Housekeeping Aide

The Village at University Gates has an exciting opportunity for a HOUSEKEEPING AIDE Team Member to join their team.

• Status: Permanent
• Location: 250 Laurelwood Dr. Waterloo, ON
• Position Type: unscheduled part time
• Expected Start Date: October 2026

The hiring rate for this role is $18.57/hr per collective agreement/employee association agreement.

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

• Competitive salary, and benefits;
• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development
• Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and rewards and recognition
• Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings
• Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development
• Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential
• Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund
• A Unique Family Culture

As a new Housekeeping Team Member joining our Village Team, you will:

• Handle Resident’s personal items with care and respect
• Comfortable lifting 15-25 lbs.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members
• Be willing to work in a fast-paced environment
• Have exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team
• Support and embrace our resident-centered social culture

Assets, but not required, as Schlegel Villages provides training to the successful candidate:

• Have experience working in a Long-Term Care or Retirement Home setting

You can be you while being a part of our family

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community.

At Schlegel Villages, our hiring practices reflect our commitment to human connection and strong relationships that we strive to provide in our Villages. We do not use artificial intelligence in our screening or selection processes; applications are reviewed by our recruitment professionals who thoughtfully assess candidate’s fit with our posted opportunities, mission and values.