Laundry Assistant

Oyster Care Homes; Broadstairs; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Broadstairs is seeking a dedicated Laundry Assistant to provide a high-quality laundry service. The role involves maintaining confidentiality, adhering to health and safety regulations, and being an active team member. The position offers a friendly working environment, fully funded training, paid breaks, and a competitive hourly rate of £13.00.

Benefits

FULL Induction Training Programme

PAID Breaks

FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card

FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check

Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme

Uniform Tunic PROVIDED

PAY Day Breakfast

FREE Meal on Shift

Qualifications

• Must respect and maintain confidentiality of resident's personal information.
• Must understand and comply with Health & Safety and Infection Control regulations.
• Must be an active and helpful team member.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality laundry service following care guidelines.
• Label and maintain resident's personal clothing.
• Report any equipment faults immediately.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Job description

Copperfield Court

Are you looking for a new opportunity within a Care Setting? We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Copperfield Court, Broadstairs, Kent!

Oyster Care Homes are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work.

As a Laundry Assistant you will provide a high-quality laundry service, adhering to the correct fabric care guidelines and following residents' individual care plans where there may be special requirements.

Responsibilities

• To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident's personal information at all times, including their right to privacy, dignity and choice.
• To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements that are relevant such as Health & Safety, COSHH, and all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act, to ensure a safe and efficient laundry service in the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.
• To check that all residents' personal clothing and items are individually labelled, maintained in good repair and returned to the correct resident in a timely manner after each laundry session.
• To ensure all equipment used is in full, safe working order, promptly reporting any faults to both the Maintenance Person and the General Manager.
• To always be alert and use your own initiative, spot clean any spillages as they occur.
• To be an active and helpful member of the team, contribute to meeting, attend training sessions and ensure that the care home is a friendly and supportive working environment.

Benefits

• FULL Induction Training Programme
• PAID Breaks
• FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card
• FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check
• Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme
• Uniform Tunic PROVIDED
• PAY Day Breakfast
• FREE Meal on Shift

Hours of work: (08:00-17:00) and you will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off, which equates to an average of 31.50 hours per week in total.

Hourly Rate of Pay: £13.00

Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then we'd love to hear from you!

We are currently unable to offer sponsorship.

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