Laundry Assistant

Job Title

Laundry Assistant

Carry out a range of duties within the day-to-day programme of care for the elderly.

• Make and change all beds/bedding.
• Remove all clothing and bed linen to the laundry room in a covered laundry receptacle.
• Remove soiled/sluiced laundry in red laundry bags to the laundry room.
• Ensure laundry is categorised and washed according to its needs.
• Ensure all items of clothing are properly dried and returned to Resident’s rooms and all household linens are returned to the correct storage area.
• Iron any item of clothing when required.
• Keep the laundry room clean and tidy.
• Co-operate and maintain good working relationships with all staff.
• Fully comply with all health and safety requirements.
• Wear PPE; protective gloves and clothing, as required.
• Attend in-house/external training/meetings as required.
• Perform other such reasonable duties as may be required.

Health and Safety; moving and handling, COSHH, infection control, etc.

Experience of correct use of laundry equipment and materials.

• Communication; good command of both written and verbal English.
• Planning and Organisation; able to plan own workload.
• Technical; knowledge of laundry chemicals, fabrics and laundering conditions.
• Team-working.
• Attention to Detail/Quality Focused.
• Customer Service.

• Smart personal appearance.
• Good personal hygiene.
• Professional/Confidential/Integrity.
• Patient/Calm/Understanding & empathy.
• Warm/Friendly/Sense of Humour.
• Resilient.
• Flexible/Can-Do Attitude/Physically Fit/Energetic.

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