Effective October 1, 2021, the OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive requires all Ontario Public Service employees to provide proof they are fully vaccinated, meaning they are fully vaccinated as defined by the Ministry of Health (refer to: COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated Status in Ontario ), including 14 calendar days have passed since receiving their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Employees who do not provide proof of full vaccination will be deemed ‘not vaccinated' under the Directive and will be required to attend a vaccine education program and undergo regular rapid antigen testing. Employees who are not vaccinated under the policy with a valid medical exemption will not be required to attend a vaccine education program but must undergo regular rapid antigen testing.