Launderer Cherry Trees

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Smart Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at local facilities

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Laundry Assistant to provide a comprehensive laundry service within a residential setting, ensuring cleanliness and availability of fresh linen and clothing for citizens.

The role requires understanding of laundry processes, COSHH awareness, and the ability to report equipment or chemical issues to maintain safety. DBS enhanced check is required; hybrid/onsite working arrangements may apply.

Qualifications

• Understanding and experience of laundry tasks.
• Basic knowledge of COSHH/health and safety requirements in contact with chemicals and equipment used for laundering.
• Ability to report problems with equipment and chemicals to ensure safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive and efficient laundry service within a residential setting to ensure cleanliness and availability of fresh linen and clothing.
• Undertake regular cleaning and laundering of soft furnishings and fittings to maintain hygiene throughout the establishment.

Skills

Laundry tasks

COSHH awareness

Safety reporting

Initiative

Training willingness

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 20 hours per week

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £24,796 - £25,185 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Cherry Trees, Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park Estate, Nottingham, NG5 5TA

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About The Role

To provide a comprehensive and efficient laundry service within a residential setting, in order to ensure cleanliness and availability of fresh linen and clothing as required for citizens. To undertake regular cleaning and laundering of soft furnishings and fittings, in order to maintain cleanliness and hygiene throughout the establishment.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• An understanding and experience of laundry tasks.
• Basic knowledge of COSHH/health and safety requirements in the contact of chemicals and equipment used for laundering.
• Understand different laundering requirements for various fabrics and linens, using a range of different laundering techniques.
• Ability to report problems with equipment and chemicals when required, in order to ensure safety of self and colleagues.
• Ability to use own initiative and ask for support when required.
• Ability to attend training relevant to the role, as and when required.
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Please note that this role does not meet the relevant salary threshold criteria for Skilled Visa sponsorship, and therefore applicants requiring sponsorship are unable to apply.

You can find the job description for this post here .

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Sue Lathall by telephone on 0115 8761007 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 17th September 2026

Interviews will be held: TBC

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.