• Ensures the staff are scheduled on a daily basis in accordance with baseline budget and applicable overtime procedures.

• Assists in the effective and efficient provision of staff resources to meet department needs.

• Applies the appropriate Human Resources staffing procedures to ensure the department is adequately staffed and takes action to mitigate vacancies.

• Ensures the availability of competent and proficient staff necessary to provide and support the highest quality of work possible within existing resources.

• Assists in administering annual vacation procedures.

• Approves special vacation day requests, banked overtime requests and banked recognized holiday requests.

• Coordinates and organizes staff meetings as required.

• Provides reports, justifications and incident reports as required.

• Participates in the application of the Attendance Support and Assistance Program.

• Participates in the application of the performance appraisal process.

• Implements audits, related to the areas of responsibility and shares results with staff, Area Manager – Environmental Services/Manager – Environmental Services and other relevant stakeholders.

• Assists in the achievement and maintenance of standards in accordance with overall professional and facility/regional standards.

• In collaboration with the service team, identifies and recommends actions that will operationally improve the Environmental Services Department.

• Participates in the development and review of Environmental Services Department policies and procedures.

• Assists staff to maintain expertise as new methods and techniques are developed and introduced, as based on research findings.

• Ensures documentation is complete and is consistent with facility/regional policy.

• Reviews monthly financial reports, as required.

• In consultation with the Area Manager – Environmental Services/Manager – Environmental Services approves expenditures for the departments.

• With the assistance of staff, identifies departmental areas of unnecessary expenditure in supplies and services, participates in the development and implements methods to reduce and/or reallocate same.

• Ensures sufficient equipment for the department and makes recommendations for purchasing new and/or replacement equipment.

• Participates in the planning of renovations.

• Ensures appropriate security and use of supplies.

• Sundry duties as assigned.

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