Skills Light Duty Cleaner in Nova Scotia

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a light duty cleaner in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Light duty cleaners (NOC 65310).

Tasks

  • Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors
  • Dust furniture
  • Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
  • Make beds and change sheets
  • Distribute clean towels and toiletries
  • Stock linen closet
  • Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances
  • Disinfect operating rooms and other areas
  • Clean and disinfect elevators
  • Handle and report lost and found items
  • Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies or other items
  • Provide basic information on facilities
  • Pick up debris and empty trash containers
  • Wash windows, walls and ceilings
  • Clean changing rooms and showers
  • Address customers' complaints or concerns

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials Help - Handling Goods and Materials
  • Loading and Unloading
  • Sorting

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Loading and Unloading
Moving goods or materials, by hand or with the aid of equipment.
Sorting
Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping
  • Serving Others

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping
Providing cleaning and janitorial services.
Serving Others
Assisting the public by answering questions, making recommendations, and providing information or support in response to requests.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety Help - Law and Public Safety
  • Public Safety and Security

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Business, Finance and Management Help - Business, Finance and Management
  • Client Service

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Client Service
Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.
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