Laundry Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

As a Bank Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will ensure residents receive quality care through clean clothing and bedding. The role requires good practical skills and a personable approach to enhance comfort for the residents. This position is flexible, making it a great entry point into healthcare.

Benefits

Free learning and development opportunities

True flexibility in working hours

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required.
• Practical skills and a positive, reliable attitude are essential.

Responsibilities

• Sorting, washing, drying, and ironing laundry.
• Contributing to the overall look and feel of the care home.

Skills

Good practical skills

Personable approach

Reliable

Job description

As a Bank Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the best possible surroundings. By making sure each resident has clean clothing and bedding, you'll be playing your own part in helping everyone to feel comfortable and at home. The role of Laundry Assistant involves sorting, washing, drying, ironing and contributing to the overall look and feel of the home.

Main duties of the job

To join us as a Bank Laundry Assistant you'll need a personable approach, good practical skills and determination to provide an exceptional laundry service. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and committed to making a positive difference to our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and retirement villages across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support to their residents, and believe in the importance of creating a comfortable and welcoming environment.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the best possible surroundings. By making sure each resident has clean clothing and bedding, you'll be playing your own part in helping everyone to feel comfortable and at home. The role of Laundry Assistant involves sorting, washing, drying, ironing and contributing to the overall look and feel of the home. It's a great way to get a sense of what it takes to keep everything running smoothly in our homes and it could open up other opportunities as you develop.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Laundry Assistant you'll need a personable approach, good practical skills and determination to provide an exceptional laundry service. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and committed to making a positive difference to our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but practical skills and a positive, reliable attitude are essential.

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.