Laundry Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Braintree; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a Laundry Assistant for Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. The role focuses on providing a laundering service in support of hospitality, ensuring high-quality care for residents and maintaining clean, well-presented textiles.

Successful applicants will work under the Head Housekeeper, demonstrating compassion, reliability, and a positive attitude toward residents as part of Avery's award-winning team across the UK.

Qualifications

• Understanding laundering requirements for varied textiles.
• Experience in similar settings or hotel environments.
• Positive attitude toward residents.
• Compassionate and committed to delivering laundry services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all laundering duties.
• Follow wash guide instructions for textiles and cleaning materials.
• Practice safe systems of work, assess risks to self and residents.
• Contribute to teamwork and respond to reasonable work instructions, DBS check required.

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Laundry Assistant at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree.

About the Role

Your focus as Laundry Assistant will be to support the Head Housekeeper in providing a laundering service in support of the hospitality services function, ensuring a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents. Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all laundering duties.
• Understanding wash guide instructions, laundering requirements of a wide range of textiles and the properties of cleaning materials to ensure that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Practicing safe systems of work across various tasks, particularly moving and handling loads, by assessing risk and considering personal safety and the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.
• Contributing fully to teamwork, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly acting on all reasonable work instructions., Please note this role will require:
• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.

• Demonstrate understanding of the laundering requirements applicable to various textiles.
• Have experience working in a similar setting or a hotel.
• Have a positive attitude towards residents.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of laundry services to residents.At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes - we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.