Valley Clean Employee Application Form

Please fill out the application below - be creative, and show us your personality! We want to know who you are!

*We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on any legally protected basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected basis.

Name

Address

Contact Number

Preferred pronouns?

Are you registered with an employment agency? If so, which one? And who is your contact person ?

Are you willing and able to work from 8:30am-5pm? How many shifts would you like a week? what days?

Are you planning to have any time off in the next few weeks, to few months? (its fine if you are!)

If you are offered employment, when can you start? *

Would you consider yourself a: *

Please choose the option that best describes you AT WORK (there is no wrong answer)*

Choose the option that best describes you AT WORK (there is no wrong answer)**

Do you have a RELIABLE car and licence? or a way of getting to and from work independently?

Are you currently employed? If so - why are you leaving your job ?

How did you hear about Valley Clean?

Why did you apply for this job?

What do you know about Valley Clean?

Why would you think you would be a good fit for Valley Clean?

Do you have any cleaning experience? If so, where?

How long do you plan on working here?

If you learned how to be successful with our company and became a great cleaner, could you see yourself opening your own cleaning business in the future? Why? Why not?

We do have a 'non compete clause' in all our contracts, which means you are unable to work in the same industry, in the same area for the time you are with us and for one year after you finish your employment with TCL. Are you okay with this?

Are you interested in moving up in the company? (Just so we know your plans and can utilize you in other areas if you are interested!)

When would you expect to be promoted? And what would you do to be considered for one?

Where do you see yourself in five years? Are you studying or working elsewhere?

What do you need most from an employer to be happy at work?

Tell me about the best employer you had, and why?

Are you willing or able to be on back up if someone calls in sick or be available for unexpected cleans?

What motivates you?

What would your closest friends say about the kind of person you are?

Have you had any feedback from a manager - about an area you need to improve on/develop further? And how have you taken this on board?

What are your best assets and qualities?

Tell me about a time you were put in an uncomfortable situation and how you handled it.

What is your definition of being reliable? And do you think you are?

Do you think it’s acceptable as a casual staff member to be late or call in sick for non-health reasons, if so…how often?

What are some of the reasons you have cancelled your shift(s) in previous employment?

What would your previous employer say about your attendance and work ethic specifically?

How do you feel about receiving constructive feedback?

If you get instructions from your employer, which are different from those that the client gave you, what would you do?

Can you describe how you deal with differences of opinion at a workplace?

What would you do if you were cleaning a home, and found that the client (a senior citizen) was unconscious?

How would you handle a high maintenance customer, one who always seems to find something wrong with your work?

Tell me about a time you went above and beyond at work.

What are you proudest of?

If you feel like you could improve a process, would you say something? How would you approach the conversation?

How do you feel about giving constructive feedback?

How empathetic are you? 1-10 (best)

How patient are you? 1-10 (best)

How good is your attention span? 1-10 (best)

How good at you at retaining information? 1-10 (best)

How good is your eye for detail? 1-10 (best)

Are you comfortable talking to clients? Are you comfortable talking to people you don’t know?

If you were feeling a bit sick the day before a shift, what would you do? Hope for the best? See how you feel in the morning? Call straight away? And why?

What do you think would be important working in an overly cluttered and dirty home, bordering on hoarding? And what can you add to a clean like this?

What do you think would be important working in a spotless and immaculate home? And what can you add to a clean like this?

Do you follow/create systems for working? Give an example of a system you have created for getting tasks done by a specified deadline?

Do you perform well under pressure?

You're at a clients home, and the company vacuum we take with us to homes stops working, what do you do?

You're at a clean, and you can't get into the home, what do you do?

Are you good with technology? Do you have a facebook account? And are you happy to use this for work? (We have a secret fb group for our team). We also use slack to communicate.

If hired would you be willing to sign a non-solicitation agreement?

Do you have any preexisting injury, disease or illness (physical or mentally) which you are aware of, (or that could reasonably be expected to foresee), that could be affected by the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the position you are applying for? This could include - allergies to dust, or animals (We work in all types of homes) Back, shoulder, arm or wrist injuries etc. (We require you to be in good physical health) Mental and physical stamina (cleaning up to 4-5 homes in a day) If yes, please provide details:

Are you afraid of any animals?

Do you have any convictions, finding of guilt and/or pending police charges against you that are less than 10 years old? If yes, please provide details:

I certify that all the information provided on this application is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that providing false or misleading information will be a basis for rejection of my application, and if I am employed, I will be liable for immediate termination. I authorise Valley Clean to contact former employers and educational organizations regarding my employment and education. I authorise my former employers and educational organizations to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment, attendance, conduct, and grades.