Job Type

Casual

Close Date

02/18/2026

Employee Group

Interim

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Department

Housing Res Residence Facilit

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Salary Grade/Band

Temp 1

Salary Range

$17.60 - $22.36 (hourly)

Job Code

INT067

Existing Vacancy

Yes - Backfilling as Existing

Contract Duration

4.2 Months

Target Number of Openings

12

Hours per Week

40

Posting Details

Housing & Conference Services (HCS) helps make McMaster feel like home. We provide a welcoming and supportive living environment for 3,600 students, focused on community, personal growth, academic success, and inclusion.

Beyond student housing, we also host conferences, events, and guests year-round, creating a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere on campus for a diverse range of guests and clients.

Joining our team means being part of a fast-paced, student-focused environment where you’ll gain valuable experience in hospitality, customer service, and campus operations. It’s an opportunity to develop new skills, build connections, and grow both personally and professionally throughout your student journey at McMaster.

Job Description

The Housing and Conference Services’ (HCS) mission is to provide distinctive and progressive student and client experiences which enable our community’s health and well-being, and the pursuit of academic and personal goals in a safe, comfortable, inclusive environment which advances learning and service excellence.

Residence Facilities is responsible for ensuring a healthy, safe, secure, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing residential experience. During the summer months, Facilities focuses on providing our summer guests with a positive residential experience, takes the opportunity to enhance the residences with capital renewal initiatives and a comprehensive repair and preventive maintenance programme, and gives all buildings a deep cleaning.

As part of the Residence Facilities team the Conference Room Attendant will support housekeeping tasks to create a welcoming and enjoyable guest experience for our summer guests.

Job Summary:
Assists with the completion of housekeeping tasks. Work is routine and performed under direct supervision according to established procedures. This role is exclusive to suites and venues used by summer guests.

Accountabilities:

• Perform a variety of housekeeping tasks including garbage removal and receptacle cleaning, wall washing, dusting, vacuuming, suite and venue cleaning, linen changing, bedroom cleaning and supply replenishment

Record completion of housekeeping tasks and enter work orders on established templates

Qualifications:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: Prior experience working in a housekeeping role is preferred

Assets:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (assisted)
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Knowledge of McMaster University residences and their facilities
• Ability to walk or stand for prolonged periods of time Ability to complete repetitive tasks

Additional Information:

• Monday – Friday from 8am – 4:30pm (40-44 hours/week - operational demands may require some weekend work)

How To Apply

To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

Employment Equity Statement

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives, and especially welcomes applications from indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and persons who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

As part of McMaster’s commitment, all applicants are invited to complete a confidential Applicant Diversity Survey through the online application submission process. The Survey questionnaire requests voluntary self-identification in relation to equity-seeking groups that have historically faced and continue to face barriers in employment. Please refer to the Applicant Diversity Survey - Statement of Collection for additional information.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

• Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
• Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
• School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

Interview Experience

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