Aged Care Housekeeping & Laundry Aide

UnitingCare SA; Adelaide, Seaton, Brisbane; On-site; AUD 3,444,000 - 3,995,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Leave Loading

Wellbeing Support

Career Development

Parental Leave

Novated Leasing

Recognition Programs

Job summary

UnitingSA is looking for a Housekeeping Services Assistant to support cleaning and laundry duties across our residential aged care homes in South Australia. You will work with hospitality, clinical, and personal care teams to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents, ensuring infection control practices are followed.

The role offers permanent part-time and casual opportunities with modern systems like iClean and Interclean, and a supportive team dedicated to resident

Qualifications

• Full work rights in Australia (essential)
• Experience in aged care, hospitality, or health settings (desirable)
• Familiarity with iClean and Interclean systems (desirable)
• Knowledge of safe chemical handling and infection control
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• A respectful, team-oriented approach to your work

Responsibilities

• Clean and refresh resident rooms, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, and changing linens.
• Maintain hygiene in bathrooms and communal areas following infection control protocols.
• Use advanced cleaning systems to streamline work and ensure compliance.
• Monitor supplies and equipment, reporting any issues to supervisor.
• Respect residents’ privacy while creating a homely atmosphere.
• Collect, sort, wash, dry, fold, and distribute resident clothing and linen.
• Ensure laundry is handled safely and hygienically in line with infection control procedures.
• Operate laundry equipment per workplace procedures.
• Maintain accurate identification and handling of residents’ personal items and garments.
• Monitor laundry supplies and report equipment faults or maintenance requirements.

Skills

Cleaning

Laundry

Infection control

iClean

Interclean

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Initiative

Tools

iClean

Interclean

Job description

UnitingSA is looking for a Housekeeping Services Assistant to support cleaning and laundry duties across our residential aged care homes in South Australia. You will work with hospitality, clinical, and personal care teams to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents, ensuring infection control practices are followed.

The role offers permanent part-time and casual opportunities with modern systems like iClean and Interclean, and a supportive team dedicated to resident