Laundry Assistant - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Bath is seeking a Laundry Assistant to ensure residents have clean clothing and bedding, contributing to their comfort at the care home. The ideal candidate should possess a personable approach and good practical skills. This role offers training and a supportive work environment focused on making a positive difference in residents' lives.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a personable approach, good practical skills, and a commitment to providing high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Sorting, washing, drying, and ironing laundry.
• Contributing to the overall look and feel of the home.
• Providing an exceptional laundry service to residents.

Skills

Personable approach

Good practical skills

Reliability

Job description

As a 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 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 is a leading care home provider, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to residents across the UK. They operate over 200 care homes and employ over 17,000 people, making them one of the largest care providers in the country. Barchester is committed to providing a rewarding and fulfilling work environment for their staff, with excellent training and development opportunities, competitive salaries, and a range of benefits.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a 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 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 a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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 you should have a personable approach, good practical skills, and a commitment to providing high-quality service.

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.