Laundry Assistant

Role Overview:

We are looking for a reliable and hardworking Laundry Assistant to join our care home team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that residents’ clothing, bed linen, towels and other laundry items are washed, dried, ironed and returned promptly and appropriately.

You will play an important role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and comfort for our residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sort, wash, dry, iron and fold residents’ clothing, bed linen, towels and other laundry items.
• Ensure residents’ personal clothing and belongings are handled with care and returned to the correct resident.
• Label and organise clothing and linen appropriately to prevent items from being misplaced.
• Operate washing machines, tumble dryers, irons and other laundry equipment safely and correctly.
• Follow the care home’s infection prevention and control procedures and laundry protocols.
• Ensure clean laundry is stored appropriately and distributed to the relevant rooms or departments.
• Maintain a clean, tidy and organised laundry area.
• Report any damaged or missing items, equipment faults or concerns to the appropriate manager.
• Follow COSHH, health and safety and other relevant workplace procedures.
• Work collaboratively with care and domestic teams to ensure residents’ laundry needs are met.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect residents’ privacy and dignity at all times.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a laundry, housekeeping, hotel or care-home environment
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to manage their workload effectively and work to deadlines.
• Attentive to detail and takes pride in maintaining high standards.
• Respectful, caring and considerate towards elderly and vulnerable residents.
• Physically able to carry out the duties associated with the role.
• Willing to follow health, safety, hygiene and infection-control procedures.

Please Note:

· This job description is not an exhaustive statement of the job. Other duties may need to be undertaken commensurate with this position.

· Quality standards will be maintained, monitored and regularly reviewed.

· Team work is encouraged and expected from all employees.

· This is not a sponsorship role.

Pay: £12.92 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 per week

Work Location: In person