Laundry Assistant

NHS; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in elderly care is seeking a dedicated Laundry Assistant to join their team in Ilkley. This role offers a unique opportunity to positively impact residents' lives by ensuring high-quality laundry services. You will support the Head Housekeeper in delivering comprehensive laundering services, understanding the specific requirements for various textiles, and practicing safe systems of work. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a compassionate attitude towards residents and a commitment to teamwork. Join this forward-thinking organization and contribute to creating meaningful experiences for residents and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar setting or hotel is preferred.
• Compassionate and committed to delivering laundry services.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Housekeeper in providing high-quality laundering services.
• Carry out laundering duties and understand wash guide instructions.

Skills

Understanding of laundering requirements

Positive attitude towards residents

Teamwork

Risk assessment and personal safety

Job description

This Laundry Assistant role at Avery Healthcare in Ilkley offers a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of residents by providing high-quality laundry services. The role involves supporting the Head Housekeeper and practicing safe systems of work to ensure textiles are well-presented and maintained. Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and staff alike.

Main duties of the job

As a Laundry Assistant, your focus will be to support the Head Housekeeper in providing a comprehensive laundering service, ensuring a high-quality care service is delivered to residents. This will involve carrying out all laundering duties, understanding wash guide instructions, and practicing safe systems of work across various tasks. You will also contribute to teamwork, respond positively to colleagues, and act on reasonable work instructions.

Job responsibilities

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.

Additional Requirements

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.