Facility Assistant (Laundry)

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Working Location: Vanguard Care Home (Senja) / (Tampines)

The Facility Assistant (Laundry) (FA-L) will support the Operations Support Assistant (OSA) and Operations Support Executive (OSE) to ensure and maintain the proper laundering, folding, and delivery of resident-related linen, clothing, curtains, maintenance of machinery, and coordinating of transport services to ensure timely exchange and delivery of soiled/clean linen.

Job Description

Carry out appropriate laundry collection and distribution

Carry out pre-treatment of heavily soiled linen

Carry out ironing and folding of linen

Ensure clear labelling of residents’ clothing

Ensure proper handling of washers, dryers, and chemicals

Repair and sew torn linen/clothes when required

Report any maintenance deficiencies detected within the laundry area to the OSE

Ensure laundry supplies are adequate to meet the daily needs of the Care Home

Keep work areas free of hazardous conditions and in clean and hygienic states

Ensure that laundry tools/equipment are cleansed and properly stored after usage

To assist with laundry count/audit

Educational Requirements

Primary education or equivalent

Other Requirements

Able to speak and understand simple English to communicate with international colleagues

Good organisation ability

Service oriented and customer focused

VANGUARD HEALTHCARE PTE. LTD.

Set up by the Ministry of Health and MOH Holdings in 2015, Vanguard Healthcare aim to spread good practices, encourage other players to adopt innovations and enhanced practices and develop their manpower, so as to benefit the overall eldercare sector and boost its development over time. We plan to operate five nursing homes by 2020, with approximately 1,000 beds for patients entitled to medical subsidies.