Laundry Aide

Saint Elizabeth; Calgary; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Calgary as a Laundry Aide, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for residents. This position offers competitive compensation, autonomy, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive team-oriented setting.

Benefits

Education bursaries and Tuition Assistance

Competitive salary and group benefits

Continuing education and training programs

Qualifications

• Experience with efficient washing methods preferred.
• Ability to lift a maximum of 25 kg (55 lb).
• Proficiency in communicating in English.

Responsibilities

• Transport soiled laundry from all buildings to the laundry facility.
• Wash, dry, fold, and distribute laundry as needed.
• Maintain accurate records of linens.

Skills

Professionalism

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laundering equipment

Job description

We provide care and independence to our residents, using a client- and family-centered approach that incorporates the most current research into practice. When you choose to join SE Health, you become part of a diverse and collaborative care team where you’ll apply your skills – and your heart – to provide services that support our residents to live and age well. You’ll make a difference in their lives, and they’ll make a difference in yours!

Status : Casual

Why join our team?

• Develop yourself with SE. We have education bursaries, Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your life-long learning. You'll benefit from our orientation, mentorship, and coaching programs. And our leadership team will support you to practice to full scope, to integrate the most current evidence into your practice, and are fully available to you 24x7 to support you in delivering the best possible care to your patients.
• Empowerment. At our facilities, our nurses are provided with a full degree of autonomy of practice, provide clinical leadership to our multi-disciplinary team every day, and are supported with leading-edge training related to Palliative and aging.
• Grow your career. SE health is a large national organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You’ll have an opportunity – and will be supported – to do different types of roles in different locations if that is what you’re interested in. Or you can pivot to supporting or leadership positions where you can use your nursing skills to contribute and make an impact in different ways.
• Innovative. At SE we are always looking for new innovative ways to improve. You’ll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work. As a social enterprise we support research into Senior’s Health and Aging. You’ll have the ability to be part of this research firsthand, to learn from it, and will be supported to integrate that research into your practice.
• Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, and exclusive perks / discounts available only to SE Health staff.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Reporting to the Support Service Manager and / or designate, the dedicated Laundry Aide will help maintain a safe and welcoming environment for our residents. In this role, you will be responsible for collecting soiled laundry from each of our buildings, transporting the laundry carts to the laundering facility, washing and drying the laundry in commercial machines, folding the clean laundry, and distributing them as appropriate to residents. There is a high volume of laundry that must be handled promptly, so you need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Gather and transport soiled laundry from all buildings to the laundry facility.
• Wash and dry laundry.
• Fold all clean laundry and distribute to residents.
• Keep accurate records of linens.
• Notify management of any issues with equipment.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS :

• A high school diploma or equivalent (preferred).
• Familiarity with efficient washing methods.
• Proficiency with laundering equipment and tools.
• Hardworking and efficient.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Ability to demonstrate professionalism in providing quality services to residents.
• Ability to take direction, follow instruction, and learn procedures.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the team.
• Must be able to lift a maximum of 25 kg or 55 lb, push, pull, stretch, reach, crouch, and kneel as needed.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and orally in English.

About SE Health :

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing. We’re a great place to work, and we hope you’ll join our team.

SE Health is monitoring the global COVID-19 pandemic closely and following all public health directives, including recommendations from the World Health Organization, Government of Canada, and federal and provincial health authorities. Our top priority is the health and safety of our clients, their families, and our staff.

Please note that due to the unprecedented circumstance of the Global Pandemic and the resultant public health crisis; and in the interest of the health and safety of our patients / clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated means a person has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and it has been 14 days since the last.

SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition team at [emailprotected] at your earliest convenience.