Laundry Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Chorleywood; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Chorleywood is seeking a warm, enthusiastic individual for the role of Laundry Assistant. The position involves supporting the Head Housekeeper in providing high-quality laundering services, ensuring excellent care for residents. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar setting and a positive attitude towards residents. Join a supportive environment that values compassion and personal development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate understanding of 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.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Housekeeper in providing a laundering service.
• Carry out all laundering duties effectively.
• Understand wash guide instructions and cleaning material properties.
• Practice safe systems of work and contribute to teamwork.

Skills

Understanding of laundering requirements

Experience in a hotel or similar setting

Positive attitude towards residents

Compassion and commitment to service delivery

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Laundry Assistant, supporting the Head Housekeeper in providing a high-quality laundering service to ensure a comprehensive care service is delivered to residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Laundry Assistant, your focus 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, practicing safe systems of work, and contributing fully to teamwork.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team, offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 7 am - 3 pm

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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.

About you

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

Our ideal candidate must:

• 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.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. 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.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate an understanding of the laundering requirements applicable to various textiles, have experience working in a similar setting or a hotel, and have a positive attitude towards residents. You should also demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of laundry services to residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.