Hospitality Assistant - Laundry

RSL Care RDNS Limited; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton Clarke Group is seeking a dedicated laundry assistant to support our residents in Murwillumbah. You will launder, press, iron, and fold linen and residents’ garments, and help keep facilities clean using industrial machines as required.

Join a caring team in a not-for-profit aged care provider with a strong community focus, offering flexible shifts, opportunities for skills development, and the satisfaction of contributing to the comfort and dignity of older Australians.

Qualifications

• Experience in laundries or cleaning within aged care or hospitality.
• Friendly, positive outlook and ability to work in a team.
• Valid working rights in Australia; ability to obtain Police/NDIS checks as required.

Responsibilities

• Laundering, pressing/ironing and folding items such as linen towelling and residents’ garments.
• Cleaning/kitchen cloths, mops and garments.
• Utilising washing, drying, extracting, pressing, folding or other industrial machines/equipment, as required.
• Collection and distribution of personal effects mistakenly sent to the laundry.

Skills

Laundry

Teamwork

Communication

Cleaning

Job description

Bolton Clarke Group

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group. Bolton Clarkeis Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 87 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

The Role

You will be part of a team dedicated to our residents, contributing to a model of care that goes above and beyond every day. Every day you will be making a difference in people’s lives, building fabulous relationships with our residents and their families.

• Laundering, pressing/ironing and folding items such as linen towelling and residents’ garments
• Cleaning/kitchen cloths, mops and garments
• Utilising washing, drying, extracting, pressing, folding or other industrial machines/equipment, as required
• Collection and distribution of personal effects mistakenly sent to the laundry

Qualifications

• Ideally your background will be in laundries or cleaning within aged care or hospitality
• Friendly, positive outlook and ability to work in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families and co-workers
• Friendly, positive outlook and ability to work in a team
• Valid working rights in Australia
• Complete a National Police Check and or a NDIS Workers Check (or willingness to obtain) prior to commencement

About this location

Heritage Lodge, a 103 bed residential aged care facility located in Murwillumbah in the Tweed Shire, 13km south of the Queensland border. Surrounded by homely comforts and beautiful gardens, we enjoy a close-knit community that feels more like a family.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• Caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity

At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status. Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.

We invite you to be part of a welcoming, dedicated and diverse team, and make a big difference to the lives of older Australians.